The Real World: Hawaii is the eighth season of MTV

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's reality television

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 series The Real World

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, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. First airing in 1999, the cast lived in a modern beach house in Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...

. This was the second of five seasons to be filmed outside of the continental United States (The Real World: London

The Real World: London

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in 1995, The Real World: Paris

The Real World: Paris

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in 2003, The Real World: Sydney

The Real World: Sydney

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in 2007, and The Real World: Cancun

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in 2009), the only season not named after a city, and the first season set in the United States

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 to be filmed outside of the mainland United States. It is notable for the cast's concerns over castmate Ruthie Alcaide's excessive drinking, resulting in her leaving he house to enter an alcohol treatment program, which is cited as one of the series' memorable moments by Time

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magazine.

The residence

The cast resided in a 4095 square feet (380.4 m²), single story, three bedroom, four bathroom house at 3169 Diamond Head Road in Diamond Head, Hawaii

Diamond Head, Hawaii

Diamond Head is the name of a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and known to Hawaiians as Lēahi, most likely from lae 'browridge, promontory' plus ahi 'tuna' because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin...

. The property's two-story guest house housed the Control Room and production offices during the filming. At the time of the filming of the series, the Diamond Head House rented for $10,000.00 USD a month, and was listed for sale for $7,500,000 in 2006. By March 2008, both houses were torn down, and new building permits were issued in February 2008.

Assignment

Almost every season of The Real World, beginning with its fifth season

The Real World: Miami

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, has included the assignment of a season-long group job or task to the housemates. The seven housemates worked at the Waikiki Location of Local Motion, a clothing and surf apparel store. They were responsible for booking in-store entertainment under a company they christened "7 Strangers Productions."

Cast

Cast Member	Age	Hometown	Stats
Colin Mortensen	19	Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak....	Colin was a college student at UC Berkeley prior to filming the show. Originally, he was one of the people who just missed making the cast, and was chosen instead to host an hour long look at the casting process. In the last segment of the casting special, he met with the show's producers. There, they informed him that he was the final housemate, much to his surprise. Despite initially returning Amaya's affections, he eventually came to feel, along with Kaia and Matt, that Amaya was needy. He was also upset that she flirted with friends of his when they came to visit. Other cast members also disliked how Colin treated Amaya and how he talked to her.
Amaya Brecher	21	Oakland, California Oakland, California Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...	Amaya is a woman who attends UCLA. She became attracted to Colin, with whom she had an on-off relationship. Amaya revealed that in the past she had an eating disorder and issues with her body, but insisted that this was no longer the case. Near the end of the season, the bulk of her roommates began to turn on her, citing her insecure nature and speaking ill of them outside of their presence.And now a little girl born in september 13, 1999 was named after Amaya her name is Amaya White and she now lives in oakland.
Matt Simon	22	Del Mar, California Del Mar, California Del Mar is an upscale beach town in San Diego County, California. The population was 4,161 at the 2010 census, down from 4,389 at the 2000 census. The San Diego County Fair is hosted on the Del Mar Fairgrounds every summer. Del Mar is Spanish for "of the sea" or "by the sea", because it is located...	Matt became close with Ruthie's twin sister, particularly during the discussions he, she and her other sister had over Ruthie's drinking problem. He wrote to her when the cast visited India.
Justin Deabler	21	Kingwood, Texas	Justin is an openly gay Gay Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....  student at Harvard Law School Harvard Law School Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...  and a self-described child prodigy Child prodigy A child prodigy is someone who, at an early age, masters one or more skills far beyond his or her level of maturity. One criterion for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 18 years old, who is performing at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding... . He does not develop a rapport with the others. He takes exception to Teck directly asking him if he's gay in the first episode, and is highly critical of almost all of his fellow housemates, the details of which he goes into during the group trip to India. He refers to Kaia as "ineffectual" and says that "Teck's schtick is so tired it's comatose." He tries to sabotage Amaya and Colin's relationship during the India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...  vacation, but after the trip, he leaves the house, leaving partly due to his frustration with the other housemates, but citing as his primary reason a family emergency at home.
Margaret Emily "Kaia" Beck	22	Chicago, Illinois	Kaia's adopted name, means "stability" in Swahili Swahili language Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia... . She was comfortable walking around topless on-camera. She is a student at UC Berkeley, majoring in African-American studies. MTV.com describes her as "a strong woman in every sense of the word", "extremely conscious of her body, [as] she maintains a strict diet and exercise routine." She is also described as an excellent and outspoken debater who will challenge ideas she does not agree with.
Ruthie Alcaide	21	Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...	Ruthie is a bisexual, adopted, Filipina college student at Rutgers University Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American... , and a triplet with a brother and sister, in addition to a second sister. She has a penchant for over drinking, which often results in her passing out at bars, and inappropriate behavior like giving a table dance for her boss' wife. During another binge at the house, she takes a drinking glass and throws it, shattering it. During the first episode, she loses consciousness, and her house mates call the paramedics. Her housemates, along with Ruthie's two sisters, explore the possibility of sending her to a rehab center, but cannot do so without her consent. After Ruthie drives home from a bar intoxicated, her housemates have a meeting with her and tell her she must go to rehab or be evicted from the house. Ruthie feels betrayed, but goes to rehab, eventually returning when her stint is completed.
Tecumseh "Teck" Holmes III	23	Peoria, Illinois Peoria, Illinois Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...	Teck is an outgoing African-American man. He and Ruthie strip naked as soon as they arrive at the house in the season premiere, and jump into the pool.

After filming

Amaya went on to co-host Stargazing and Sign of the Times, two programs on Karma Air, with astrologer Cortney Litwin.

Currently went on to become a singer in a band, and a lecturer on college campuses about her experiences. She has also appeared in alcohol awareness commercials on the Armed Forces Network (AFN). Explaining her dislike of labels pertaining to her sexual orientation, she has stated that she does not like being called "straight", "gay" or "bisexual", saying, "Just call me Ruthie".

Teck Holmes went on to pursue an acting career, appearing in films such as National Lampoon's Van Wilder

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

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, and on television series such as Friends

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and NCIS

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. He is currently hosting the Cartoon Network

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 game show Hole in the Wall.
Amaya Brecher co-hosts Stargazing and Sign of the Times, two programs on Karma Air, with astrologer Cortney Litwin.
Ruthie Alcaide is a singer in a band, and lectures on college campuses about her experiences. Alcaide has also appeared in alcohol awareness commercials on the Armed Forces Network (AFN).

Real World/Road Rules Challenges

Cast Member	RW/RR Challenges Real World/Road Rules Challenge The Challenge is a reality television game show on MTV that is both dependent on and spun off from the network's two flagship reality shows, The Real World and the now cancelled series, Road Rules. It is currently hosted by T.J...	Challenges Won
Colin Mortensen	Battle of the Sexes	Battle of the Sexes
Amaya Brecher	Challenge 2000 The Real World/Road Rules Challenge 2000 Challenge 2000 is the second six-on-six The Challenge in the series. The teams traveled via tour bus starting in Las Vegas, Nevada then moving to the eastern U.S., ending in Miami, Florida after competing in different individual challenges. Each time a team won an individual challenge, they won... , Battle of the Sexes	None
Matt Simon	-	-
Justin Deabler	-	-
Margaret Emily "Kaia" Beck	-	-
Ruthie Alcaide	Battle of the Sexes, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Gauntlet 2 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 2 The Gauntlet II is the 11th season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge and the sequel to The Gauntlet. The Gauntlet II aired in late 2005 and into 2006 with 32 contestants and took place in Trinidad and Tobago. The teams were designated Veterans and Rookies, based on the number of prior Challenge... , The Duel 2 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel 2 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II is the seventeenth season of the MTV television series, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and the sequel to The Duel. It took place in Queenstown, New Zealand, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and Road Rules competing along with several...	None
Tecumseh "Teck" Holmes III	Challenge 2000	None

• Bold indicates the contestant was a finalist on the Challenge, but lost in the Final Race.

External links

• Official site
• The Real World: Hawaii: Full Episode Synopses and Recaps. MTV