Hawaii Five-O: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hawaii Five-0 was filmed entirely on location in Hawaii, the show followed Jack Lord as he played Steve McGarrett, head of an elite state police unit investigating "organized crime, murder, assassination attempts, foreign agents, felonies of every type." James MacArthur played his second-in-command Danny ("Danno") Williams, with local actors Kam Fong, Zulu, Al Harrington, and Herman Wedemeyer, among others, playing members of the Five-O team.

Series details

• Title: Hawaii Five-O
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime
• Premiere date: 1968-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1980-04-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 962

Cast and credited roles

• Jack Lord — Detective Steve McGarrett
• James MacArthur — Detective Danny "Danno" Williams
• Kam Fong — Detective Chin Ho Kelly
• Zulu — Detective Kono Kalakaua
• Herman Wedemeyer — Detective Edward D. "Duke" Lukela
• Al Harrington — Detective Ben Kokura
• William Smith — Detective James 'Kimo' Carew
• Sharon Farrell — Detective Lori Wilson
• Moe Keale — Detective Truck Kealoha

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1968-09-20; final listed air date 1969-03-19.
• Season 2: premiered 1969-09-24; final listed air date 1970-03-11.
• Season 3: premiered 1970-09-16; final listed air date 1971-03-10.
• Season 4: premiered 1971-09-14; final listed air date 1972-03-07.
• Season 5: premiered 1972-09-12; final listed air date 1973-03-13.
• Season 6: premiered 1973-09-11; final listed air date 1974-02-26.
• Season 7: premiered 1974-09-10; final listed air date 1975-03-25.
• Season 8: premiered 1975-09-12; final listed air date 1976-03-04.
• Season 9: premiered 1976-09-30; final listed air date 1977-05-05.
• Season 10: premiered 1977-09-15; final listed air date 1978-05-04.
• Season 11: premiered 1978-09-28; final listed air date 1979-04-05.
• Season 12: premiered 1979-10-04; final listed air date 1980-04-05.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hawaii Five-O on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.