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>> the sailing canoe was a powerful spark for the renaissance. begin ing in1941 and continuing into the '70s and beyond, the u.s. navy had been using the beautiful neighboring island as a. ing range. you could feel the shockwaves as far away as maui and molokai. >> ritte: i'm proud of my hawaiian blood and nobody can tell me any different. >> anthony: people had never been happy about it, but emboldened by the times, and by recent events, a group of young activists decided to take a stand. in 1976 there were a number of attempted occupations of the island, in protest of the bombing. none more ...

We don't have traffic. >> anthony: nice. >> anthony: walter naki is a skilled fisherman and today we're headed out for some octopus. >> walter: you know molokai's nickname right? it's called the friendly isle. >> anthony: yeah, but it's famously not the friendly island. it's supposed to be the most unfriendly island. i mean, that's what everybody says right? >> walter: depends on which way you look at it. traditionally we're very, very friendly. now, unfriendly is when you go try and come and fix it. >> anthony: right. >> walter: make it better. >> anthony: right. >> walter: or tr t something....

You introduce christianity to us we gonna do 'em the best. whatever you're gonna introduce to us, we're gonna do it the best! >> anthony: our christianity's better than yours, i love it. so, you've really disappointed me you have in no way lived up to your reputation as mean, unwelcoming, inward looking, hostile. admit it, it's a calculated strategy. >> hano-hano: yes. >> anthony: and i'll leave with a message. if you're watching this show i hope your heart is swelling with admiration. but bottom line, don't come here. >> group: yeah! ♪ ♪

It was freaking cold this weekend. admit it, it was freaking cold. it was too cold to ice fish. in chicago, it was negative 11 with the windchill. which is why it was incredible on saturday morning to see this, thousands of people emptied their hat and sock drawers to endure subzero temperatures all to try to get one of these, a ticket to president obama's farewell address, which is going to be tomorrow night in chicago. all the tickets were gone in half an hour. they had 7,000 tickets to give away. you had to be there in person saturday morning to get them. already by 6:30 in the morning, the...

♪ >> anthony: while the sailing canoe the hokuela was a powerful spark for the hawaiian renaissance, this was what really set things off. beginning in 1941, and continuing into the 70's and beyond. the u.s. navy had been using the beautiful neighboring island of kahoolawe as a bombing range. you could feel the shockwaves as far away as maui and molokai. >> ritte: i'm proud of my hawaiian blood and nobody can tell me any different. >> anthony: people had never been happy about it, but emboldened by the times, and by recent events, a group of young activists decided to take a stand. in 1976 th...