Awaiting the premiere of Hawaii-Five-O tonight..

Eh brah! What about da big Hawaiian dude selling da shave ice li'dat! He one local boy but dakine bad one yeah!?

I loved the line! "Oh haole boy! You speak da bird, yeah?"
 
And to be sick of this? Um! NO!

Dis wahine is NO KA OI!!!
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Rupert_Angier said:
One of the things that bugs me about the new Five-O is that there aren't any locals in the main cast. With the original, the guy that played Chin Ho was former HPD, and Kono was a big Hawaiian dude (not some sexy Asian chick that I love seeing in a bikini!). That brought a sense of authenticity to the show.

What's even more funny to me is that to give Daniel Dae-Kim's Chin Ho "street cred", they made his character a former quarterback at Kahuku High School. No one on that team looks like that. They're pretty much all Samoans and Haole (and before anyone jumps on me for that phrase, I'm part Haole). Maybe in Aiea or Pearl City he'd be a quarterback, but not bloody Kahuku.

And the local newspapers have been profiling this like it was the second coming of ******. Everyday, Hawaii Five-O is back, are you ready? type of stories.

I'm a little biased against it, if you couldn't tell. But if it does take off, I hope that it gives local actors a chance to shine, and not just in the background.

Oh, and DH, if you ever do make it home, look me up.
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1.) I agree on the notion of local actors. Of course, for a BIG BUDGET TV EVENT!!!!! type show, they'll go with big names before local folks. Networks are reeling as their revenue model rapidly erodes, and haven't yet figured out how to solve the problem, except by going BIGGER and MORE IMPRESSIVE with MUCH MORE ADVERTISING! so, it isn't really surprising that they'd ignore local unknowns. Maybe for bit parts.

2.) I briefly dated a girl who referred to herself as "hapa-Haole." She was half japanese, half belgian (odd combo, I know), and grew up in Alaska of all places. I only knew what Haole meant prior to meeting her because another friend of mine is a white dude who grew up there. Actually, come to think of it, I never quite understood how she came to latch on to Haole to describe herself, considering (as far as I know) she spent no time in Hawai'i.
 
Haole = foreignor, non-native
Hapa Haole - Nicer term for foreignor, non-native but 1/2 plus 1/2 of two different races
Kamaaina - Someone not born in Hawaii but lived their most or all of their life
Local - Someone born in Hawaii but not necessarily of native Hawaiian descent

Unfortunately I don't know of any seasoned or up and coming local Hawaii actors that have made a name for themselves in the industry. In the past many movies and television shows have cast Hawaii actors as "local" but they were of Portuguese, Filipino, descent and NOT true Hawaiian blood.

This is why it is good that shows like Hawaii 5-0 is filming on location because they will be able to hire some of the local talent.

Anyone notice the tie in advertisement of Hawaiian Airlines?
 
"Speak da bird"....NEVER heard that phrase in all my years (maybe it's an Oahu thing). It's "Eh, you speak da kine"

Again, it definitely appeals to those who don't remember the old series, which is good. I hope it succeeds only to keep production going in the islands. They can always use the work.

I think there are a lot of Hawaii actors and actresses they could've used to make it authentic. Jason Scott Lee, Kelly Hu. At least they won't tear up the pidgin like what's his name did.

Maybe it will get better.
 
Solo,

The Haole/Japanese mix is a really, really great combo!! Kudos to you on that!! :love

I can uderstand them wanting big names for the leads, however, I've only heard of Scott Caan, and Daniel Dae-Kim. The dude that plays McGarret, I've never seen him in anything before.

When I heard that they were doing a new Five-O, I immediately thought that one of my local-actor buddies would have been perfect for Kono. However, when his agent told him that they weren't casting locals for the part of locals, he was a little upset and disappointed.

Again, if the show succeeds, I hope that they bring in locals for bigger parts, and not just backgroud players. And I hope that it's not the stereotypical, "Eh, haole! How come when I stay going, you no stay coming, when I going, hah?" Or, "Hoo, bruddah, I wen go ovah there, and da kine. We going Ewa to head to Mauka."
 
All I can say is Joe Moore, Kimo Kahoano, Andy Bumatai, and Robert Kekaula better have cameos.
 
Meh! Andy Bumatai is past his prime. He somehow became Hawaii's token local boy. The same way Don Ho became Hawaii's token local entertainer. NOT GOOD!

Might as well get the "babooze" himself.......Frank DeLima!

Haole is not necessarily "dumb white person" but "a white person" in general.
 
The Samoan boyfriend who lived in Waikiki for many years laughed through the entire episode. :lol

I on the other hand was watching Castle. :angel No amount of sun and surf can keep me from Nathan Filion. :$
 
Capn_Jack_Savvy said:
Meh! Andy Bumatai is past his prime. He somehow became Hawaii's token local boy. The same way Don Ho became Hawaii's token local entertainer. NOT GOOD!

Might as well get the "babooze" himself.......Frank DeLima!

Haole is not necessarily "dumb white person" but "a white person" in general.
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But Andy is still funny (and so is Frank)!

On Maui, Haole still means "dumb white person" because it's mostly predicated with "dumb" or "effen" :p
 
Not many Samoans on Maui, so I didn't grow up with Palagi, though I've heard of it.

"Kill Haole Day" was always a joy in school. Thankfully I was a local Haole so they left me alone for the most part, but there were always a few who didn't care.
 
Yeah, my understanding of the term was that it was actually pretty seriously derogatory, almost verging on racial slur. Although I gather plenty of white folks don't really care, and refer to themselves that way. I suppose I can relate. I've often wanted to fill out government forms by checking the ethnicity box for "other" and then filling in [a word which, surprisingly, the RPF bans from usage, but which sounds similar to the sounds that geese or horns make].
 
DarkHelmet said:
Not many Samoans on Maui, so I didn't grow up with Palagi, though I've heard of it.
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It's funny you say that because Maui is the one island he's never gone too. He lived primarily on Oahu and had been to Kauai and the Big Island. My parents were asking him all about the Road to Hana (they love traveling it) and he had to admit he'd never been. :lol
 
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