Kaimuki nō ka ʻoi

"Lintherine" is a fictional security
company in Five-O.

I've never visited my second cousin's home, but I see it occasionally on TV. One of Hawaii Five-O's newer characters, Officer Tani Rey, "lives" in my relative's house in the old Kaimuki district of Honolulu.

Many of Kaimuki's original homes have been torn down:

Houses in the 1950s and 1960s began to change to the boxier styles, and ‘ohana zoning & rules requiring attached ‘ohana dwellings altered the character of the older bungalows if they were spared the wrecking ball.

The 1970s and 1980s saw an increase in bungalows replaced by residential “boxes.” By the end of the 1980s and 1990s, more of the classic Kaimuki homes were replaced by McMansions and “Garage Mahals” which continue to plague the area.

My cousin, with an assist from the TV show, keeps the '50's property in great shape. Let's hope that Tani--and Hawaii Five-O (in its ninth season)--stick around for a few more years.