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Simon oakland11/21/2023 Soon afterwords, McGarrett stops by to interview Mrs. Oddly, the police never seemed to consider that perhaps the cab driver might have been the target of the assassination-though of course, logically, Manu was the most probable one. The briefcase soon exploded-killing both him and the cab driver. The episode began with Manu receiving a briefcase that was not his. Manu-a government official responsible for approving the many recent building projects on the island. The island paradise that was Oahu is no more and having a man kill in retribution for this is compelling. And, considering how industrialized and commercialized the islands have become, it is very understandable. As I said above, the story idea WAS very good-especially since there has been a small but vocal movement within Hawaii for independence. In a way, although the episode purported to have some sympathy for his ideals, by having the role played by a Westerner, it confirmed that the show itself was anti-Hawaiian. While this was not as dumb as having Ricardo Montalban play a Japanese man in the episode "Samurai" (also debuting in 1968), it was incredibly dumb as well as insensitive. After all, Benny Kalua was supposed to be 100% pure Hawaiian and Oakland simply didn't look like a native. While I loved Simon Oakland as an actor, he was horridly cast as the radical anti-industrialist and nativist. While "Strangers in Our Own Land" had an excellent story idea, it was severely handicapped at the onset due to an incredibly bad casting decision.
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