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Honolulu is the capital and most populous census-designated place (CDP)
in the U.S. state of
Hawaii.
Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore
of the island, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the
City and County of Honolulu, and the city and county is designated as
the entire island of Oahu. The City and County of Honolulu is the only
incorporated city in Hawaii, as all other local government entities
are administered at the county level. The population of the census
designated place was 371,657 at the 2000 census, while the population
of the City and County was 909,863. In the Hawaiian language, Honolulu
means "sheltered bay" or "place of shelter." It lies along the
southeast coast of the island of Oahu and of the City and County of
Honolulu.
Sports
Currently, Honolulu has no professional sports teams. However,
Honolulu hosts the NFL's annual Pro Bowl each February in addition to
the NCAA football
Hawaii Bowl. Honolulu also supports the Hawaii Winter League annually
from late September to late November, hosting minor league players
from MLB, NPB, and Korea. Games are hosted at Les Murakami and Hans
L'Orange Park. Fans of spectator sports in Honolulu generally support
the football, volleyball, basketball, and baseball programs of the
University of Hawaii at Manoa. High school sporting events, especially
football, are especially popular. Venues for spectator sports in
Honolulu include:
* Les Murakami Stadium at UH-Manoa (baseball)
* Stan Sheriff Center at UH-Manoa (basketball and volleyball)
* Neal Blaisdell Center Arena (basketball)
Aloha Stadium, a venue for American football and soccer (football), is
located in nearby community of ʻAiea.
Honolulu's mild climate lends itself to year-round fitness activities
as well. In 2004, Men's Fitness magazine named Honolulu the fittest
city in the U.S. Honolulu is also home to three large road races:
* The Great Aloha Run is held annually on Presidents' Day.
* The Honolulu Marathon, held annually on the second Sunday in
December, draws more than 20,000 participants each year, about half to
two thirds of them from Japan.
* The Honolulu Triathlon is an Olympic distance triathlon event
governed by USA Triathlon. Held annually in May since 2004, there is
an absence of a sprint course.
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O was shot on location in Honolulu, Hawaii, and
throughout the island of Oahu — with occasional filming in other
locales like Los Angeles, Singapore and Hong Kong as well as other
Hawaiian islands. Hawaii
Five-O centers on a fictional state police force (named in honor of
Hawaii's status as the 50th State)[2] led by former Navy officer Steve
McGarrett (Jack Lord), who was appointed by the Governor Paul Jameson
(Richard Denning). McGarrett was assisted regularly by State Police
officers — a young officer, Danny Williams (played with intensity by
Tim O'Kelley in the show's pilot, but replaced in the regular series
by James MacArthur), Chin Ho Kelly (Kam Fong) and Kono Kalakaua
(Zulu). Later, Honolulu Police Department Officer Duke Lukela (Herman
Wedemeyer) joined the team as a regular, as did Ben Kokua (Al
Harrington) who replaced Kono. Occasionally, they were assisted by
other officers on an "as-needed" basis. During the course of the show,
the team was also assisted regularly by: medical examiner Doc Bergman
(Al Eben), forensic specialist Che Fong (Harry Endo) and a secretary.
The first secretary was May (Maggi Parker), then Jenny (Peggy Ryan)
and later Luana (Laura Sode-Matteson).
For twelve seasons, McGarrett and his team hounded international
secret agents, criminals, and Mafia syndicates plaguing the Hawaiian
Islands. With the aid of District Attorney and later Hawaii's Attorney
General John Manicote (Glenn Cannon), McGarrett was successful in
sending most of his enemies to prison. One such Mafia syndicate was
led by crime family patriarch Honore Vashon (Harold Gould), a
character introduced in the fifth season. Blaming McGarrett for the
death of his son, Vashon swore vengeance using all of the resources
available to him. Most episodes of Hawaii Five-O ended with the arrest
of criminals with McGarrett's catch phrase to Williams, "Book 'em,
Danno!", with the offense occasionally added after this phrase, such
as "-Murder one!". Other criminals and organized crime bosses on the
islands were played by actors such as Ricardo Montalban, Gavin
MacLeod, and Ross Martin as Tony Alika. For the 12th and final season,
series regular James MacArthur had left the show (in 1996, he admitted
he had got tired and wanted to do other things), as did Kam Fong after
season 10. New characters Jim 'Kimo' Carew (William Smith), Lori
Wilson (Sharon Farrell), and Truck (Moe Keale) were introduced in
season 12 alongside returning regular Duke Lukela.
The Five-O team consisted of four to five members (small for a real
state police unit) and was portrayed as occupying a suite of offices
in the Iolani Palace. (The office interiors were a soundstage set.)
Curiously, it lacked its own radio network, necessitating frequent
requests by McGarrett to the Honolulu Police Department dispatchers to
"Patch me through to Danno". McGarrett's tousled yet immovable
hairstyle and proclivity for wearing a dark suit and tie on all
possible occasions rapidly entered popular culture.
In many episodes (including the pilot), McGarrett was drawn into the
world of international espionage and national intelligence.
McGarrett's archnemesis was an intelligence officer of the People's
Republic of China, Wo Fat. The Communist rogue agent was played by
veteran actor Khigh Dheigh.
The show's action and straightforward story-telling left little time
for personal stories such as wives and girlfriends, though a two-part
story in the first season dealt with the loss of McGarrett's sister's
baby. Occasionally, a show would flash back to McGarrett's younger
years or to a romantic figure. The viewer is left with the impression
that McGarrett, like Dragnet's Joe Friday, is wedded to the police
force and to crime-fighting at this point in his life.
Hawaii Five-O survived long enough to see reruns of early episodes
enter syndication while new episodes were still being produced. The
12th season was repackaged into syndication under the title McGarrett.
"Hawaii Five-O, 2.0"
On August 12, 2008, CBS announced that it will bring Hawaii Five-O
back to the network schedule, targeted for the 2009-2010 television
season. The new version will be an updated present-day reimaging of
the original, this time centering around McGarrett's son Chris, who
succeeded his late father as the head of the unit. Ed Bernero,
executive producer and showrunner of Criminal Minds, will helm this
new take, which he described as "Hawaii Five-O, version 2.0." It will
also incorporate most of the iconic elements from the original,
including the "Book 'em Danno" catchphrase, into the remake. Bernero,
who is a fan of the original and has a ring tone of the series' theme
song on his cellphone, had always wanted to bring the series back to
TV. Prior to the announcement, there were plans for a movie version
that was in the works at Warner Bros. Pictures, but those plans were
scrapped at the last moment
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