The Robin Masters Estate (Pahonu)

[ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan)]

Yes I imagined you've been up and down that coast many times (Pacific Coast Highway) since you live fairly close. Wasn't Jimbo's trailer in a different location during the first season? Not at Paradise Cove.

I actually purchased the Blu-Ray box set a few months ago and watched a few of the early season 1 episodes - The Kirkoff Case, The Dark and Bloody Ground (love the truck chase reminiscent of Spielberg's DUEL), The Countess, Exit Prentiss Carr. Season 1 is still my favorite for some reason - I always gravitate towards those early episodes. I read somewhere that some don't care for the early episodes because there's "too much padding" with long shots of Jim driving through the desert or long quiet stakeout scenes. But that's exactly what I loved about it. I love all that stuff. I miss the desert scenes and the quieter moments in the later seasons. The show I think peaked with season 3 (some great episodes there, even if it's not my favorite season) and season 4 had some good ones too. But I think season 5 is where the decline started. Aside from the Tom Selleck episode "White on White and Nearly Perfect" I can't think of another episode from that season that I would call a keeper. And the less said about season 6 ("Nice Guys Finish Dead" aside, again with Selleck + Freddie Beamer) the better.

[Pahonu]

Yes I imagined you've been up and down that coast many times (Pacific Coast Highway) since you live fairly close. Wasn't Jimbo's trailer in a different location during the first season? Not at Paradise Cove.

I actually purchased the Blu-Ray box set a few months ago and watched a few of the early season 1 episodes - The Kirkoff Case, The Dark and Bloody Ground (love the truck chase reminiscent of Spielberg's DUEL), The Countess, Exit Prentiss Carr. Season 1 is still my favorite for some reason - I always gravitate towards those early episodes. I read somewhere that some don't care for the early episodes because there's "too much padding" with long shots of Jim driving through the desert or long quiet stakeout scenes. But that's exactly what I loved about it. I love all that stuff. I miss the desert scenes and the quieter moments in the later seasons. The show I think peaked with season 3 (some great episodes there, even if it's not my favorite season) and season 4 had some good ones too. But I think season 5 is where the decline started. Aside from the Tom Selleck episode "White on White and Nearly Perfect" I can't think of another episode from that season that I would call a keeper. And the less said about season 6 ("Nice Guys Finish Dead" aside, again with Selleck + Freddie Beamer) the better.

You’re correct. In early episodes the trailer was located on PCH just east of the Malibu Pier, in the parking lot next to a motel, now gone. There are a few campgrounds much further west on PCH that we go to frequently. One is at the county line for LA and the other two are in Ventura county. It’s a very beautiful drive once you pass Zuma Beach. It’s twisty and right between the beach and the Santa Monica Mountains. Most people never drive out that far because it leads to farmland in Ventura. Most people take the 101 freeway because it’s shorter, but you’re often sitting in traffic in the Valley. No thanks!

I’ll watch any season, any episode, any time. I think season 1 took a few episodes to get going, but I still like it. Garner was really struggling with injuries in season six and he eventually cut it short at his doctor’s recommendation.

[Hmano]

This may not be the correct forum topic, but if anyone is interested, TS’s old house in the Kahala / Diamond Head area is for sale. All you need is a few million and it’s all yours.

[ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan)]

This may not be the correct forum topic, but if anyone is interested, TS’s old house in the Kahala / Diamond Head area is for sale. All you need is a few million and it’s all yours.

Are you talking about 4161 Akulikuli Terrace? It's listed at over 4 million. I'm actually not too crazy about its exterior/outside. It all looks too crowded and cluttered.

[Capa150]

Yeah ... too crowded and cluttery for me.

That's why I'd never buy that place

[Pahonu]

Not too easy to get away from crowded living conditions, at least on Oahu. Buildable land is scarce, so small, expensive lots are the norm. Our favorite location is a prime example, being turned into three homes where there was one.

I can’t say I would turn this location down though! I live in a townhouse on a marina and have less space but a very nice view. I don’t really understand the clutter comments. Maybe the terraced nature of the area, with houses built at different levels? It’s pretty common in many neighborhoods in Southern California.

[Capa150]

(I was just kidding about the clutter and crowdedness as the reason I am not buying a $4 million home in Hawaii.)

I live in Seattle ... speaking of crowded. Selleck's former home would be waaaaaaaaaay less crowded and cluttery than how I've been living the last few years.

[Pahonu]

(I was just kidding about the clutter and crowdedness as the reason I am not buying a $4 million home in Hawaii.)

I live in Seattle ... speaking of crowded. Selleck's former home would be waaaaaaaaaay less crowded and cluttery than how I've been living the last few years.

I thought you were joking about the money. Seattle isn’t the least expensive place to live either. I have a buddy from college who lives in Capitol Hill, pretty close to Lake Union.

I was just wondering what Ivan meant by cluttered? Crowded, I get. I live in Long Beach on a marina. It’s pretty crowded but I love it. Been here since 1999. I just don’t understand the cluttered comment.

[ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan)]

Well, just look at it. The whole exterior is very cramped looking, tucked in between other houses it looks like. That whole terraced look doesn't appeal to me. Very uneven. What's with that pole too? Like a ship mast or something. Weird.

Just compare it to the classic look of Robin's Nest, with a nice long winding driveway which leads to the main house, which is at ground level. Lots of wide open spaces, no clutter, not cramped. Classic look. That's what I like.

[Pahonu]

Well, just look at it. The whole exterior is very cramped looking, tucked in between other houses it looks like. That whole terraced look doesn't appeal to me. Very uneven. What's with that pole too? Like a ship mast or something. Weird.

Just compare it to the classic look of Robin's Nest, with a nice long winding driveway which leads to the main house, which is at ground level. Lots of wide open spaces, no clutter, not cramped. Classic look. That's what I like.

I was partly right with the terracing then. Unfortunately, the terracing isn’t a “look” chosen by developers. It’s a volcanic island chain with very few expanses of flat land. It’s the only way to build in many parts of Oahu. The same is true for many parts of California, Colorado, and other states because of mountains. If you really like flat land, there’s always the Great Plains states.

Looking at Pahonu, it’s actually located in a narrow strip of land right up against the Ko’olau Range. There’s just not much land like it and it’s very expensive! It’s also low lying and facing sea level rise as a result. I suppose it’s all what you’re used to. SoCal isn’t very flat because of the seismic activity. I grew up right next to the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. There are lots of homes terraced throughout the region. The major positive of this type of terracing is that the homes are always oriented toward the long views provided by the various levels. Those same homes built on flat land would only view the immediate neighbors. I’m pretty sure Selleck’s home had some great views because of the terracing. I just never thought of that type of construction as cluttered.

I’m pretty certain it’s a flagpole meant to look like a ship’s mast, with spreaders. I’ve seen many before in coastal homes. The spreaders can also display yacht club burgees in addition to a traditional flag on the vertical element.

[Sam]

Hi Pahonu. I say 90-10 on the mast.. This from the new listing..

There is a yacht’s mast on the deck that was a gift to the actor from a friend who won the TransPacific Yacht Race one year.

Looking at the photos,I believe it to be geninue but what do I know.


https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/hi/ ... _36224335/

[Pahonu]

Hi Pahonu. I say 90-10 on the mast.. This from the new listing..

There is a yacht’s mast on the deck that was a gift to the actor from a friend who won the TransPacific Yacht Race one year.

Looking at the photos,I believe it to be geninue but what do I know.


https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/hi/ ... _36224335/

Hey Sam, good to hear from you.

If it’s a genuine sailboat mast that’s even more cool! The halyard would be used to raise the flag, and the spreaders probably had a burgee or two hung on them at some point.

Here’s what I mean:

https://ibb.co/CWhfdjt

I’ve watched the Transpac fleet depart on two different occasions over the years. They usually race every odd year and they start outside of the Port of LA which is right next to Long Beach, where I live. I wonder who it was and what fleet they sailed in???

The fastest boats are total sleds. A friend of mine crewed a Swan, bringing it back to Long Beach. It finished the race in like 8 days downwind in the trades, and took them 18 days to slog back. There’s a local boat I see kayaking called Medicine Man that has competed many times.

[Hmano]

I was just in Hawai’i in the Waimanalo / Kailua area for a month (totals around 7 months there on that visit). We were riding bikes and stumbled on a filming of the new a show (I’m not a fan, but do like the 5-0 remake ok). That filming was in Waimanalo between the beach park and the bay park, up the road from the Estate, which looks barren and small now with the 3-houses/land ratio. The filming location area tho, is not nearly as crowded / cramped as the south shore and Diamond Head areas, and on the same stretch of sand as the estate (best beaches on the island). For $4M you can get a heck of a house in lot of places, but you can’t pay to change the weather or the culture. We absolutely love Hawai’i.

[Gorilla Mask]

I was just in Hawai’i in the Waimanalo / Kailua area for a month (totals around 7 months there on that visit). We were riding bikes and stumbled on a filming of the new a show (I’m not a fan, but do like the 5-0 remake ok). That filming was in Waimanalo between the beach park and the bay park, up the road from the Estate, which looks barren and small now with the 3-houses/land ratio. The filming location area tho, is not nearly as crowded / cramped as the south shore and Diamond Head areas, and on the same stretch of sand as the estate (best beaches on the island). For $4M you can get a heck of a house in lot of places, but you can’t pay to change the weather or the culture. We absolutely love Hawai’i.

Welcome aboard Hmano, From what i understand this location where you have resided is just south (or within immediate surroundings) of old Bellows Field, right ?

Haaaa, i would appreciate to own $4M...

[pencilsketch]

Good work with the picture pencil sketch