Ka Hakaka Maika'i (24 Oct. 2011)

While Five-0 tries to figure out who killed a well-known Honolulu businessman, Joe gets an unwelcome visitor while trying to search for answers about the video.

Director:

Larry Teng

Writers:

Alex Kurtzman (developer), Roberto Orci (developer),

Stars:

Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Alex O'Loughlin	...	Steve McGarrett
Scott Caan	...	Danny 'Danno' Williams
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Chin Ho Kelly
Grace Park	...	Kono Kalakaua
Masi Oka	...	Dr. Max Bergman
Lauren German	...	Lori Weston
Daniela Ruah	...	Kensi Blye
Mark Dacascos	...	Wo Fat
Shawn Hatosy	...	Marshall Martell
Annie Wersching	...	Samantha Martell
Taylor Wily	...	Kamekona
Gino Anthony Pesi	...	Vitor Boriero
Chuck Liddell	...	Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell
Terry O'Quinn	...	Joe White
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kila Packett	...	Dave Lockhart

Storyline

Amidst a wave of robberies with relatives tied up as leverage for the owner to 'cooperate', laundry chain owner Griffin's corpse is found tied-up at home. However he was alone and actually killed before. Danny fatherly breaks the news to crushed bright pre-teen son Josh, whose custody and management of the firm go to his aunt, Samantha Martell, who left it, perhaps forcibly, to head the Griffin charity, which looks after street children, mainly by offering free gym programs. While the team works out the identity and motive of the fiend, Joe White calls a marker on a lip-reader to clarify father McGarret's investigation, but that leads to a direct confrontation with Wo Fat, who kills again to stop them.

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Plot Keywords:

father son relationship | locker room | father figure | fight | towel | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

K/O Paper Products, 101st Street Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

McGarrett's Silverado Crew Cab truck seen during the epilogue has the license plate F6-3958 - this was the same plate number used on the original series on McGarrett's Mercury Park Lane and Marquis sedans used throughout the series run.

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Goofs

While examining the body, Max states that due to the size of the bullet hole on the victim's chest, the gun used was a .38 caliber. In truth, the .38, .380, 9x18, and 9x19 rounds are virtually indistinguishable by naked eye, being mere hundredths of an inch difference in diameter.

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Quotes

Lieutenant Commander Joe White: [about Kensi Blye] Steve, she's young enough to be my daughter.
Steve McGarrett: You know something Joe, she kind of reminds me of wife number 2. Tall, dark, lethal. Seems to be your type.
Lieutenant Commander Joe White: Sorry, you're breaking up.

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Connections

References NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Thunderstruck
(uncredited)
Written by Malcolm Young and Angus Young
Performed by AC/DC

User Reviews

Showing off Tattoo ***

Since proving herself worthy, Kono was given little opportunity in this episode.

You knew that something was up when the robbers were caught so early in the game. Of course, they had nothing to do with the homicide as we see the blame for that one going around and around.

For charity purposes, McGarrett agrees to go into the ring. You wonder how this can be tied to the general story, but presto, it is done quite well in that regard.

What was John McGarrett up to? What's with Wo-Fat? Will they ever capture this guy?