Hawaii Five-0 backdrop
Hawaii Five-0 poster
Crime
Drama
Action & Adventure

The Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-0

Every episode of Hawaii Five-0 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-0!

The Best Episodes of 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...
  1. Background image for Oia‘i‘o (Trust)
    8.9/10(993 votes)

    #1 - Oia‘i‘o (Trust)

    S1:E24

    When Five-0 gets too close to the truth about Wo Fat and his associates, the criminal mastermind retaliates by trying to destroy the team. They've always played by their own rules, but when the Governor can no longer protect them, it's time for Five-0 to pay the consequences of their actions.

    0 Comments
    View all
  2. Background image for Ho‘onani Makuakane (Honor Thy Father)
    8.9/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - Ho‘onani Makuakane (Honor Thy Father)

    S4:E10

    The attempted murder of a Pearl Harbor veteran leads Five-0 to use decades old evidence to investigate a deadly crime committed within the internment camps on Oahu during World War II.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Ha‘i‘ole (Unbreakable)
    8.7/10(967 votes)

    #3 - Ha‘i‘ole (Unbreakable)

    S2:E1

    While McGarrett sits in prison awaiting trial for the murder of the governor, Danny brings him a surprise visitor to help clear him. Meanwhile, Kono is suspended from the force, pending an internal investigation.

    0 Comments
    View all
  4. Background image for Ua Hala (Death in the Family)
    8.7/10(757 votes)

    #4 - Ua Hala (Death in the Family)

    S2:E23

    Five-0 is in hot pursuit of a shooter who guns down one of their own, while another team member is forced to choose which of their kidnapped loved ones will live.

    0 Comments
    View all
  5. Background image for Ki‘ilua (Deceiver)
    8.6/10(824 votes)

    #5 - Ki‘ilua (Deceiver)

    S2:E10

    McGarrett finds himself in need of the Five-0’s help when he goes to North Korea with Jenna Kaye to deliver a ransom to rebels who are holding her fiancé hostage. Meanwhile, the Five-0 investigate the murder of an investigative reporter who seems to have ties to Jenna.

    0 Comments
    View all
  6. Background image for Inā Paha (If Perhaps)
    8.6/10(903 votes)

    #6 - Inā Paha (If Perhaps)

    S5:E7

    When McGarrett is kidnapped by Wo Fat, he experiences what would have happened to the team if they had taken a very different path, on the 100th episode.

    0 Comments
    View all
  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 WORST Episodes of Hawaii Five-0

    READ
  8. Background image for O ke ali’I wale no ka’u makemake (My Desire Is Only For The Chief)
    8.6/10(616 votes)

    #7 - O ke ali’I wale no ka’u makemake (My Desire Is Only For The Chief)

    S6:E25

    In order to stop a meth epidemic on the Island, McGarrett and Danny go undercover as pilots, but when McGarrett is seriously wounded, Danny is forced to break their cover in order to save his partner’s life.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for I Ka Wa Mamua (In a Time Past)
    8.5/10(719 votes)

    #8 - I Ka Wa Mamua (In a Time Past)

    S3:E6

    When Danny is forced to remain completely still while bomb technicians disarm a bomb that he has accidentally almost triggered, McGarrett distracts him by getting his partner to tell the story about his toughest and most emotional case from his days as a cop in New Jersey.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Aloha Ke Kahi I Ke Kahi (We Need Each Another)
    8.5/10(822 votes)

    #9 - Aloha Ke Kahi I Ke Kahi (We Need Each Another)

    S4:E1

    After McGarrett and Wo Fat narrowly escape from maximum security, gunmen storm Five-0 headquarters, compromising Kono and Adam's secret location in Hong Kong and forcing McGarrett to break the law and turn on his own in order to find a kidnapped Catherine.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Pa'a ka 'ipuka i ka 'upena nananana (The Entrance is Stopped with a Spider’s Web)
    8.5/10(554 votes)

    #10 - Pa'a ka 'ipuka i ka 'upena nananana (The Entrance is Stopped with a Spider’s Web)

    S6:E24

    Trapped inside a dilapidated building in Oahu’s Chinatown, Five-0 must protect a wounded Gabriel and plan their escape when enemy gunmen storm the building looking to kill him and anyone who gets in their way.

    0 Comments
    View all
  12. Background image for Ua Hopu (Caught)
    8.4/10(651 votes)

    #11 - Ua Hopu (Caught)

    S2:E22

    Just as McGarrett finally gets his hands on his arch nemesis Wo Fat in a special ops raid, he’s blindsided when he finds that the Japanese Yakuza is hot on their trail and wants them both dead.

    0 Comments
    View all
  13. Background image for Ku I Ka Pili Koko (Blood Brothers)
    8.4/10(611 votes)

    #12 - Ku I Ka Pili Koko (Blood Brothers)

    S4:E19

    Five-0 is set up when a bad tip leads them to an abandoned building that is rigged to explode with McGarrett and Danny trapped inside.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Maja Vrvilo
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Ke Kinohi (The Beginning)
    8.3/10(762 votes)

    #13 - Ke Kinohi (The Beginning)

    S1:E13

    McGarrett discovers new clues in his mother's murder when his sister is kidnapped.

    0 Comments
    View all
  15. Background image for Mai Ka Wa Kahiko (Out of the Past)
    8.3/10(718 votes)

    #14 - Mai Ka Wa Kahiko (Out of the Past)

    S2:E15

    When Danno and his family are targeted by a vengeful dirty cop from Danno's past, the team steps in to help.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Larry Teng
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Olelo Ho‘opa‘i Make (Death Sentence)
    8.3/10(676 votes)

    #15 - Olelo Ho‘opa‘i Make (Death Sentence)

    S3:E13

    Chin Ho is kidnapped and wakes to find himself trapped in Halawa prison disguised as an inmate. With no time to waste, the team must bypass the rules to save Chon Ho’s life.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Ho‘opio (To Take Captive)
    8.3/10(690 votes)

    #16 - Ho‘opio (To Take Captive)

    S3:E22

    When the body of a young girl who was kidnapped 10 years earlier is discovered, Five-0 must hunt down the kidnappers who have now taken their next victim. Meanwhile, Kono asks Catherine for a favor that could damage her relationship with Adam.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Akanahe (Reluctant Partners)
    8.3/10(621 votes)

    #17 - Akanahe (Reluctant Partners)

    S4:E8

    McGarrett and Grover must work together to protect national security after they are tasked by the Governor to serve a warrant to a young computer hacker.

    0 Comments
    View all
  19. Background image for Na hala a ka makua (Sins of the Father)
    8.3/10(590 votes)

    #18 - Na hala a ka makua (Sins of the Father)

    S4:E14

    An escaped convict who wants Five-0 to prove his innocence abducts Danny and McGarrett; Grace punches a person at school.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Peter Weller
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Ka No'eau (The Painter)
    8.3/10(602 votes)

    #19 - Ka No'eau (The Painter)

    S5:E4

    When a Detroit hit man is taken out by one of his colleagues on the streets of Oahu, Five-0 is shocked to learn the killer's surprising motives. Meanwhile, Chin puts his career on the line to help Danny get the money he needs to save his brother's life.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Peter Weller
  21. Background image for Pono Kaulike (Justice For All)
    8.3/10(584 votes)

    #20 - Pono Kaulike (Justice For All)

    S5:E18

    McGarrett enlists Joe's help after Danny and Chin are arrested for deadly past transgressions.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Kahania (Close Shave)
    8.3/10(608 votes)

    #21 - Kahania (Close Shave)

    S5:E19

    McGarrett and Odell come under siege in Odell's barbershop when they try to protect a young man who is being hunted down by a gang. Also, Jerry is wrongfully accused of committing a series of home invasions.

    0 Comments
    View all
  23. Background image for Hana Mao 'ole ka ua o Waianae (Endlessly Pours the Rain of Waianae)
    8.3/10(418 votes)

    #22 - Hana Mao 'ole ka ua o Waianae (Endlessly Pours the Rain of Waianae)

    S9:E25

    Five-0 continues to hunt down escaped criminal Aaron Wright before he can sell cyber-weapons to the highest bidder. Also, the lives of McGarrett and the team are put in danger when a visitor comes to headquarters to make amends.

    0 Comments
    View all
  24. Background image for Hana ‘a‘a Makehewa (Desperate Measures)
    8.2/10(780 votes)

    #23 - Hana ‘a‘a Makehewa (Desperate Measures)

    S1:E12

    It's Christmas in Hawaii, but instead of celebrating, Five-0 is negotiating a hostage situation when the man who killed McGarrett's father resurfaces. The murderer, Victor Hesse, threatens to detonate an explosive that he's strapped to Chin Ho's chest.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Chris Fisher
  25. Background image for E Malama (To Protect)
    8.2/10(754 votes)

    #24 - E Malama (To Protect)

    S1:E16

    When the sole witness in a high-profile murder case disappears, Five-0 must head into the jungle to locate and protect her from assassins who are closing in fast.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Brad Turner
  26. Background image for Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau (Until the End is Near)
    8.2/10(742 votes)

    #25 - Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau (Until the End is Near)

    S1:E23

    With the invaluable information that was shared by Agent Jenna Kaye, Five-0 is closer than ever to capturing Wo Fat. Their mission takes an abrupt turn, however, when Danny is exposed to a lethal neurological agent that presents an even greater threat: bio-terrorism on the island.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Oia‘i‘o (Trust)" is the best rated episode of "Hawaii Five-0". It scored 8.9/10 based on 993 votes. Directed by Brad Turner and written by Paul Zbyszewski, it aired on 5/16/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ho‘onani Makuakane (Honor Thy Father)".