Hawaii Five-0 (2010– )

Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-O). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams and Kono Kalakaua.

Creator:

Leonard Freeman

Stars:

Alex O'Loughlin, Grace Park, Scott Caan

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Alex O'Loughlin	...	Steve McGarrett (72 episodes, 2010-2013)
Grace Park	...	Kono Kalakaua (72 episodes, 2010-2013)
Scott Caan	...	Danny 'Danno' Williams (71 episodes, 2010-2013)
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Chin Ho Kelly (71 episodes, 2010-2013)
Masi Oka	...	Dr. Max Bergman (51 episodes, 2010-2013)
Taylor Wily	...	Kamekona (40 episodes, 2010-2013)
Michelle Borth	...	Catherine Rollins (30 episodes, 2010-2013)

Storyline

Hawaii doesn't have its own state police force but the Governor has set up a special task force, which becomes known as "Five-0", to investigate serious crimes on the islands. Reserve Naval officer Steve McGarrett heads the team with Danny Williams as his second in command and together they tackle a range of crimes with more far-reaching consequences than those dealt with by HPD, including terrorism and serious organized crime.

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Plot Keywords:

hawaii | police | island native | investigation | based on tv series | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Havaiji 5-0

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kurtzman Orci Paper Products, 101st Street Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Grace Park plays Kono, a role originally played by Zulu. This marks the second time Park has starred in a re-imagined television series playing a role originated by a man, the first being Boomer from the rebooted Battlestar Galactica series, a role played in the original by Herbert Jefferson Jr..

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Goofs

The HPD police cruisers used throughout the series are the civilian-spec Chevrolet Impala sedans (2006 - present) seen with the HPD livery. The Impala squads seen throughout the series have the 5-spoke alloy wheels - which is not available with the 9C1 police package option (2006 - present Impalas come with 16 inch steel wheels with bolt-on center caps or the full-wheel hubcaps seen on the civilian 2000-05 base Impala).

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Connections

Referenced in Parks and Recreation: Correspondents' Lunch (2013)

User Reviews

Highly entertaining cop show

I have never seen an episode of the original 'Hawaii Five-O' (although I will certainly give it a go if it is ever repeated on television) so I have no preconceptions of what to expect with this rebooted version. However, I do love American cop shows and have been looking forward to this since I first heard it was being produced. For those unfamiliar with the premise, the show is set in Hawaii and centres on a newly formed police unit consisting of ex-Navy SEAL Steve McGarrett, New Jersey detective Danny Williams (who has grudgingly moved to Hawaii to be with his young daughter), wrongly disgraced Hawaiian detective Chin Ho Kelly and his rookie cousin Kono Kalakaua (who, apparently, was a guy in the 1970s version but is played by Grace Park in this version).

'Hawaii Five-O' is very much a light, fast action show and doesn't pretend to be anything more. To watch this show, you are required to sit back, relax and suspend your belief. since the characters and story lines are the television version of 'Bad Boys' and 'Lethal Weapon'. As a fan of shows like 'LA Heat' and 'Fastlane', it is refreshing to see the car chases, cop banter and beating up of bad guys that is found in 'Hawaii Five-O'. If you are wanting realism and dark story lines then watch 'Criminal Minds' or 'Blue Bloods' instead, both of which are also good for different reasons to why this show is enjoyable. There is so much realism on television today that I do like something that is pure and simple fun although I do hope that as the show progresses, we will see the characters develop and strengthen.

It certainly a show that deserves a look-in. Even if one doesn't like the characters or the story lines, it's worth watching just to see beautiful Hawaii and the wonderful sun (for British viewers, this is probably the only chance we'll get to see the sun until June, if then!).