My recording (hi-8) and experience of the first "Samoan Comedian" in the summer of 1995 at the Polynesian Cultural Center located in Laie, Oahu, Hawaii. For more information on Chief Sielu and his remarkable story, look for him on Wikipedia. I should also add that he starred in a "short" 20 minute movie aptly entitled "Chief" that was shown at the Sundance festival and is now available on a popular streaming service that rhymes with "dime."

Enable closed-captioning to understand everything being said. If you are patient and watch to the end, some wonderfully touching and hilarious moments are revealed.

Timecodes
0:00 - Talofa! Welcome to Samoa
02:26 - Making fire
07:28 - Coconut husking demonstration
09:36 - Coconut cracking demonstration
11:45 - Tasting coconut water
14:28 - Making coconut milk
16:35 - Tasting coconut milk
17:34 - Wearing a flower on your left ear, right ear and...
18:09 - Japanese, come get your souvenir!
20:56 - Discussing tattoos
22:19 - Coconut tree climbing (Kap's second day at PCC!)

I think it would be amazing if the sweet Japanese woman in this video sees this some day! Her interaction with Chief Sielu is, in my opinion, the biggest part of what makes this video a joy to watch (and share) again and again.