Hawaii Five-O

Show Summary

Aired: 1968 - 1980
Show Type: Live Action
Country of Origin: US

Hawaii Five-0 is the name of a special police unit consisting of no more than four men at a time, although it can freely call upon the Honolulu Police Department for more men if needed. Answerable only to the governor, Five-0 investigates the most important and sensational crimes, ranging from murder and kidnapping to terrorism and international espionage. Five-0's leader is ex-Navy Intelligence investigator Steve McGarrett, a tough Irish cop possessed with a determined nature, a hatred of crime and an elaborate bouffant hairdo. Other Five-O personnel included Dan Williams, second-in-command and "Dan-O" to McGarrett; pipe-smoking Chinese Chin Ho Kelly, native Hawaiian Kono; Samoan detective Ben Kokua; and Hawaiian Duke Lukela, who worked his way up from patrolman. McGarrett's archenemy was Red Chinese agent Wo Fat, whose plans were always thwarted by McGarrett, and who always managed to escape the reach of the law--at least until the final episode.

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Posted: 04/14/2006

I do not remember whether I have seen the show
but the song is familiar

Posted: 08/18/2006

Great theme song (by the Ventures), great show. The good guys were always really good and the bad guys were always reeeeeeallly baaaaad. And they always got theirs in the end. Along with "The Waltons" at 7 and "Barnaby Jones" at 9, this made mid-1970s Thursday nights worth watching.

mr3uriousPosted: 09/08/2006

I like when Jack Lord turns to the camera in the intro!

noneabve1Posted: 05/07/2009

For those who love the theme music, check out a song by Radio Birdman called "Aloha, Steve and Dan-O". It Rocks!!!

noneabve1Posted: 05/07/2009

I lived in Honolulu for several years and always thought this show was the best portrayal of life there....more than other shows with Hawaii as a backdrop.
Also, I loved Wo Fat...so charmingly eeeeviiilll!! Did you know that he wasn't remotely Asian in ancestry??...lol. He was born Kenneth Dickerson and was Anglo-Egyptian-Sudanese. Very educated, too. Author. My fave movie he was in was "Seconds" with Rock Hudson.

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