12-30-2014, 05:30 PM
My neighbor is the real estate agent featured in the Puna episode that you are discussing. I have purchased two properties through him. He is an honest, hard working guy. He told me about the Hawaii Life episode when he shot it back in early May... before the June 27th Lava Flow. The show is NOT fake, but several portions are staged. The yoga couple in the Puna episode were really his clients and he showed them about 20 houses. When they agreed to do the show, Evan had to get two of the 20 sellers to agree to sign a waiver and let a TV crew shoot for many hours. He said that part wasn't easy. When the episode was finished being filmed, their offer on that 9th Street house was finally accepted, so escrow was just opening. If you guys really watch Hawaii Life, you will notice that about 40% of the time, there is an UPDATE at the end where they say the couple wasn't able to secure that house, and are either still looking, or found another one. This is because the show is not faked and sometimes offers are not accepted, or escrow doesn't close. The show House Hunters does require their people to be in escrow before they will shoot any footage. Hawaii Life doesn't work that way.