▁Hawai ian ▁E ye , ▁a ▁combination ▁detect ive ▁ag ency ▁and ▁private ▁security ▁firm , ▁located ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i . ▁Their ▁principal ▁client ▁is ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Village ▁Hotel , ▁which ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁security ▁services , ▁provides ▁the ▁ag ency ▁with ▁a ▁lux ur ious ▁private ▁comp ound ▁on ▁the ▁hotel ▁grounds . ▁The ▁partners ▁investigate ▁myster ies ▁and ▁protect ▁clients ▁with ▁the ▁som etime ▁help ▁of ▁photograph er ▁Cr icket ▁Bla ke ▁( Con nie ▁Stevens ), ▁who ▁also ▁s ings ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁Sh ell ▁Bar , ▁and ▁a ▁uk ule le - play ing ▁cab ▁driver ▁Kim ▁Qu is ado ▁( P on cie ▁P once ), ▁who ▁has ▁" rel atives " ▁throughout ▁the ▁islands . ▁ ▁Engine er ▁turned ▁detect ive ▁Greg ▁McK en zie ▁( Gr ant ▁Williams ), ▁joins ▁the ▁ag ency ▁later ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁partner , ▁while ▁hotel ▁social ▁director ▁Philip ▁Bart on ▁( T roy ▁Don ah ue ) ▁l ends ▁a ▁hand ▁after ▁T racy ▁Ste ele ▁dep arts . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁run ▁Hawai ian ▁E ye ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁ABC / W ar ner ▁B ros . ▁Television ▁detect ive ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁era ▁situated ▁in ▁different ▁ex otic ▁local es . ▁ ▁O thers ▁included ▁ ▁Hollywood - based ▁ 7 7 ▁Sun set ▁St rip ; ▁Bour bon ▁Street ▁Beat , ▁set ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ; ▁and ▁Miami ' s ▁Sur f side ▁ 6 . ▁In ▁reality