In this informal vlog, creator Nathan Miller (Speaker A) documents his trip to Oahu, Hawaii, alongside his companion Elena. The video opens with their journey from Chicago airport to Waikiki, highlighting travel logistics, early hunger, and the excitement of arriving in Hawaii. Throughout the vlog, Nathan intersperses scenic footage of beaches, botanical gardens, snorkeling, waterfalls, and local attractions with personal updates about his e‑commerce business. He explains a temporary Shopify payout hold that impacted cash flow, describes how seasonal chargebacks can trigger such holds, and notes that the issue was resolved. He celebrates reaching 2.5 K YouTube subscribers, thanks his audience, and shares his enthusiasm for creating content. The vlog showcases various food experiences—pineapple ice cream, garlic shrimp, fish and chips, and other local dishes—while touring upscale shopping centers, a botanical garden, Turtle Bay, Lanikai Beach, and a coffee spot on the water. Nathan also provides a business update: a new color rendering for his product line, collaboration with a creative agency delivering fresh ad creatives, and a potential buyer interested in acquiring his brand. He reflects on the appeal of Hawaii, joking about moving there, and mentions personal aspirations like owning a car (BMW vs. BRZ). The video blends travel storytelling, entrepreneurial insights, and casual, enthusiastic commentary.
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We're going to Hawaii. We're walking to our gate right now and there's no food. Places open. And I'm being a fatty and I'm hungry. She's always a fatty. She just killed. See 1c and 1d. So we just got to the airport in Chicago. That like hallway thing that connects the plane to the airport was like so long. It was legitimately like a five minute walk. That was pretty crazy. But yeah, just really tired. Didn't get a lot of sleep. But yeah, next flight's gonna be a little bit longer. So we're trying to grab some food right now and then hopefully I get some good sleep. On the next fl. We already making money. Thank you. Our. That little goodie bag she got.
With a seat.
Got one of those. Toothbrush and toothpaste, earplug.
This is what happens when you date a teenager.
Aloha. Aloha. We've made it. Joe Car. If you know, you know, that is a jokear. Good morning Vietnam going on. Guys. It's day one here, or technically day two in Waikiki. Yeah, this balcony is like sketchy as. How's that, brother? Yeah, there's the beach. The water is so blue. That's crazy. That's a crater. Today's been an interesting day. So we had some issues with the Shopify account actually, so our payouts were put on hold, which, you know, sucks because that means that we're not getting any of the money that we're making into my bank account. So we're actually kind of technically losing money. So our cash flow is kind of fucked right now. But it's not that bad. I just texted the support team and it seems like they wanted to ensure that we were doing everything we can to prevent chargebacks and stuff. And so it's not like we were put on hold for a long time. I think it was just a temporary thing to kind of warn us. So that's good. And these are parts of E Commerce, man. Like a lot of people this time of year start getting holds just because of, you know, everyone does a lot of revenue in December and then usually it drops down after that. So you're already going to have more chargebacks just because you're doing more volume. And so it kind of just messes with Shopify. But, you know, we're getting resolved, working on that. But not really trying to think too much about that for now. Trying to enjoy the view. Baby. This is the fit I'm rocking with today. Just got a little, little beater. This, you know Weird freaking cowboy. What's it called? Winchester shirt that I thrifted. Flip flops, shorts. Yeah. Also wanted to say thank you guys, for 2.5 subscribers, that is. I never thought I would have two and a half subscribers, and I'm really thankful for it. I was literally at point. Not even point 5.005, not too long ago. So it's been fun. I enjoy making content for you guys. So thank. So we started to walk around a little bit. Saw some of these feral chickens that they have running around the whole place, which is kind of funny. And this is where we decided to eat. It was a very nice place. Had some live music behind us. Very cool. This is one of the shops that we went by. It was a whole little shopping center. Yep. Wasn't supposed to touch that. And then saw some interesting carvings, as you can see. And then this was a different shopping center. This was, like a very bougie one. It was really nice. Had, like, Christmas lights in it. I'm sure you'll see those in a second. But it had, like, Rolex stores, like Dior stores, like Prada stores, all the nice stuff that you would shop at. So that was kind of cool to see and look at. Didn't really buy anything, but it was fun to look at. Here we are looking for ice cream because we're fat. And I believe we decided to. To. Oh, yeah, here's the Rolex store right there. We actually decided to get this big pineapple ice cream that was 20 bucks, but it was really good, so I was happy with that. There's a lot of motorists around here as well. And then this is the view from our apartment. And this was where I was working, showing off the workstation, you know, pretty simple. And then this was the next day. I don't remember exactly. We were going, oh, yeah, we're going to the botanical gardens, which is really pretty. Just the drive there in general. This is like our first time getting out of Waikiki. And it was just really beautiful, like, all the trees. It's like our first time, like, seeing this mountain. And oh, my gosh, just look how green it is. Like, the fog and everything. It was just. It was really amazing to see. Very breathtaking at first. This is us actually inside the botanical garden. So, you know, driving very, very slow, just taking it all in. But it was really a really cool place to see. And definitely, if you go to Hawaii, you should go there. This is some more of the vegetation. They just had a bunch of different kind of trees and, like, coming from somewhere where all the leaves are off the trees. And then coming to this was like pretty crazy as you can imagine. Yeah, just look at all those like different types of like ferns and shit. I feel like an old man, like appreciating all that. But it was honestly so beautiful. Very, very cool. And then we stopped at this little center. She got to build one of these bracelets with the flowers. I don't remember what kind of flowers they were called, but that was pretty fun. And that was pretty cool. There's the Aqua rest. This was a red rocket tree. And this was a banana tree. As you can see, there's little small bananas up there. And then this was like a pond that was like in the middle. Who knew they had a mallards here? This weird looking guy. Oh my gosh.
I didn't even see that.
Jalapeno tree. My fat ass forgot to film. But I had fish and chips and she got this fish steak thing.
AI tuna.
AI tuna.
So medium rare.
Oh, yeah, look at that. Pretty good. Sa. You.
Strange world desire.
What's going on, guys? So I didn't film a lot yesterday. We went snorkeling like in the morning and got to go see some turtles and stuff. And I got like really seasick, threw up a bunch and then kind of just chilled out for the rest of the day. Didn't do anything too crazy because I was super nauseous. But yeah, but today we're going to see a waterfall right now. And then, you know, I'm gonna check that out. Maybe go swimming, go to the north shore, Check out the turtle beach and stuff like that. I already got to see some of the waves and they're really big, which is kind of crazy. But. Yeah, it's been a. It's been a solid trip so far. My hold got lifted this morning on Shopify, so that's awesome. And then. Yeah, so I'll keep you guys updated. Catch them. All right. Peacock forgot to cage up their chicken. The trees here are like crazy. Like, look at this thing. OG Goblin Hut. You know? You know, needs to send his rocket in to take this one out. Protecting tower. That's a big snail. God dang, babe, you need to see that snail. Another lame ass Goblin Hut Rage bell right here. A white red bank. Open it.
Okay, I see this. Oh, okay.
This bowl is 10 years old. It'll stay pliable. You just change the flowers along the way.
Oh, wow.
Okay. Come here, baby. I'm surprised it fits my big head. Okay. Big as a leaf. A moth to a flame. Waterfall. All right, guys, now we're at Turtle Bay. We're looking for creatures. Elena wouldn't let me dig a hole, so the next best thing a dude can do is to build. All right, boys, we just got this garlic shrimp. She got the spicy, I got the non spicy.
It looks so good.
Welcome to our mukbang. Our mukbang. So fire.
This is so good.
Well, guys, when it comes to being a fat ass, there's no competition. Smoked her. Absolutely smoked her. Finish the shit off. Sh.
He's so ahead of me.
That was good. Do you want to give it a rating so far?
Haven't finished it yet. Like, a nine. This hits so good.
Like, 8.5 for me. Amazing. Really simple ingredients, too, but, like, it's just so good. Like, every part of it. Like, it was. The simplicity of it and the execution was really good.
If you ever come to Oahu, Hawaii, go to Tanaka.
Shrimp.
Wake from your sleep the dry.
Your tears Today.
We escape we escape.
Update. It's Friday, and today we're going to Lanakai Beach. Yep. So we're gonna go get some coffee.
Oh, yeah.
Had a call with Connor today. This morning we checked up on some ads and stuff, but everything's doing well. So. Yeah, man, we're just gonna go check out the beach. Guys, ever come to Hawaii? Go to this place.
It's called Conversations Cafe.
Nobody ask you. We're on our way to the most aesthetically pleasing target. The great view. Great view. Lots of pigeons.
Pick one up.
All right, guys, we made it to the beach. I mean, we haven't swam yet, but I would say it's the best beach we've been to so far. It looks really nice. So got the soccer ball, got the weirdo. And then we're going to just chill, maybe kick the ball around a little bit. So we just got done swimming. How was. Was amazing. Good.
Water is so blue in the beer.
Yeah, the beach is back. Oh, beach is back there. Yeah, it was really nice. Definitely very thankful I'm able to come out here to Hawaii and experience it for the first time. It's been. It's been really cool. Really like it here. Tempted to move out here now, but, yeah, it's been amazing. So about to go get some shrimp, some more garlic shrimp because we really liked that yesterday.
Yeah, we did.
So, yeah, it's gonna be good. This guy. What are you doing?
I'm, like, confused. Like, will we just find eggs? Random little places.
Maybe? I think they have a nest if they're in the vine.
Like, how did they become Wild.
That's a pretty chicken though. You know, if you, if you hold their legs, they actually like, give you like, Oh, a big lick. That's like a whole 40 piece chicken nugget right there.
Oh, my God.
We've reached Valhalla.
Valhalla.
What's up, guys? I don't know where I left off last night, but today's our last day in Hawaii.
We extended our trip another day.
We did. So we're going to this cute coffee spot. So cute on the water, but yeah, everything's going good. Update on the score today. It's been doing. Doing better. We got a new color rendering in today, so that's gonna be fun. That is huge for like changing up your product line and like building that moat for the brand. So we're actually able to like test, you know, different colors now, which is going to be really cool. And you know, it's probably actually going to have a big difference on, like, you know, how much we're able to scale it, which is really nice. So excited to hear about that. I'm gonna have a call this next week with a guy who's interested in buying the brand, but, you know, I'm not sure if we're gonna sell it or if I want to sell it yet. Just gotta see what the terms are and everything. I mean, if we get a good enough offer, then obviously. Yeah, but we'll just have to see about that. But besides that, everything's good. My new creative agency just sent me like a ton of creatives to test. So this next week we're gonna be doing a lot of testing, which is gonna be sick with some new, new creatives, fresh stuff. And yeah, man, things are moving in the right direction here. So y. Hear me out. If I can't handle a BMW, maybe I just get me one of these. Brz. The interior is probably terrible, but. It. Thing that got splash waged. Yeah.
Just keep going deep. Okay.
You gotta go first.
You got the flashlight. It's not really doing. I don't like this. I should put shoes on.
Where does it go? Does it say I'm on?
Yeah, I'm good here.
Who needs sea salt spray when you got the ocean, man? Check me out right now. What it do? YouTube. We're back at the crib right now and we're about to go out to dinner. Got on just a little fit. Nothing too crazy. Nothing too crazy. Yeah. I don't know if I could bring my camera in there, so I'm just gonna be doing some iPhone shots. If you know what I'm saying? So, yeah, I'm gonna have some nice seafood. Good.
