Dos and Don’ts for “Hawaii Five-0″

Wayne Harada at HonoluluAdvertiser.com expects that the new Hawaii Five-0 will be a boon for Hawaii and its economy, provided the show is handled correctly.

Actor Daniel Dae Kim and the writing/producing team of Orci, Kurtzman and Lenkov are listed among the pros. Alex O’Loughlin, however, is apparently somewhat of an unknown factor to him, as Mr. Harada states that “he has to curb his Down Under accent”, but “he’s kind of a young hunk, which makes him marketable” ;-).

According to the columnist, there are some absolute Dos and Don’ts for Hawaii Five-0 redux:

5 THINGS ‘FIVE-O’ SHOULD DO …

• Keep Morton Stevens’ “Hawaii Five-O” theme song in the opening and closing credits.
• Film entirely in the Islands, taking advantage of the landscape and people.
• Include geographical blunders — like showing McGarrett driving along Kalakaua Avenue and saying he’s heading for the airport, or mixing up mauka and makai. (We adore these blatant miscues; it’s been part of the show’s charm).
• Continue the stable of secondary characters: Danny, Kono, Ben Kokua, the governor.
• Preserve the “Book ‘em, Danno” classic line, from McGarrett to Danny Williams.

… AND 5 THINGS IT SHOULDN’T — EVER

• Cast locals only as heavies.
• Abolish recurring roles like Duke and Truck.
• Relocate the “Five-O” headquarters from ‘Iolani Palace — the only monarchial palace with historical roots in the U.S. — to a modern-day edifice.
• Neglect familiar Island and Mainland actors — it’s comforting to see guest faces we know.
• Throw nonsensical Hawaiian names, like Kalanikanakaolemauka, into the dialogue.

— Wayne Harada, Special to The Advertiser

Thanks to Midnight Louie for the heads up on the article!

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