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 4 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1962 - 1963
Episode 1
Day in the Sun
Tue, Oct 2, 1962 60 mins
A beach boy breaks in to a drive-in and shoots the owner. Danny Quan enlists Tom to help find the man responsible.
Episode 2
Somewhere There's Music
Tue, Oct 9, 1962 60 mins
Kim's cab is stolen from in front of the hotel - with a priceless Stradivarius in the trunk.
Episode 3
There'll Be Some Changes Made
Tue, Oct 16, 1962 60 mins
Cricket and Phil try to help a young widow hide her infant son from the paternal grandfather who wants to take the child back to the mainland.
Episode 4
The Broken Thread
Tue, Oct 23, 1962 60 mins
When a past girlfriend of Greg's is killed in a traffic accident, the woman's husband hires MacKenzie to find out if her death was due to an extramarital affair.
Episode 5
Lament for a Saturday Warrior
Tue, Oct 30, 1962 60 mins
Tom Lopaka's high school football pal becomes a suspect in a jewel heist.
Episode 6
The After Hours Heart
Tue, Nov 13, 1962 60 mins
Phil becomes concerned when his naive, spinster cousin comes to visit and falls for an oft-married, heavy drinking writer (Victor Jason), whose reputation precedes him on the island. Cricket feels differently about the situation.
Episode 7
The Sign-Off
Tue, Nov 20, 1962 60 mins
Phil Barton uses his head to find the key clue in the slaying of a TV newscaster's errant wife.
Episode 8
A Night with Nora Stewart
Tue, Nov 27, 1962 60 mins
Superstar Nora Stewart is preparing for a comeback concert several years after a mental breakdown had caused her to leave show business. While vacationing at The Hawaiian Village before the show she is terrorized by a mysterious stalker.
Episode 9
To See, Perchance to Dream
Tue, Dec 4, 1962 60 mins
Phil's racecar driver friend Eddie Croft comes to Honolulu in an attempt to overcome the physical and psychological injuries that he suffered in a fiery crash at Le Mans.
Episode 10
Pursuit of a Lady
Tue, Dec 11, 1962 60 mins
Tennis pro Liz Downing is murdered minutes after Greg MacKenzie proposes to her. While searching for her killer, Greg learns much about her that he never knew.
Episode 11
Shannon Malloy
Tue, Dec 18, 1962 60 mins
Shannon Malloy - a struggling young artist and cocktail waitress - becomes the recipient of a fortune in pearls from a mysterious benefactor.
Episode 12
Go Steady with Danger
Tue, Jan 1, 1963 60 mins
Tom Lopaka is on the trail of a gigolo who seduces and then blackmails married older women.
Episode 13
Kupikio Kid
Tue, Jan 8, 1963 60 mins
Tom Lopaka is retained by business tycoon Judson Kirk to help the wealthy man locate and reconnect with his estranged son.
Episode 14
Maybe Menehunes
Tue, Jan 15, 1963 60 mins
Trouble ensues when actress Norma Marriott and her businessman husband plan to build a house upon land that is considered sacred by the local Hawaiian natives.
Episode 15
Pretty Pigeon
Tue, Jan 22, 1963 60 mins
Tom Lopaka and mystery writer Charlene Boggs go undercover to investigate a supposed suicide at a posh resort on the island of Kauai.
Episode 16
Two Too Many
Tue, Jan 29, 1963 60 mins
Building developer Jeff Richardson finds his job and his marriage endangered by allegations that he is having an affair with a woman who he claims he never met.
Episode 17
Boar Hunt
Tue, Feb 5, 1963 60 mins
A series of near-fatal accidents make it appear that someone is trying to kill Phil Barton's favorite uncle.
Episode 18
Go for Baroque
Tue, Feb 12, 1963 60 mins
A security officer from the Hawaiian Eye is murdered by the thief who he interrupts in the process of stealing an ancient Polynesian navigation chart from the collection of the late Professor Coleman.
Episode 19
The Long Way Home
Tue, Feb 19, 1963 60 mins
After botching an armored car hold-up, two thugs kidnap the daughter of movie star Paula Keith.
Episode 20
Two Million Too Much
Tue, Feb 26, 1963 60 mins
An armored car en route to the bank is robbed of two million dollars in cash; but the only people who knew the route beforehand were Tom Lopaka, Greg MacKenzie, and Mokie Richardson.
Episode 21
Blow Low, Blow Blue
Tue, Mar 5, 1963 60 mins
When Cricket discovers legendary jazz trumpeter Joey Vito waiting tables at an out of the way cafe she tries to talk him into performing again, not knowing that he is hiding from his past.
Episode 22
Gift of Love
Tue, Mar 19, 1963 60 mins
Evangelist and faith healer Brother Love is suspected of scamming wealthy women.
Episode 23
The Sisters
Tue, Mar 26, 1963 60 mins
Sisters Nora and Nancy Cobinder are visiting Honolulu shortly after the murder of Nancy's ex-boyfriend, and now someone is trying to kill Nora.
Episode 24
Passport
Tue, Apr 2, 1963 60 mins
Greg MacKenzie follows a tour group to Tokyo in order to keep tabs on a man suspected of stealing $100,000 from his employer.
