‘Aquaman’ Star Jason Momoa’s Personal Guide to Hawaii
Jason Momoa, star of the upcoming ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’, joins Condé Nast Traveler to share his personal guide to Hawaii. From signature dishes like spam musubi to common phrases, Momoa has got you covered on all things Hawaii.
Transcript
00:00 Hi, I'm Jason Momoa, and I'm going to show you around Hawaii.
00:02 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:06 We got a little Hawaiian plate here.
00:15 We got everything here.
00:16 I'm going to have my little loco moco right now.
00:18 Oh, yeah.
00:20 This, chicken katsu.
00:23 You got kalua pig.
00:25 I think my favorite Hawaiian food,
00:26 you cook it in the earth.
00:27 It's like slow roasted pork.
00:29 And then when we do lau lau, so we wrap it in tea leaf.
00:34 It's got the leaf of the kalo in there, too.
00:36 So it's almost like a very bitter spinach
00:38 with the pork and the pork fat that melts into that.
00:40 And it's-- oh, no.
00:44 So the staple, spam musubi.
00:49 Very important.
00:51 Rice, nori wrapped around.
00:53 It's fried spam.
00:55 It's yummy.
00:56 Mm.
00:59 Real good.
01:01 Malasada.
01:04 This is what I call my friend Damien.
01:06 He's a malasada.
01:08 Poke, which can be many different ways.
01:12 It has ahi in it, spring onion, white onion,
01:16 add some nori in there.
01:19 All right, and then this is really special.
01:21 Hawaiian sun for me.
01:26 Reminds me of my childhood.
01:27 It's the only thing that I drink that's like soda or weird
01:30 or pop or anything like that kind of stuff.
01:31 So it's the first time I've had the guava one.
01:34 There I am, six years old.
01:41 All right, bring these a lot.
01:47 Sorry to take it away.
01:50 Hold on.
01:50 Don't take it away.
01:51 [LAUGHTER]
01:52 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:56 You're going to hear some expressions when
01:58 you come to Hawaii.
02:01 Shaka, there you go.
02:03 Shaka zai, hang loose, relax, chill.
02:06 Everything's going to be all right.
02:08 Akuna matata, shaka.
02:11 How's it?
02:12 What's up?
02:13 It means, how you doing?
02:15 What's going on?
02:17 Hey, how's it hanging?
02:19 Bra, it's not a bra.
02:22 It's your brother.
02:23 It's your friend or brother.
02:27 Bra.
02:29 Kahu, here's someone of rank, someone who's
02:32 this important priest.
02:36 Speaking of-- shoots, cuz.
02:41 Shoots.
02:43 He's OK.
02:44 All right, good.
02:46 Shoots.
02:47 You want to go party?
02:47 Shoots.
02:48 A lot of things can be done with the eyebrows, too.
02:51 Like bang.
02:53 Party.
02:55 The kind.
02:57 If you don't know the kind, it's your fault.
03:01 It's the kind.
03:02 Like, eat the kind.
03:04 Go to the kind.
03:06 Kapu, something sacred.
03:10 But also shouldn't go into it.
03:11 It's kind of bad.
03:13 Generally, if there's an area we shouldn't go into,
03:15 it would be the kapu.
03:16 Normally, I would go in.
03:17 But if it said kapu, I was like, oh, don't go in there.
03:20 Lolo.
03:22 Come here.
03:23 Crazy.
03:25 Hui ho.
03:28 Until we meet again.
03:29 Hui ho.
03:29 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:32 Now I'm going to show you my favorite places
03:33 where I grew up in Hawaii.
03:35 Welcome to all the islands, the Hawaiian islands.
03:40 Kauai is where I mostly reside.
03:42 It's a garden isle.
03:43 It's my favorite island.
03:44 It's just-- it's pretty magical.
03:46 And that's where I love to be.
03:49 Oahu is where I was born.
03:52 I am from this side of the island right here.
03:54 Nanakuli, my ideal date day.
03:57 It's been a while since I've been on a date.
03:59 But there's so many amazing waterfalls and hikes to go to.
04:03 And obviously, the beaches.
04:04 There's places that are very touristy.
04:05 And then there's places that are very cultural based.
04:08 And you get to learn about the heritage.
04:09 A lot of my friends are over here, too.
04:11 Beautiful.
04:11 Polynesian Cultural Center.
04:12 And that was just-- it was beautiful
04:14 because you get to see Tongan and Samoan and Tahitian
04:17 and all these different-- you know,
04:19 we're all brothers and cousins.
04:21 Oh, this is my home break right here, Makaha.
04:23 The reason Makaha is so special to me
04:24 is that the whole family was raised there.
04:26 And it's amazing waves.
04:28 It's just home.
04:29 So that's why I surf.
04:30 But all around this side of the island,
04:32 this side's so amazing, the east side.
04:34 A lot of my friends are over here, too.
04:36 Beautiful.
04:37 That's Oahu.
04:39 If you come, please stay to this side of the island, please.
04:42 Stay away from this side.
04:44 Aquaman did not send you.
04:45 [NON-ENGLISH]
04:46 Thank you for listening to me ramble.
04:48 And [NON-ENGLISH]
04:50 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:54 (upbeat music)
04:56 you