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explores the opposite view. Twigg-Smith, former publisher of the statewide newspaper The
Honolulu Advertiser, is the grandson of Lorrin A. Thurston, one of the architects of the 1893
overthrow of the monarchy. His so-called “politically incorrect” views present a different look
on this hotly debated topic.
An insightful look at history and its effect on the Hawaiian culture is Waikiki, A History
of Forgetting and Remembering, by Andrea Feeser (2006). A beautiful art book (designed by
Gaye Chan), this is not your typical coffee-table book, but a different look at the cultural and
environmental history of Waikiki. Using historical texts, photos, government documents, and
interviews, this topic lays out the story of how Waikiki went from a self-suficient agricultural
area to a tourism mecca, detailing the price that was paid along the way.
Television
HAWAII FIVE-0
Hawaii Five-0 premiered on Monday, September 20, 2010, 42 years to the date
from the premiere of the original hit show in 1968. Filmed on the island of Oahu and fea-
turing scenes from Waikiki and Honolulu, it, like the original, follows a state police task
force set up to fight crime. The original series ran from 1968 to 1980; it is yet to be determ-
ined whether the remake can live up to the original's long life.
LOST
This original series, filmed all over the island of Oahu, aired on ABC between 2004 and
2010, and revolved around the lives of the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger
jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island somewhere in
the South Pacific Ocean.
The survivors of
Lost
lost in Oahu's rain forest.
MAGNUM, P.I.
From 1980 to 1988, this drama, broadcast on CBS, and filmed on Oahu, told the
story of Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck), a private investigator living in Honolulu.
Film
