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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- Seasons
- 12
- Episodes aired
- 284
- Latest aired
- S12E20
- Total runtime
- 11d 16h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 1968 – March 1969 25 episodes
- Season 2 September 1969 – March 1970 25 episodes
- Season 3 September 1970 – March 1971 24 episodes
- Season 4 September 1971 – March 1972 24 episodes
- Season 5 September 1972 – March 1973 24 episodes
- Season 6 September 1973 – February 1974 24 episodes
- Season 7 September 1974 – March 1975 24 episodes
- Season 8 September 1975 – March 1976 24 episodes
- Season 9 September 1976 – May 1977 24 episodes
- Season 10 September 1977 – May 1978 24 episodes
- Season 11 September 1978 – April 1979 22 episodes
- Season 12 October 1979 – April 1980 20 episodes
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S04E01 Highest Castle, Deepest Grave
September 14 · 60min find the promo
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A ten year old case is reopened when an archaeological dig unearths the skeletons of two murder victims.
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S04E02 No Bottles... No Cans... No People
September 21 · 60min find the promo
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Gangster Johnny Oporta arranges for his enemies to be murdered and then covers up his crimes by incinerating their bodies. McGarrett and the others must stop this murderous spree.
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S04E03 Wednesday, Ladies Free
September 28 · 60min find the promo
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Vic Tanaka is murdering women and painting their faces to resemble a prostitute he once knew, who is now happily married. McGarrett and his team must find the killer before he does any more damage.
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S04E04 3,000 Crooked Miles To Honolulu
October 5 · 60min find the promo
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Five-O is up against a sophisticated gang who have come to Hawaii to cash $750,000 of traveller's cheques.
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S04E05 Two Doves And Mr. Heron
October 12 · 60min find the promo
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A hippie robs an embezzler of the key to a locker containing $250,000. Meanwhile, Danno is trying to contact the daughter of his Berkeley University landlady, who happens to be the hippie's girlfriend…
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S04E06 ...And I Want Some Candy And A Gun That Shoots
October 19 · 60min find the promo
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Young Vietnam veteran and marksman Billy Shem Jr. buys a rifle under false pretences and proceeds to a bunker at Diamond Head. He then takes pot shots at the people on the road and then the police who arrive. McGarrett must neutralise the threat he poses by any means possible.
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S04E07 Air Cargo -- Dial For Murder
October 26 · 60min find the promo
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While investigating the death of a security agent at an airport, McGarrett comes into contact with a gang who hijack cargo.
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S04E08 For A Million... Why Not?
November 2 · 60min find the promo
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Five seemingly good citizens with different motives band together to steal $6,000,000 while McGarrett is away on Maui at a trial.
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S04E09 The Burning Ice
November 9 · 60min find the promo
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McGarrett finds holes in a convict's story and a husband becomes a suspect in the murder of his wife.
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S04E10 Rest In Peace, Somebody
November 16 · 60min find the promo
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A policeman who was kicked off the force blames McGarrett and Five-O and plans to kill the Governor.
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S04E11 A Matter Of Mutual Concern
November 23 · 60min find the promo
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McGarrett must deal with the conflicts between four gangs of differing ethnic background, and try to uncover illegal activities.
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S04E12 Nine, Ten -- You're Dead
November 30 · 60min find the promo
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A mob boss seeks revenge on a former boxer who smashed the hand of a novice to prevent him from ending up ruining his life in the boxing ring.
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S04E13 Is This Any Way To Run A Paradise?
December 21 · 60min find the promo
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McGarrett and the team must find out who is behind a series of ecological stunts, when it is feared that a company executive will be their next target.
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S04E14 Odd Man In
December 28 · 60min find the promo
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A veteran criminal who has already had dealings with Five-O escapes, and plans to steal millions of dollars from drug smugglers.
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S04E15 Bait Once, Bait Twice
January 4 · 60min find the promo
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A woman attempts suicide in order to get her boyfriend to come out into the open and expose himself to an assassination attempt.
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S04E16 The Ninety-Second War (1)
January 11 · 60min find the promo
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McGarrett is framed in an elaborate set up by Wo Fat, and has to contend with a foreign double amongst other problems.
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S04E17 The Ninety-Second War (2)
January 18 · 60min find the promo
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Several faces from the past reappear as McGarrett must stop Wo Fat from carrying out his plan, a ninety second attack on a missile tracking base.
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S04E18 Skinhead
January 25 · 60min find the promo
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When a young woman is beaten and raped and a soldier is arrested for the crime, McGarrett begins to have doubts about his guilt.
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S04E19 While You're At It, Bring In The Moon
February 1 · 60min find the promo
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An eccentric billionaire is accused of murdering a business associate, but will not leave his boat to defend himself against the accusations, allowing his associates to declare him mentally incompetent.
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S04E20 Cloth Of Gold
February 8 · 60min find the promo
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Three real estate crooks die horrible and mysterious shellfish related deaths, and McGarrett and the others must establish the link between them, and who has reason to want them dead.
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S04E21 Good Night, Baby - Time To Die!
February 15 · 60min find the promo
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McGarrett sets up a cordon of police around a young woman to capture her boyfriend who has escaped from jail, but all is not as it seems…
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S04E22 Didn't We Meet At A Murder?
February 22 · 60min find the promo
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A young widow becomes part of a blackmail plot involving the murder of a Chicago mobster.
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S04E23 Follow The White Brick Road
February 29 · 60min find the promo
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Danno goes undercover onboard a Navy ship to try and uncover how sailors are smuggling heroin onto the islands.
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S04E24 R&R -- &R
March 7 · 60min find the promo
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A psychotic man named Ralston is killing the wives of members of his army unit, and Five-O, including Kono on his last case, must stop him before he commits any more crazed attacks.