Hawaii Five-0 

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-0).

Creators:

Peter M. Lenkov, Leonard Freeman, Alex Kurtzman

Stars:

Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Taylor Wily

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 18 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Alex O'Loughlin	...	Steve McGarrett 196 episodes, 2010-2018
Scott Caan	...	Danny Williams 196 episodes, 2010-2018
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Chin Ho Kelly 168 episodes, 2010-2017
Grace Park	...	Kono Kalakaua 168 episodes, 2010-2017
Masi Oka	...	Max Bergman 135 episodes, 2010-2017
Taylor Wily	...	Kamekona 126 episodes, 2010-2018
Chi McBride	...	Lou Grover 116 episodes, 2013-2018
Jorge Garcia	...	Jerry Ortega 107 episodes, 2013-2018
Dennis Chun	...	Sgt. Duke Lukela 105 episodes, 2010-2018

Storyline

Steve McGarrett comes to Hawaii to avenge his father's death but when the governor offers his own task force, he accepts. He picks up team members on the way, Danny Williams, the head detective on his father's case, Chin Ho Kelly, a former HPD Detective who was fired for accused corruption and McGarrett's father's old patrol partner, Kono Kalakaua, a Cadet at the Police Academy who's 1 week from graduating, Lori Weston entry to Five-O temporarily, how Catharine Rollins a girl friend of Steve and Captain Lou Grover, a former Chicago PD Head of SWAT.

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Plot Keywords:

hawaii | teamwork | yakuza | swimwear | crime investigation | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hawaii Five-0

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several references to the Star Trek franchise (from the original series, spin-offs, and feature films with the original series and spin-off cast including) have been featured throughout the series. During season two, Dr. Max Bergman's (Masi Oka's) VW 181 has a "Warp 9" personalized license plate, while in season three, George Takei guest starred as Chin's uncle (Takei appeared on Hawaii Five-O (1968) back in 1975 during season eight). Also, Dr. Bergman's feud with Dr. Dhawan was over a Yeoman Janice Rand action figure, which was revealed during season five. Supporting cast member Terry O'Quinn (Joe White) appeared on a Star Trek spin-off as a Starfleet Admiral, and during season seven, Rosalind Chao (Keiko Ishakawa O'Brien from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)) as the Governor of Hawaii. Daniel Dae Kim appeared on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), and writers Roberto Orci and producer Alex Kurtzman (who are part of the Kelvin timeline Star Trek film series). Kurtzman is also the co-creator of Star Trek: Discovery, the most recent Star Trek TV series, set in the Original timeline. Also, Peter Weller (who guest starred in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) and Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) as Admiral Alexander Marcus) has directed some of this show, including, season three, episode fifteen, "Hookman".

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Goofs

The silver Camaro that is driven in the series is an RS model as is seen in the RS emblem in the front grill; however, in some scenes filmed inside the car, the headrests have the SS logo stitched into them. In other scenes, the headrests do not have the SS logo.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Steve McGarrett: Book'em, Danno!

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Crazy Credits

Each episode title is in the Hawaiian language.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.191 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Hawaii 5-0 Theme
Written by Morton Stevens
Performed by Brian Tyler

User Reviews

Shows Promise but...

Let's start with arguably the best and most recognized TV score of all time. If the producers want to use the original theme song, then why shorten it? It reminded me of the truncated TV tunes of re-runs in syndication.

Now for the pilot episode. I thought it odd that Hawaii 5-0 would open with a scene in South Korea. It's like stumbling out of bed in the morning not exactly sure what you're going to do that day.

There are also seemed to be to much gun play and not enough acting. The dialog and some of the background setup (Danno's family situation, for example) was a bit too cliché. Some of the personal background could be better developed over time rather than cramming it into one episode while chasing the bad guys.

The overall storyline for the pilot was excellent, though. It gave background to 5-0's beginnings and it maintained a certain consistency and plausibility with TOS while adding the dimension of McGarrett and his father.

Some of the dialog resulted in an approving chuckle from me.

The episode began to gel about 2/3 in and by the end of the show, I felt comfortable with the main characters and looked forward to the next chapter.