Hawaiian Eye
Set against the beautiful tropical landscape of Honolulu, Hawaii, this series centered around the cases of Hawaiian Eye Private Investigations and the two handsome, slick, tough-guy detectives who ran the firm, Thomas Jefferson Lopaka, or Tom for short, and Tracy Steele, a Korean War veteran and former city police detective. They operated out of a swank office at the Hawaiian Village Hotel, where they were also the house detectives. Assisting them occasionally was a funny, ukulele-strumming Hawaiian taxi driver named Kazuo Kim, whose wardrobe, consisting of a straw hat and crazy Hawaiian shirts, and numerous relatives living all over the Hawaiian Islands, willing to help his employers if they needed it, provided invaluable comic relief. They were also aided by a dim-bulbed, scatter-brained, flippant nightclub singer and photographer named Chryseis "Cricket" Blake. Later joining the team, was private eye Greg MacKenzie, an old friend of Tom's from the mainland. Troy Donahue came along in the last season, as hotel Social Director Philip Barton. Lieutenant Danny Quon was their contact on the police force who was always on call to provide any vital information that could help the Eyes crack a case.
- 1959-1963
- 4 seasons
- ABC
- Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama, Music
Set against the beautiful tropical landscape of Honolulu, Hawaii, this series centered around the cases of Hawaiian Eye Private Investigations and the two handsome, slick, tough-guy detectives who ran the firm, Thomas Jefferson Lopaka, or Tom for short, and Tracy Steele, a Korean War veteran and former city police detective. They operated out of a swank office at the Hawaiian Village Hotel, where they were also the house detectives. Assisting them occasionally was a funny, ukulele-strumming Hawaiian taxi driver named Kazuo Kim, whose wardrobe, consisting of a straw hat and crazy Hawaiian shirts, and numerous relatives living all over the Hawaiian Islands, willing to help his employers if they needed it, provided invaluable comic relief. They were also aided by a dim-bulbed, scatter-brained, flippant nightclub singer and photographer named Chryseis "Cricket" Blake. Later joining the team, was private eye Greg MacKenzie, an old friend of Tom's from the mainland. Troy Donahue came along in the last season, as hotel Social Director Philip Barton. Lieutenant Danny Quon was their contact on the police force who was always on call to provide any vital information that could help the Eyes crack a case.
Season 3 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1961 - 1962
Episode 1
Satan City
Wed, Sep 27, 1961 60 mins
A controversial novelist's new manuscript vanishes right after she comes to Hawaii to work on it. Greg investigates.
Episode 2
The Kupua of Coconut Bay
Wed, Oct 4, 1961 60 mins
Tom is hired by a developer to convince Mama Mahina - a woman who was like a mother to Tom - sell the Coconut Bay land she owns. She is superstitious and believes the gods want the land to remain as it is.
Episode 3
The Moon of Mindanao
Wed, Oct 11, 1961 60 mins
Tracy Steele faces danger as he traces a valuable pearl.
Episode 4
The Doctor's Lady
Wed, Oct 18, 1961 60 mins
Barbara Ingalls is accused of murder when her husband's mistress is found murdered. MacKenzie is asked to investigate the crime, but he discovers his life is also in danger because someone doesn't want him to arrive at a different conclusion.
Episode 5
Thomas Jefferson Chu
Wed, Oct 25, 1961 60 mins
The government brings in Tom to help investigate when defense equipment that was on a dock in Formosa turns up in Red China. He goes undercover, and quickly runs into a Chinese Nationalist "spy" who may or may not be a spy at all.
Episode 6
Pill in the Box
Wed, Nov 1, 1961 60 mins
While serving on a jury Cricket recognizes the foreman as a grade school friend. When the friend is found shot Tracy decides to help find out why and if it is related to his service on the jury.
Episode 7
Kill a Gray Fox
Sat, Nov 18, 1961 60 mins
A girl is shot and a hated business executive is blamed. A high priced attorney from the mainland is brought in to defend the executive. Greg reluctantly agrees to work for the attorney and to follow the evidence wherever it leads.
Episode 8
Point Zero
Wed, Nov 15, 1961 60 mins
Cricket is kidnapped off the street and taken to a remote location. When she doesn't show up for her performance at the Shell Bar, Tom starts to investigate.
Episode 9
The Queen from Kern County
Wed, Nov 22, 1961 60 mins
A California beauty contestant arrives in Hawaii, and Doug and Tom find out that her managers are planning a few "surprises" for her.
Episode 10
The Final Score
Wed, Nov 29, 1961 60 mins
A conman is trying to profit from the rumor of a volcano eruption. One of his marks hires Tracy to try and verify the rumor.
Episode 11
Two for the Money
Wed, Dec 6, 1961 60 mins
A wealthy man hires Greg to track down the author of the obituary of the wife that had left him many years earlier. He asked Greg to try and bring his daughter back. Soon Greg has to decide which of two women is the real daughter.
Episode 12
Tusitala
Wed, Dec 13, 1961 60 mins
A manuscript said to have been written by Robert Louis Stevenson is stolen from a boat arriving in Honolulu. A man with a college tie to Tom enlists his help to track down the document.
Episode 13
The Classic Cab
Wed, Dec 20, 1961 60 mins
Kim buys an old limousine and finds gangsters are also interested in the car to the point of murder.
Episode 14
Concert in Hawaii
Wed, Dec 27, 1961 60 mins
A 16 year old pianist prodigy comes to Hawaii for a concert. He hires Hawaiian Eye to ensure privacy while he practices. Tracy discerns there is something bothering the boy and is determined to find out what it is.
Episode 15
The Missile Rogues
Wed, Jan 3, 1962 60 mins
Lopaka faces dangers as he discovers foreign agents stealing missile cones.
Episode 16
Little Miss Rich Witch
Wed, Jan 10, 1962 60 mins
Tracy involved with madcap heiress who tries jewel theft for kicks.
Episode 17
Big Fever
Wed, Jan 17, 1962 60 mins
Greg aids professor who faces death after winning $100,000 in poker game.
Episode 18
Year of Grace
Wed, Jan 24, 1962 60 mins
An Indian princess disappears from the Honolulu Airport during a stopover. Tom is hired to find her.
Episode 19
My Love But Lightly
Wed, Jan 31, 1962 60 mins
A woman Tracy is trying to forget comes to the island. When he is warned that she is in danger, he decides to fight his feelings and try to protect her.
Episode 20
Cricket's Millionaire
Wed, Feb 7, 1962 60 mins
Cricket finds her life in danger when she exposes a publicity hoax.
Episode 21
Four-Cornered Triangle
Wed, Feb 14, 1962 60 mins
Greg investigates a murder involving two women and two men.
Episode 22
Total Eclipse
Wed, Feb 21, 1962 60 mins
Steele and Lopaka disagree on a girl charged with murder.
Episode 23
Blackmail in Satin
Wed, Feb 28, 1962 60 mins
Greg takes on as a client a young woman whose mother is being hounded by a total stranger who is demanding huge sums of money.
Episode 24
A Scent of Whales
Wed, Mar 7, 1962 60 mins
Lopaka is endangered by a murderer as he helps a beautiful model.
Episode 25
A Likely Story
Wed, Mar 14, 1962 60 mins
Tracy faces danger for a lovely divorcee.
Episode 26
The Meeting on Molokai
Wed, Mar 21, 1962 60 mins
Greg and private investigator Tracy Steele investigate the attempted murder of an oil executive who was about to close a merger with a rival oil company, which is controlled by a woman.
Episode 27
Payoff
Wed, Mar 28, 1962 60 mins
Tom Lopaka faces danger as he investigates a bribery charge against a prosecutor.
Episode 28
An Echo of Honor
Wed, Apr 4, 1962 60 mins
Tracy Steele runs into a murder while investigating strange jewel thefts.
Episode 29
Nightmare in Paradise
Wed, Apr 11, 1962 60 mins
Greg has a near miss on the road. The Coroner ruled the man in the other car died of suicide. When Tracy is discouraged from asking questions, his suspicion is aroused.
Episode 30
Aloha, Cricket
Wed, Apr 18, 1962 60 mins
Cricket Blake is disguised as a Polynesian girl to help uncover a smuggling ring.
Episode 31
The Last Samurai
Wed, Apr 25, 1962 60 mins
Cricket Blake gets involved with a family practicing Japanese rituals.
Episode 32
Rx Cricket
Wed, May 2, 1962 60 mins
Cricket Blake is accused of poisoning a girl to collect a fortune.
Episode 33
Location Shooting
Wed, May 9, 1962 60 mins
A WWII movie is being shot in Hawaii. The lead actor is extremely insecure. Greg is asked to make sure there is nothing that disrupts him. When the actor is blamed for a hit and run attempt, Greg starts to investigate.
Episode 34
Across the River Lethe
Wed, May 16, 1962 60 mins
A man from another island, visiting with his young daughter, witnesses a murder and then leaves the scene. The real killers decide to find him and make him confess to the murder before killing him. Tracy and Greg, along with Cricket's cousin Junebug, try to help the little girl while trying to find her father before the killers do.
Episode 35
Scene of the Crime
Wed, May 2, 1962 60 mins
A reporter friend of Tom's urges him to accompany her on her latest assignment: a story on a famous hunter and author whom she has been asked to join in a search for the wild boar of Kauai. She says she is suspicious of the man and the rest of his hunting party, and Tom soon comes to share her suspicions.
Episode 36
Among the Living
Wed, May 30, 1962 60 mins
An inventor and manufacturer of innovative aircraft devices appears to be being sabotaged.
Episode 37
'V' for Victim
Wed, Jun 6, 1962 60 mins
During a tropical storm Greg and a group of tourists are trapped with a mysterious killer in the mansion of elderly widow Felicia Fairweather.
Episode 38
Koko Kate
Wed, Jun 13, 1962 60 mins
Tom investigates a series of robberies that are taking place in the staterooms of passenger ships anchored in Honolulu Harbor.
Episode 39
Lalama Lady
Wed, Jun 20, 1962 60 mins
Tom becomes suspicious when a local beach bum begins romancing a married older woman, leading him to uncover an elaborate double-cross.
