RAW: Hawaii reacts to Iam Tongi's 'American Idol' win
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Family, friends and fans celebrate in Hauula after Kahuku-born Iam Tongi wins the American Idol contest.
Video by Cindy Ellen Russell
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I have never seen this level of love and support! Amazing to see! If only it could be this way more often. If only people came together like this for good cause. Kahuku pride!
They are such a fascinating culture. The win was well deserved.
Thank you and Aloha!🌺🏖🎶🤙🌈💙
Congratulations Kahuku Red Raiders for an awesome classmate!
Brah I was there it was so fkin crazy my throat is full on killing me from cheehooing and screaming 🤣
So Proud at this moment for you Iam Tongi...you deserve it xoxo
Parade in his city yeah! Congrats Iam!
Cheeeeehuuuu! Lesssgo!!! Aloha!!! Go Iam!!! Congrats to Iam and all his friends and Ohana! Congrats to Tonga and Hawaii! Much love and respect all the way from 🇬🇺 🇬🇺
Thank you for that video!!! I thought of Iam’s hometown when he won!!! Thank you Jesus!!!❤🎉
IAM TONGI is a best singer ever 💕💕💕
Congratulations Hawaii
Visited Hawaii once and will visit it again soon.
Awesome!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
This is beautiful ❤
Congratulations!!🎉
Congratulations Iam --- ❤
Congratulations to an awesome deserving man! Love Hawaii!
❤😊 congratulations Iam Tongi
Aloha Hawaii ❤ 🌺🇹🇴 ofa atu Frm sacramento 😎
Awesome! So proud of him and proud for Hawaii.
God bless him and his family
Absolutely Awesome
Well deserved Iam! Loved following you and can't wait to see what comes up next!
They can play football in sandals too... Strong, good people! Go kahuku!
Omg this cracked me up because most of us are barefoot as well 😂😅
beautiful reactions .
I'm so stoked for my bradda Iam 🤙 aloha straight from Florida can't wait to hear more music from him
❤❤❤❤This must be an amazing feeling for Iam and the whole island! YESAH!!!
Wonderful Wonderful Experiences ❤️. So much love and joy shared by people in Hawaii. Much ❤️ love to you from Cape Town. ❤️
This is the way...
Iam Tongi is such a wonderful, caring young man. His music has always gone straight to my heart. I am so happy that he won. I also love his culture...so very interesting . When he performed his last song, I could not stop crying. He has a way of touching people in a way that this World needs more of today❤
I want to dance with these fans of Iam… lots of love and hugs from India
Beautiful!! We know where he comes from and know why he has the heart he does!!
Waouh c est tellement puissant, un peuple avc beaucoup d amours ❤ kahuku tcheeeou 💥💥💪💪👏👏.
Congrats Iam!!! Best wishes and luck in your future!
That was the island style. 🏝 Aloha ❤❤❤
Way to represent Hawaii, Iam!! Mahalo
Congratulations to a well deserving young man an I pray for only good to come to Iam an his family ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
YESSSSSAH
♾❤️💛💚♾
This was so touching ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 🎉🎉🎉YESAHHHH
Should be called Hawaii idol 🏝 🌊
Love the spirit❤
Pink crocs and all...cheehoo!!!
TEAM TONGI!!!!
What a peaceful community no where in the world will be a place lk this❤
Way to go Iam! 😊😊
Me alegro demasiado que haya ganado Iam ❤🎉!!!
Yes Beautiful island Iam Tongi Congratulations ❤🎉
What a beautiful community - wow!
Ohhhh my God!!. Congratulation ❤
That's pretty awesome!!!
Man I miss Hawaii so much. Everything is so dam expensive there.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍😍
I love ❤️ ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤this omg awesome
❤ awesome 👍👍👍
Congrat Iam
Woooow😮
T's UP!
Did I hear he had to leave Hawaii because couldn't afford it?
If that be the case it's a welcome 🙏 😉 ☺ home
Now
Yayyy🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Love it!!!! Shut down the street 😂
Is he Hawaiian or Maori? Great job 👍👍 on the win!
He's Tongan, Samoan, and Irish.
But many Polynesian cultures have their own version of a haka since Maori and Mauritanians are their common ancestors. Kahuku is known for having their own special haka which blends the Samoan and Tongan people who live in the community.
@@rincinerate3984 awesome bra thanks 🙏
@@rincinerate3984 Aren't Mauritanians Arab and Berber? What do they have to do with the Maori? 😂
C H I I I I I I H U U U U U U U U‼️🤙🏽
This is Ohana!
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But he no longer lives in the islands. Whole family had to leave because of the high cost of living, and no house they could afford. Yet they state takes credit for what he's done???? just doesn't seem right.
🙏🥹🙏
It was rigged, SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST SINGER. Y'all got over the Howlies again. Us old schoolers know how y'all REALLY FEEL ABOUT US MAINLANDERS. You might as well get away with it while you can, like the cheating Little Leaguer's did.
Megan will have a better career and I think iam tongi will do ok.
Ridiculous. Its not support for real talent its because he is from Hawaii. I believe he lives in Virginia and he chose to go to Hawaii to promote himself and get their votes. Lets see what happens in a year when he cant sell records for the label and does not make it through all the traveling tours the label requires. Can only get support from Hawaii. Its suppose to be the American Idol not the Hawaii poster boy. I wish him the best 😢😂
so bitter (and ignorant) for no reason. Sad life, bitter little Sunny.
TRUE PRIDE!! From a far but still part of AMERICA!!! Where has this went her on land… it’s just disgusting
If they love the guy so much then somebody needs to step up and take his food away. Otherwise, he will not live long.
So sad, that's the reason Brahdah Iz,......Wuz.....
Your right, its one our weaknesses, diabetes and heart condition and kidney issues usually gets us island people.. too much on sugar and salt or the other bad side drugs & alcohol...I know I'm Polynesian myself... it's our way to deal with stress and anxiety