''Big Hawaii'' is an American

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television series that aired from September 21 until November 23, 1977 on NBC. The pilot film ''Danger In Paradise'' aired on May 12, 1977 (the series was also screened on

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in Britain under that title).

Premise

A wealthy family owns the massive Paradise Ranch on the island of

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

Cast

Cliff Potts Cliff Potts (born January 5, 1942, in Glendale, California) is an American television and film actor whose roles include Andy Wolf in the 1972 science fiction film, ''Silent Running'' starring Bruce Dern. Potts starred as Sergeant Eugene Allard ...

as Mitch Fears *

John Dehner John Dehner (DAY-ner; born John Dehner Forkum; November 23, 1915February 4, 1992), also credited Dehner Forkum, was an American stage, radio, film, and television character actor. From the late 1930s to the late 1980s, he amassed a long list o ...

as Barrett Fears *Lucia Stralser as Karen "Keke" Fears * Bill Lucking as Oscar Kalahani *Elizabeth Smith as Lulu (Auntie Lu) *

Moe Keale Wilfred Nalani "Moe" Keale (December 3, 1939 – April 15, 2002) was an American musician of Hawaiian music, a ʻukulele virtuoso, and an actor. He was the uncle and major musical influence of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. He died from a heart attack ...

as Garfield *Remi Abellira as Kimo *Josie Over as Asita

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* * * 1977 American television series debuts 1977 American television series endings 1970s American drama television series American English-language television shows Television shows set in Hawaii Television series about families Television series by MGM Television Television series by Filmways NBC television dramas {{US-drama-tv-prog-stub