I watched Hawaii Five-0 last night (NSA agent kidnapped because he created digital skeleton key), and I have a few gripes.
1. Locals don’t tell other locals that they’re looking Kamaaina.
Come on, what the hell was that. Is it a goal to always include some Hawaiian words in each episode? Give me a break! Next thing you know, tourists are going to come to Hawaii and start asking, “Do I look Kamaaina?”
No, dumbass you don’t look Kamaaina, show me your ID!
2. The main characters is a Haole (white) who is supposed to be local but can barely pronounce the street names! Not to mention his local team members who also can’t pronounce things right.
Kona mis-pronounced Haleiwa and I know I heard a bunch of other words mis-pronounced.
FYI: I intentionally leave out the diacriticals in the Hawaiian words just to stay consistent.
On a side note, I have to give props to Daniel Dae Kim. He must practice his lines all the time, cause he actually sounds pretty good.
3. Enough with the bird talk!
Ok folks, the term is Pidgin not Pigeon, and it rarely ever sounds right when scripted. Even if a local guy is reading the script, Pidgin, doesn’t sound right. Keep the use of Pidgin to a minimum.
Besides, most schools in Hawaii frown upon speaking Pidgin, although many of us locals can turn it on and off depending on who we’re speaking to.
Other than that, I kinda like the show. I don’t remember the original too well except for the theme song, but I think overall, the shows is pretty good.
Of course a scantily clad Grace Park in every episode doesn’t hurt.
Patrick Rosa 