Kono Kalakaua
By Mike Gordon
As season one began, the greenest cop on “Five-0″ was young Kono Kalakaua (Grace Park), who was recruited for the team by her cousin Chin before she even graduated from the police academy.
Kono was a professional surfer but had to leave the circuit after she blew out her knee. She decided to become a cop.
With “Five-0,” Kono was often tapped for undercover work that drew on her beauty, but she could kick butt, too.
Her private life remained private throughout the season. Her story arc included a sense of loyalty, strong family ties and a few naughty texts sent as bait to a bad guy. She often challenged her cousin’s ethical decisions.
But her trust in those around her got her arrested as the “Five-0″ task force was disbanded in the season one finale.
During the first five episodes of season two, Park gets to really dig into her character in a way she wasn’t able to last season.
“I’ve really enjoyed exploring the other side of Kono and her life without ‘Five-0,’” she said. “The weird thing is, we don’t give away so much about what she is going through, but you know she is going through something.”
Weirder still, Park doesn’t know what’s going on, either. So she guessed.
“She is probably asking herself a lot of questions that Chin asked himself when he was going through his scandal,” Park said.
“I think where we started going by the end of last season, where we explored the story line of each individual character, that is a story line you can keep exploring,” she said. “I think it’s fun because it’s available, and that’s pretty limitless because that’s the entire world of drama.”
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser; scans are in the gallery
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