Drew Barrymore Opens Up About Her Personal Connection to Hawaii

Drew Barrymore has a special place in her heart for Hawaii.

On Wednesday, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson appeared as a guest on The Drew Barrymore Showwhere the two talked about a variety of topics, including what The Aloha State means to them.

“I have a personal connection to Hawaii,” she told the former WWE wrestler, 51, whose Samoan mother was born there.

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“It’s the first place I’ve ever traveled to. And that’s the first place my mother took me on vacation. She took me with her father and I wrote a chapter about it in my book called ‘Royal Hawaiian,’” Barrymore, 49, said.

Johnson asked if that was the place Charlie’s Angels alum stayed, as her book is also the name of an iconic hotel located on Honolulu’s Waikiki Beach.

She confirmed that her family was indeed staying there during the visit.

“And then recently I was on a surfboard with my daughters and I looked over there and there was the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and it was the most complete moment of my life because as a 6-year-old girl I went there as a young girl alone. I love that you transport people to your homeland and respect your family,” Barrymore said.

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She was referring to Johnson’s latest venture, Papatui — a men’s personal care brand that features skin, hair, body and tattoo care products made with cleaner ingredients and focused on performance.

“Thank you so much for saying that, it’s wonderful with Papatui. Thank you for sharing,” Johnson replied.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE ahead of the brand’s March 10 launch, the Black Adam the actor talked about how he came up with the name for the skin care line.

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“I remember telling my team, ‘I’m getting ready to take the girls back to Hawaii. Let me go back there and let me sit in that aloha spirit that I always talk about,’ said the father of three. “And something really great happened out of that.”

He recalled how his Samoan grandfather “always smelled amazing” and “was always dressed up”.

His nickname for Johnson was “Tui”.

“And I thought, ‘Okay, let’s start there. There is something interesting there,’ he said. The actor then added “Dad” for his favorite role – “proud daddy of a little girl”.

They also played a game called “The Fanny Five.”

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Dressed in The Rock’s viral black turtleneck and pretty photo, Barrymore reached into her purse to pull out questions.

One was, “Do you think you can do five squats with me on your back?” which he completed with ease.

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