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The detective show set in Hawaii which ran in the late 1950s and early 1960s was Hawaiian Eye, which starred Connie Stevens, Robert Conrad, and Troy Donahue.

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I believe you are referring to Hawaii 5-0, starring Jack Lord.

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Tom Selleck starred in Magnum, P.I.

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