Tua set the record straight
I referred to you as Hawaiian on social media how do you you wait you say what you are Hawaiian you’re from Hawaii I’m from Hawaii I’m not Hawaiian explain the difference uh okay so um Polynesian um is it it entails Hawaiian Samoans Tongans fijians uh you can throw people from the
Cook Islands in there like anyone within the Polynesian Triangle if you look it up um I mean they’re they’re Polynesian
Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailia explains to a reporter the difference of being Hawaiian vs. being from Hawaii. (via @MiamiDolphins)
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Ok great, seems like he's splitting hairs.
Tua, smarter than that ‘reporter’…🤫🤫🤫
He look like a nicca to me 🤷🏽♂️
Buuut… they all see themselves as distinct people's with distinct languages and have mass rivalries…and genetic markers.. I'm from Japan. I'm not Japanese 😂.. I'm not German, I'm European. 😂
If you're born in Hawaii you are a Hawaiian
Nah. He's Hawaiian. He just needs to learn English.
He is a Hawaiian but hes not a Polynesian! Hawwian is a nationality not a race. Polynesian is the race.
Nah bro your from Hawaii then ur Hawaiian nobody’s trying to say you’re Polynesian holy crap this grown man can’t be this dumb right I’m from Texas but not a Texan logic
It’s really not that hard. This is why race, ethnicity, nationality, and country of birth should be recognized. We’re not all the same and that’s okay. A Nigerian born in Mexico is still Nigerian.
I'm from Kansas but I'm not a Kansan.
I lived In Hawaii for ten years “ Honolulu “ Makakilo
If you're born and raised in Hawaii, I've got news for you. You're Hawaiian.
I wonder does he like that group the jets they had some real cool music
Bruh these dudes just be talkin😂😂😂😂
Who cares?
People (black, brown, yellow, white) from Virginia are called "Virginians", Texas are "Texans", California are "Californians". I get what he's saying, great point considering Hawaii's history, but maybe more context is needed bc this particular video makes it seem like he's playing that stupid identity politics game. Then again, maybe he's not. More context would help
Why cant they ask a darkskin the same question? Oh I know cause we are confused and brainwashed.
He tried to get that man caught up but he handled it like a pro!
I never knew that . I always wanted to know but I never knew.. I used to play football with a few football players that were all mixed in their culture.. Kinda like me! This is so cool!
If he was born in Hawaii… he is Hawaiian.
I think I’m may have been more simple to just say “I’m from Hawaii. I’m not a Hawaiian native” lol.
Tua handled this calmy….I've seen Tongans go HAM on ppl for calling them Samoan. It's real 😂
So who really is Hawaiian if Hawaiians are people from Polynesia or Tonga or Fiji. And what do those people call themselves if not Polynesian, Tongan and Fijian?
Educating ignorance is priceless
"Explain the difference" is CRAZY 😂
It’s not hard Polynesian is a group of ethnicities from a particular area Hawaiin and whatever race he is is different but ethnically they are apart of the same group of people
So what is he?
If you look it up, that will explain the difference. But ppl are just to lazy and ignorant.
Linguistically it is correct to say he is Hawaiian
Scottish are not Irish, but both are Celtic. English are not Dutch but are both are Germanic. Hawaiians are not Samoans, but both are Polynesians. Not hard to understand. By the way, Fijians are mostly on there Melanesian side.
He's more "normal person" sized than most of the Samoans I've known, lol. Giants!
And people get mad when i say arabs born in Denmark isnt danish.