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MTV Goes Hawaiian

Never short on reality show ideas (amazing, but true), MTV has two new shows on tap:

MTV is starting production on two new reality series in Hawaii this week.

Living Lahaina “features a group of friends who work as surf instructors at the Royal Hawaiian Surf Academy in Lahaina, Maui,” The Hollywood Reporter reports, while Island Fever “explores the lives and loves of a group of friends and lovers as they struggle to stay loyal in their relationships and find the answers to life’s bigger questions while dealing with the excitement of the revolving door of tourists who are looking for a good time.” That’s quite a melodramatic description.

Thanks to Reality Blurred for the scoop:

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports that the surf instructor show “include[s] an undisclosed mixture of Hawaii residents and people imported from the mainland,” while the other series includes a “cast [that] already lived on Maui, and most were born and raised there.”

MTV has ordered eight half-hour episodes of each show, and they’re scheduled to air early next year. The Star-Bulletin notes that “‘Living Lahaina’ started shooting on the Valley Isle yesterday, and ‘Island Fever’ begins filming next Friday.”

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  1. By RHSA
    1193 days ago
  2. By Brandi
    1176 days ago

    I love the show ‘Living Lahaina’. What a life these guys have! It makes me want to visit and watch other people surf (while I keep my feet firmly planted in the sand).

  3. By 2STUPIDFOTV
    1098 days ago

    YO MAN THAT IS SO REAL THESE GUYS ARE AWESOME I WISH ONE DAY I CAN LIVE LAHAINA BUT FOR NOW I LIVE HILO BUT WE STILL GET BETTER CHRONIC THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN DA ISLANDS AND CHEAPER SO WHAT CUZ?

  4. By Japanee-Haole boy Nick
    1078 days ago

    HO! I see deez guys in da club I going broke dea face. I going tell him “HO young boy! SAAAP! What!” Den I going broke his face. Fo da young haole girls, I see in da club, I going oof YOU and aftawerd, I going tell you, you stink haole girl. I when open yo legs at the same time just like opening one fish coolah. Even at the ragers now when I see haoles all I can think is “you gotta go bra” Den broke dea white head on one big rock. Or maybe I broke da rock on dea head. Watch out Mtv, NO COME KONA OR I GOING SOAK YOUR CAMERA GUY WIT ONE HEADBUTT TO DA DOME!!
    Napoopoo whaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. By NSN
    1047 days ago

    WOW TO THINK I USED TO CALL SEAN “FRIEND”… HE MUST BE FULL OF LIES CONSIDERING HE TOLD ME THAT THE KID WASNT HIS… YOU THINK YOU KNOW SOMEONE AND WOW… I CANT BELIEVE HE IS BEING SUCH A RETARD IGNORING HIS CHILD!! AND HES 27?!!! WHEN DOES A MAN REALLY GROW UP??

  6. By Trine
    1019 days ago

    Anna has a tattoo saying “Inne Hukommelse Av Elske – Rodney” which is written in Norwegian. I guess she believes this means “In Loving Memory – Rodney”

    Actually, she thinks it mean “In memory of love-Rodney” So I think the translation is pretty correct.

    Anyways, the spelling are wrong… If a norwegian reads it it makes no sense…
    But the thought behind the tattoo is offcourse good.. I would on the other hand check out and be sure that the things written on my body was spelled correctly..

  7. By sione
    1009 days ago

    iam samoan and tongan but i feel ya hawaiians about doze wanabes ya should start a riot if ya want da land back dats wat we would do doze dum asss mtv red neks iz on crack if they think there hawaiian same goes 2 da asians

  8. By tongan
    1009 days ago

    fake asss wanabes i feel ya doe

  9. By samoa
    1009 days ago

    my island cuzins ya need 2 take yo land back asians and whites iz tryna be hawaiian doze dumas wanabes hawaii iz slowly loseing there culture !!!!!!!! just tryna help my polyzz!!!!!!!

  10. By sione
    997 days ago

    they are hella disrespectfull 2 the polynesian people saying there 1 of us and liein and shyt and fukin around like aimals

  11. By sione
    997 days ago

    there hella disrespectfull 2 the polynesian people coming 2 our islands and lieing of the culture ways sayin there polyz but they aint

  12. By sione
    996 days ago

    its more like there takein over da island and lieing 2 da world about da real history and da natives of hawaii people dats da truth!!!!!!

  13. By NZgirl
    973 days ago

    Alex is HOT! anytime he wants some loving from down under let me know!

  14. By CMURDA
    971 days ago

    Casey is my brother glad you guys are getting to see the show over there. They are cool guys

  15. By NZgirl
    970 days ago

    Yea they’re hardcase! Its only just started over here, didn’t realise how far behind be were over here. Like two years judging by the comments made on this blog. Looks like theres a bit of drama ahead!
    My brother was living over there for a while pretty keen to call in and catch a few waves on my way to europe atfer seeing the show, Hawaii looks as beautiful as NZ and the Pacific.

  16. By lilly oczevch
    969 days ago

    this show is the best i love it forget those people who say crap about it if you make life fun then there will excitement like they did i love the boys especailly gator keep on surfing

  17. By NZgirl
    968 days ago

    I agree, I watched the episode when they went to Indo today,was soo Jealous!!Looked like soo much fun. It’s way more entertaining than watching mummys and Daddys kids in L.A strutting around worring about which designer to wear or whos got the latest BMW. These guys are living life. Their missions are sick!!

  18. By NZgirl
    968 days ago

    P.S I think it’s really disapointing that poeple are using this blog as a race war too.You all should be proud of your your mixed culture. I watch for the surfing missions and so I can see how beautiful Hawaii is, If you don’t appreciate white people from the other side of the world visitng this definately puts us off…plently of beautiful places around the world not just Lahaina..NZ & Auzzie Kick ass!!

  19. By RHSA
    968 days ago

    AUURRYYYTTEE….that’s all we needed was a lit’l help from others to FIGHT da HATE. Remember what ALOHA means: Love, Compassion & Understanding. All you hate filled Polynesians need to talk to your Tutus….cuz u need some lickens wit da rubah slipah….shoootz. Spread da aloha All OVAH….:)

  20. By RHSA
    968 days ago

    aloha from lahaina.
    would you like to see additional footage of the boys? check em out @ there online video channel http://www.youtube.com/rhsurfacademy also
    check out there myspace http://www.myspace.com/royalhawaiiansurfacademy
    and get in the loop and hear about the latest & greatest adventures. Aloha, KIMO Chairman Of Da Board.