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ThePresidentsNipples t1_irxxu63 wrote

It was the name of a Hawaiian king.....not shure if he was over 9000, but from what I've been told yes.

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Ok-Wasabi2873 t1_iryh6ap wrote

The Rock was originally going to play him in a movie. I haven’t heard much about that movie.

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Over-Analyzed t1_irzzngf wrote

That was met with animosity as Samoans and Hawaiians did not get along.

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Gh0stMan0nThird t1_is0a14m wrote

Hawaiians and Samoans are natural enemies.

Like Hawaiians and Europeans.

Or Hawaiians and Philippinos.

Or Hawaiians and other Hawaiians (big islanders especially)

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kolohekoa t1_is0ajqi wrote

Aloha, when are you referring to? If you study the genealogies you'll see that Samoans and Hawaiians are intertwined.

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FLORI_DUH t1_is0l2nw wrote

So are Americans and Europeans but plenty of animosity there too

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kolohekoa t1_is1umtf wrote

Sure. Its just that as a kānaka maoli and samoan person, this is the first I am hearing that we do not get along.

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Over-Analyzed t1_is1g89d wrote

My apologies I misread an article about opposition to him and the role. It wasn’t that there’s conflict between Samoan and Hawaiian. But that a Samoan and not a Hawaiian was casted.

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kolohekoa t1_is0bc98 wrote

Jason Momoa is working on a series right now called Chief of War. He's playing an aliʻi of Kauaʻi so the Rock might still play King Kamehameha I.

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