Episode 1
Aired Jun 14, 2004
Pilot
Hotel owner Vincent Colville works to ensure that past relationships, unresolved feelings, and a diverse staff with individual interests do not interfere with the running of The Grand Waimea.
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Episode 2
Aired Jun 21, 2004
Tessa
A down-on-her-luck guest wangles a job as a hotel maid at the Grand Waimea, then parlays it into a promotion to concierge; Nicole and Jason struggle to find a professional and personal balance.
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Episode 3
Aired Jun 28, 2004
Surprise Party
Nicole is surprised and frightened when her Manhattan friends come to the islands to throw her a birthday party.
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Episode 4
Aired Jul 5, 2004
Meteor Shower
Nicole's handsome, successful fiance arrives, and Jason is surprised to find that he likes the man; Tessa contends with astronomers who are in town to witness an event that only happens every 70 years; Gabriel risks his job.
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Episode 5
Aired Jul 12, 2004
My Boyfriend's Back
Tessa's ex-boyfriend arrives at the hotel, determined to get her to help him run his latest scam; Jason and Vincent become suspicious of Morgan's fiance, who works for the hotel magnate eyeing the Grand Waimea for takeover.
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Episode 6
Aired Jul 19, 2004
Secret Service
Celebrity guests like Dennis Rodman, Melissa Joan Hart and the vice president's daughter keep staffers jumping; Tessa helps the vice president's daughter ditch her Secret Service detail; Jason meets Nicole's fiance at a strip club.
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Episode 7
Aired Aug 2, 2004
More
Nicole's father, Walter (Christopher MacDonald), pays a surprise visit to the hotel but gets a surprise himself; Jason tries to forget about Nicole by getting closer to Tess, who is working to help Walter take over the Grand Waimea.
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Episode 8
Aired Aug 9, 2004
Burned
Nicole needs cheering up after leaving her fiance at the altar; Jason thinks Nicole left Morgan for him and tries to explain why he spent the night with Tessa.
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Episode 9
Aired Sep 6, 2004
Ties That Bind
Jason resolves to ferret the truth about the fire at his father's surf shop; a past rivalry between Walter and Vincent leads to a startling revelation; MJ is on a mission to win Chris back, as Gabriel meets the girl of his dreams.
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Episode 10
Aired Sep 13, 2004
Vice
Frankie's club opening is a great success, but police inform him that some illegal activity may jeopardize it; Nicole is caught between her father and Jason, who suspects that Walter will do anything to end their relationship.
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Episode 11
Aired Sep 20, 2004
Alexandra
Alexandra Hudson arrives and announces that she is the illegitimate daughter of hotel magnate Walter Booth, and Nicole's half sister; Walter continues to threaten Vincent's ownership of the hotel and enlists Tessa's help.
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Episode 12
Aired Sep 27, 2004
Bellport
Alexandra continues to try to get to know her father while helping Nicole find out more about the disappearance of her mother; Vincent's ownership of the hotel is at stake when Tessa makes a discovery about his investors.
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Episode 13
Aired Nov 4, 2004
Leverage
Alexandra decides to clean house, so she fires Vincent and promotes Tessa to be Nicole's boss; Jason shows Alexandra that there is more to running a hotel than just majority ownership; Gabriel gets Erika a job at the Surf Hut.
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Episode 14
Aired Nov 11, 2004
Illusions
Clayton threatens to expose MJ's secret; Alexandra resorts to blackmail; hotel politics escalate; Vincent nearly loses everything playing high-stakes poker in Hong Kong.
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Episode 15
Aired Nov 18, 2004
The Big One
Alexandra sends Tessa and Jason to a black-tie charity event to represent the hotel; Gabriel is approached about sponsorship from a major surfwear company; MJ tries to make amends with Chris.
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Episode 16
Aired Dec 2, 2004
The Cook, the Waitress, the GM and his Lover
Jason's slip has caused much more damage to his relationship with Nicole than he first realized; realizing he needs to get his life on track, Chris accepts the deal Alexandra offers; MJ's bracelet is collecting many online bids.
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Episode 17
Aired Dec 9, 2004
Sucker Punch
Nicole tells Frankie about Jason's slip of the tongue, and Frankie's temper takes over; Jason takes extreme steps to keep his land from being bought up by Regal Hawaiian; Gabriel hits the waves in his most important competition.
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Episode 18
Aired Dec 16, 2004
Catwalk
Tessa has to step in and model when a fashion designer's top model is injured; Jason tries to mend his friendship with Frankie; MJ has too much to drink at the fashion show.
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Episode 19
Aired Jan 6, 2005
Shark
Frankie takes Tessa to the annual family barbecue to meet his mother; Tommy gets a bad review at the hotel, and Nicole must ask him to change the menu; Jason takes drastic measures when he learns that Vincent's drug-running days are not over.
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Episode 20
Aired Jan 13, 2005
The Ex-Games
After the gang comes up with Jason's bail money, the police ask him to help them implicate Vincent, which Jason refuses to do until he learns that Vincent lied to him.
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