Nuuanu home, with goat, was ready for its close-up

By Mike Gordon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 04, 2011

~~<p>When Hollywood knocks on someone's door with the intent to rent a house for a movie, it's not uncommon for a director to replace the owner's furniture with items that better fit the vision or theme of the film. Walls might be painted and curtains replaced. If the carpet is the wrong color, away it goes.</p>
<p>But when Alexander Payne saw Tiare Finney's historic home in upper Nuuanu, the director pronounced it a perfect fit for "The Descendants" — from the two-story home's colonial-revival design to Poppy, the pudgy pygmy goat who lives in the front yard.</p>
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When Hollywood knocks on someone's door with the intent to rent a house for a movie, it's not uncommon for a director to replace the owner's furniture with items that better fit the vision or theme of the film. Walls might be painted and curtains replaced. If the carpet is the wrong color, away it goes.

But when Alexander Payne saw Tiare Finney's historic home in upper Nuuanu, the director pronounced it a perfect fit for "The Descendants" — from the two-story home's colonial-revival design to Poppy, the pudgy pygmy goat who lives in the front yard. Login for more...