Hawaii Five-O

‘Hawaii Five-O’ Recap: ‘A Ia La Aku’

I’m so bummed I missed last week’s ‘Hawaii Five-0’ episode with Jorge Garcia. Stupid DVR. But I’m finally back on schedule with Season 4 now, albeit a few days late. When I heard that Rebecca De Mornay was guest starring…

Ho, brah, I stay local now

This Saturday I helped at a journalism workshop for high school students, where they had to participate in actual press conferences and write stories or blogs afterward.One of the press conferences featured a University of Hawaii-Manoa film student who has…

‘H50’ no reality show

A cell phone works hundreds of feet under water — and in a submarine, no less.An entrance stamp from a nightclub is readable by black light on a dead woman’s wrist.And “Heroes” star Masi Oka is a medical examiner named Max…

Fighting Nuts cooler than ‘Five-O’

It seems like Kukui High School has got a more loyal following now than the TV show that spawned it.Ryan Ozawa, blogger extraordinaire, launched the site for the fictitious high school as soon as it was mentioned in the pilot…

Malassadas + Grace Park = big ratings

It’s obvious that CBS is trying to find the right formula with “Hawaii Five-O.”There’s a sensitive balance between credibility — using local landmarks like Hickam Air Force Base and Haleiwa Joe’s and cultural icons like malassadas and iPhone 4s — with the…