About this series
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".
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Quick facts
First Aired
1968
Seasons
12
Episodes
284
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.2/10
Votes
157
Genre
Action & Adventure, Drama
Status
Ended
Network
CBS
Director
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
Cocoon (1)
Red Chinese agent Wo Fat uses a sensory deprivation chamber to procure information from U.S. agents. Steve McGarrett, head of Hawaii Five-O, investigates the death of a close frien…
S01E02
Cocoon (2)
McGarrett is caught and cocooned, and must escape this torture and shut down Wo Fat's operation.
S01E03
Full Fathom Five
Victor Reese and his wife Nora are conning rich widows out of their savings, and then poisoning them and dumping them in the ocean. McGarrett and company hatch a plan to use a fema…
S01E04
Strangers In Our Own Land
Five-O probes into the death of an official who was instrumental in the development of the islands, and discovers a tangled web of lies and deception.
S01E05
Tiger By The Tail
A young singer, Bobby George, plans his own kidnapping as a stunt, but when his father offers $500,000 for his release, his co-conspirators decide to double-cross him and take the …
S01E06
Samurai
McGarrett and the gang must simultaneously protect a gangster from Japanese assassins and also try to convict him for his underworld activities.
S01E07
... And They Painted Daisies On His Coffin
Danny Williams is accused of shooting an apparently unarmed young boy. Meanwhile, in his investigation, McGarrett comes up against Big Chicken, a nasty dope dealer.
S01E08
Twenty-Four Karat Kill
A woman buys fish from a monger, and is followed home and murdered. McGarrett and the team must discover who killed her and stop smugglers from completing their operation.
S01E09
The Ways Of Love
After a girl dies during a high speed chase, a trail of clues leads McGarrett to a Los Angeles prison, where he must act the part of convict Steve Crowley to gain the trust of his …
S01E10
No Blue Skies
When a singer, Joey Rand, finds that his career doesn't pay well enough, he turns to cat burglary. However he doesn't reckon on Hawaii Five-O.
S01E11
By the Numbers
A winning lottery ticket drags an army private into a the murky world of mob politics and vice.
S01E12
Yesterday Died And Tomorrow Won't Be Born
When McGarrett is shot and badly wounded on a beachside jog, Danno and the team must work feverishly to find the culprit and prevent him from committing any more murders.
S01E13
Deathwatch
McGarrett must protect a protect a mob underboss so he is able to testify against his superior, Joe Matsukino. However, Matsukino has many tricks up his sleeve to silence his forme…
S01E14
Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember
When a young female student is found murdered on campus, suspicions fall on her boyfriend but McGarrett senses that something is not right.
S01E15
King Of The Hill
Danno is taken hostage by a Vietnam veteran who is suffering delusional flashbacks and sees everyone as forces sent to kill him.
S01E16
Up Tight
Young Eadie Hastings cannot be saved by Danno from jumping of a cliff, and Five-O think that she was high on speed. They track her source to a crank teacher, Professor David Stone,…
S01E17
Face Of The Dragon
A man is found dead after having been robbed by a motorcyclist with a gun, and McGarrett is shocked to discover that the man was suffering from bubonic plague. The islands are quar…
S01E18
The Box
Big Chicken returns in a tense prison hostage drama when McGarrett has to give himself over to the criminals as a bargaining chip and use psychology to take control of the situatio…
S01E19
One For The Money
When a girl is found murdered and numbered
'one', McGarrett suspects a serial killer. However the killer seems to be very selective in targeting members of a particular company, …
S01E20
Along Came Joey
When the boxing son of a policeman, Phil Kalama, is killed, he starts a personal vendetta, and McGarrett must both solve the crime and stop Kalama from committing another murder.
S01E21
Once Upon A Time (1)
When the son of McGarrett's sister falls ill with cancer and she becomes involved in ‘naturology', her husband calls in Steve to investigate and persuade her to stop paying for t…
S01E22
Once Upon A Time (2)
McGarrett must use all legal means possible to win the court case against Dr. C.L. Fremont, stopping her fake treatments and saving his sister from more anguish and pain.
S01E23
Not That Much Different
When a leader of a student peace movement is killed, McGarrett has to investigate the murder against a wall of silence and a distrust of the police by the activists.
S01E24
Six Kilos
Chin Ho and Dan Williams are tracking a safecracker but he pulls a gun and Danno ends up shooting him. McGarrett takes his identity of Harry Brown and must infiltrate a sophisticat…
S01E25
The Big Kahuna
Sam Kalakua, a distant cousin of Kono, is being frightened into an early grave by an fake apparition of a Hawaiian god created by his nephew, who wants to sell the estate to a land…
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Questions about Hawaii Five-O
How many seasons does Hawaii Five-O have?
Hawaii Five-O has 12 seasons and 284 episodes total.
Who created Hawaii Five-O?
Hawaii Five-O was created by Leonard Freeman and first aired in 1968.
What genre is Hawaii Five-O?
Hawaii Five-O is a Action & Adventure, Drama series.
Who stars in Hawaii Five-O?
The cast of Hawaii Five-O includes Jack Lord, Herman Wedemeyer, William Smith, Richard Denning, Sharon Farrell.
What is the TMDB rating for Hawaii Five-O?
Hawaii Five-O has a TMDB rating of 7.2/10 based on 157 votes.
