Big Hawaii: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Drama series about a powerful ranching family with Cliff Potts as Mitch Fears, a prodigal son who has returned. The storyline is about a wealthy old-line rancher and his liberal son. Shot in Hawaiian locations.

If there is a prevailing theme in NBC TV's Big Hawaii, Wednesdays, (10-11 p.m.), it is "family spirit". It is about life on the massive Paradise Ranch owned by Barrett Fears (John Dehner). There are two families on the ranch — the Fears, played by Hollywood actors Dehner, Cliff Potts, and Lucia Stralser, and fhe Kalahanis, a true Hawaiian family played by Hawaiian citizens. Elizabeth Smith plays the matriarch of the Kalahanis, Lulu. Moe Keale plays her son, Garfield. And Remi Abellira plays her grandson, Kimo.

Series details

• Title: Big Hawaii
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Romance
• Premiere date: 1977-09-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1977-12-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25000
• IMDb ID: tt0075483
• TVDB ID: 71955

Cast and credited roles

• Cliff Potts — Mitch Fears
• John Dehner — Barrett Fears
• William Lucking — Oscar Kalahani
• Lucia Stralser — Karen "Keke" Fears
• Elizabeth Smith — Lulu Kalahani
• Moe Keale — Garfield Kalahani
• Remi Abellira — Kimo Kalahani
• Josie Over — Asita Kalahani

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-09-21; final listed air date 1977-12-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Big Hawaii on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.