Robins Nest - this can't be !!

[Italian Ice]

Just went on IMBD to check out some other stuff and then decided to check on MPI threads. This one was posted just 3 hours ago. It says that it was bought by develops with plans to tear it down. I don't believe it, but if this person read it somewhere, perhaps one of us (I don't have a membership on IMDB) should ask him for a link or something). The house should be classified as a heritage building.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080240/boa ... /150856315

[J.J. Walters]

Hmm, I hope that's not true!

The poster says the house has been "vacant" for years. Well, we know that's not true, now don't we. Eve has been spotted by several different people recently.

[Sam]

Hi Ice,
There are three things that jump out at me in the IMDB post.

1 I don't believe the house is vacant.

2 I don't think they can make the beach private.

3 The estate is zoned R-10 and would only allow for 2 houses to be built on the property.

http://dppweb.honolulu.gov/DPPWeb/defau ... tId=255514

You are not allowed to build duplexes on R-10 and R-20 land. You will need 20,000 square feet on R-10 land and 40,000 square feet on R-20 land to build 2 detached homes.


http://www.aroundhawaii.com/business/re ... rules.html

[rubber chicken]

As James and Sam have said it is suspicious for at least a few reasons:

- the property is still in Mrs. Anderson's name (though I don't know whether the website is always up to date)
- at least one member of this forum (golf I think) happened to see Mrs. Anderson (and her dogs) on the property within the past year or so
- the boat house was being painted only weeks ago
- within the past year or so Mrs. Anderson has been hosting get-togethers for different groups, such as the one for pugs (dogs) and their owners

And yes, they certainly can not make the beach private, so that sounds to me like either the poster made that up, or he read something which came from an unreliable source. Any Hawaiian publication at least would know better. All Oahu beaches are public, up to the point reached by the highest waves of the year.

[IKnowWhatYoureThinking]

But we all know Higgins has informed people that the beach IS private property

[rubber chicken]

With the reply mentioning Multi-Housing News the story sounds a bit more plausible, unfortunately. And I happened to think that the private beach comment could have been used not in the legal sense, but in the sense that the beach isn't very easy to get to, and therefore somewhat "private" (even though there often seems to be people there when Magnum fans visit). The term is sometimes used to describe secluded beaches on Oahu.

There's still the other reasons that cast doubt on this, thankfully. But I'm a little bit worried right now...

[Sam]

Hi RC,

I searched the MHN and came up empty.This is the only thing I saw,I wonder if the guy confused the two locations?

http://www.multihousingnews.com/multiho ... 1002915243


Historic Condo-Hotel in Hawaii Famous for Opening Shot of Police TV Show Sold

July 31, 2006

Honolulu -- A landmark hotel in Waikiki, internationally known as Hawaii's first luxury high-rise property and where "Hawaii Five-O" filmed its famous opening shot, was sold recently to a local developer in excess of $200 million.

Situated on the Ala Wai Yacht Marina at the edge of Waikiki, the Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki hotel opened in 1964 as part residential condo, part hotel. Forward One LLC, which sought legal counsel from San Francisco-based Haas & Najarian LLP, sold the two-tower property to Anekona Islander LLC.

The opening shot of "Hawaii Five-O" featured Jack Lord, who played Steve McGarrett, standing on the hotel's penthouse balcony. The show aired from September 1968 to April 1980.

Rob Nicholas, a partner of Haas & Najarian LLP, told MHN that he had represented Forward One when the California-based hotel ownership company purchased the Ilikai in 2000, and entered into a license agreement with Marriott International to operate the property under its Renaissance brand.

The Ilikai has changed hands three times previously since 1964. The sale to Anekona marks the first time in 32 years that the property has been owned by local interests. “It’s a landmark hotel,” Nicholas told MHN. “Forward One recognized this is a seller’s market.”

Nicholas led a team that also negotiated the purchase and sale agreement, worked with Marriott International in terminating the license agreement and guided the transaction through closing. The transaction closed on July 12. “We were actively involved in every facet of the transaction, and our experience in selling hotels enabled us to get the job done on time and within budget,” he said.

"Hawaii Five-O" was one of the longest running police series in the U.S. With few exceptions, it was filmed entirely on location in Hawaii, which attracted viewers to its beautiful scenery and memorable title theme. Jack Lord played the head of an elite state police unit investigating organized crime, murder, assassination attempts, foreign agents and felonies.

[Dervish]

With the reply mentioning Multi-Housing News the story sounds a bit more plausible, unfortunately.

And yet, the precise article can't be found, nor was it quoted in the offending post.

Moreover, quite a few news outlets specializing in entertainment news would have picked up on this if it were real news, as well as various news aggregates like Fark and Digg. I've seen nothing besides this post on imdb.

[rubber chicken]

I also wasn't able to find anything at the Multi-Housing News website. The Hawaii Five-O hotel article is interesting, but that wouldn't explain the details he gave.

And I'd expect to see more about this on the web too.

[Dervish]

"My son quickly grabs every piece of paper in the house for the Boy Scout recycling project. My copy of that magazine is gone."

Suuuuuuuuuuuure ...

Another thing you can do if you're really curious. If someone is in Hawaii, they can go to where they keep the title records and look it up real quick to see if it changed hands. Although I think that would be pointless, IMO.

[brunoffrance]

Hi there;
I'm just comen back from Hawaii, Oahu and I went to the Robin master' house...
Of course, impossible to come in ... but we can see from the seaside , a part of the property... The houses are not in good shape so we see that there are places in restorations ... only one guy apparently works ....
A cover is along the main road to hide what they do, and another one is on the main house ( higgins 's house) , may be to protect what they ( or he ) repair or do...
From the sea you can see the main house with a piece of wood on a window and a brocken gutter... :The video is there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nat_k45vMTE

I've taken some photos from the sea grill about the main house, the guest house / thomas Magnum house and the 2 tennis courts...

http://american-dream-in-france.blogspot.com/

go to the letter M ( as Magnum ) as I write subjects in an article, by alphabetic order...

I've met a woman there that explained us that the tidal pool was, in fact, a turtles queen parc in the past.... About the property, the Andersons are passed and it 's now between hands of their 4 children that are in law for the succession... but no one is living there... only some works from time to time....

here are the last nesw....

My wife and I swum in the tidal pool and you certainly trust me when i say it was a GREAT moment in this GREAT place....

Bruno.

[Styles Bitchley]

Awesome stuff Bruno!

Thanks for the recent video of the estate and all the beautiful shots from your holiday (including those of your wife mon dieu!).

Sounds like there may be something going on with the ownership of the estate. Probably makes sense, maintenance costs must be a killer and the property's worth a fortune. It would certainly make a nice boutique hotel/resort. But it would need a big injection of cash to bring things up to scratch.

Anybody have a few mill burning a hole in your pocket?

[Dervish]

Anybody have a few mill burning a hole in your pocket?

When I win the lottery, it'll be one of my first pursuits.