Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailia explains to a reporter the difference of being Hawaiian vs. being from Hawaii. (via @MiamiDolphins)
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

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Like Polynesian sauce?
Is it impossible to be both Polynesian and Hawaiian?
Tell dog the bounty hunter that
The Polynesians are our closest relatives
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So only Polynesian people with native ancestors from Hawaii is Hawaiian right? Im confused
He is Samoan.
whites base who you are on what land you are in/came from. Thats why they have a hard time understand peoples actual tribe/culture
Yeah, and you suck
If he was holding a pineapple he would be Hawaiian. Setting the record straight.
Nah imma call the Hawaiian like them pizzas.
whatever you say Hawaiian
Yapeth
Samoans specifically are truly just built different. There’s a reason Samoan athletes are so dominant in both football and wrestling, tanks by birth.
White people smh
He’s Hawaiian , I’m not Scottish because my ancestors are from there
Hes roll tide bottom line
I'm a mutt🤷♂️
This is why we should annex this dumb state.
If I was just punk, I wouldn’t use the phrase you can throw anywhere at any time
I get him..,I’m Mexican, Hispanic. Im not Latin or Latino huge difference.
Why do they always try to clump everyone together… ppl in the comments talking "its the same thing"… its not! Different cultures, historiesand im sure a lot of other differences.
You Hawaiian
Be being born in Hawaii makes you Hawaiian lmao… clearly he’s poly but that don’t matter
Guess you’re not American either huh? Lmao
crispy knowledge
So you’re Hawaiian but ethnically poly… still Hawaiian non the less
i’m from California but i’m not Californian
I’m Italian but not from Italy 🤌🤌
Tua schooling the US – how the hell are you all so backwards with your education. The entire country is as dumb as a doorknob
He is Kama’aina.