you are going to molokai?ul. >> what i mentioned to people, locals in oahu that i was going to molokai, a lot were surprised. they have a reputation of being inhospitable and they said that molokai dudes were mean, unfriendly, tough the as iron and quick to get pissed off. as it turned out, that was not my experience. >> we like to brag that we don't have traffic lights. we don't have traffic. >> nice. >> walter naki is a skilled fisherman and today, we head out for some octopus. >> it's not the friendly island. supposed to be the most unfriendly island. i mean, that's what everybody says, right? >> it depends how you look at it. traditionally here, we are very, very friendly. now unfriendly is where you go try to come and fix it. that's when it becomes unfriendly. we have a lot of the natural resources still intact, and a lot of people don't want to c e come. >> still? >> yes. >> unsurprisingly, fishing rights is an issue around here. don't come over here sport fishing the wrong place if you know what's good

molokai did not have a reputation of being hospitable.udes were mean, unfriendly, tough as iron and quick to get pissed off. as it turned out, that was not my experience. >> we like to brag that we don't have traffic lights. we don't have traffic. >> nice. >> walter naki is a skilled fisherman and today, we head out for some octopus. >> it's not the friendly island. supposed to be the most unfriendly island. i mean, that's what everybody says, right? >> traditionally, we're here very, very friendly. now unfriendly is where you go try to come and fix it. that's when it becomes unfriendly. we had a lot still in tact. >> still? >> yes. but there is always other people that want to come. >> unsurprisingly, fishing rights is an issue around here. don't come over here sport fishing the wrong place if you know what's good for you. >> niece -- nice, sandy spot.ni. >> so this is the area. okay, ready? let's go. we are here, man. culture. when you stick the spear in there, we make them feel they're not safe no more. come right up, stick them. >> fi

you could feel the shockwaves as far away as molokai.py about it but emboldened by times and 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 successful than walter. he and fellow activist, richard sawyer set up on the island and refused to leave. >> back over there. >> managing to evade pursuers just over a month before finally being arrested in jail. >> the first here. >> they emerged, of course, heroes. and these protests went on to inspire many others to enjoy the movement. >> i hope i'm still alive when that happens. i want to see. >> and embody the independent spirit and desire for hawaiian sovereignty that today resonates across generations. >> welcome to supposedly the most unwelcoming place in hawaii. ♪ ♪ >> my name is hanuhanu. >> nice to meet you. >> please come inside. >> aloha. >> this is a shared community space with a sacred history. hano hano is the caretaker of the fish pond and here is the local com

he's a local community leader here on molokai.r riddy. >> everybody knows how valuable all of this stuff is, because we can see what happened to the rest of the island. >> so essentially an old school fish farm. >> 800 years old. >> 800 years old. modernizing one old idea. and that ancient idea is as simple as feeding your community. >> and this, the island you're on, this place could feed over a million people back in the day. >> you hear the word again and again on molokai. aina, which means land, and translates to that which feeds you. springs, mountains, rivers. these lands, these fish ponds were managed by their ancestors as a sacred trust. early, sustainable, clean fish farms. something in modern times we're still struggling to figure out. >> you heard what people think about us. but the true story is that we have a place of abundance and we try to protect it. we try to protect all of these things that we've been unable to protect the last 30 years and it's getting harder and harder. >> every single one of these hawaiians ov