Summary
A young Californian moves to Hawaii where he is befriended by three Hawaiians who show him Hawaii beyond the postcard image.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 70
Audience score79%
IMDb5.6
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most dramas, −14 min on the typical 109
typical 10995Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1998
October 29, 1998
28 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Directing · 1
- David L. Cunningham Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- David Walker Writer
Editing · 1
- Patrick Flannery Editor
Sound · 1
- Nicholas Rivera Original Music Composer
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