8.9/10974 votesLoading...#1 - Oia‘i‘o (Trust)
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/2011
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.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski
8.9/101,053 votesLoading...#2 - Ho‘onani Makuakane (Honor Thy Father)
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2013
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10950 votesLoading...#3 - Ha‘i‘ole (Unbreakable)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2011
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.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski
8.7/10748 votesLoading...#4 - Ua Hala (Death in the Family)
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2012
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.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski
8.6/10887 votesLoading...#5 - Inā Paha (If Perhaps)
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2014
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.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Peter M. Lenkov
8.6/10603 votesLoading...#6 - O ke ali’I wale no ka’u makemake (My Desire Is Only For The Chief)
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 5/13/2016
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10809 votesLoading...#7 - Ki‘ilua (Deceiver)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/2011
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.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski, Peter M. Lenkov
8.5/10710 votesLoading...#8 - I Ka Wa Mamua (In a Time Past)
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2012
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10809 votesLoading...#9 - Aloha Ke Kahi I Ke Kahi (We Need Each Another)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2013
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10539 votesLoading...#10 - Pa'a ka 'ipuka i ka 'upena nananana (The Entrance is Stopped with a Spider’s Web)
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2016
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt
8.4/10642 votesLoading...#11 - Ua Hopu (Caught)
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2012
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.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Stephanie Sengupta
8.4/10594 votesLoading...#12 - Ku I Ka Pili Koko (Blood Brothers)
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/11/2014
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.
Director: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: N/A
8.3/10743 votesLoading...#13 - Ke Kinohi (The Beginning)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/2011
McGarrett discovers new clues in his mother's murder when his sister is kidnapped.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Nicole Ranadive
8.3/10702 votesLoading...#14 - Mai Ka Wa Kahiko (Out of the Past)
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/6/2012
When Danno and his family are targeted by a vengeful dirty cop from Danno's past, the team steps in to help.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: N/A
8.3/10666 votesLoading...#15 - Olelo Ho‘opa‘i Make (Death Sentence)
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2013
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10677 votesLoading...#16 - Ho‘opio (To Take Captive)
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2013
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10611 votesLoading...#17 - Akanahe (Reluctant Partners)
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2013
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.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt
8.3/10577 votesLoading...#18 - Na hala a ka makua (Sins of the Father)
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/2014
An escaped convict who wants Five-0 to prove his innocence abducts Danny and McGarrett; Grace punches a person at school.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: N/A
8.3/10591 votesLoading...#19 - Ka No'eau (The Painter)
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2014
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.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Peter Weller
8.3/10568 votesLoading...#20 - Pono Kaulike (Justice For All)
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/6/2015
McGarrett enlists Joe's help after Danny and Chin are arrested for deadly past transgressions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10591 votesLoading...#21 - Kahania (Close Shave)
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/2015
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.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt
8.3/10409 votesLoading...#22 - Hana Mao 'ole ka ua o Waianae (Endlessly Pours the Rain of Waianae)
Season 9 Episode 25 - Aired 5/17/2019
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.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: David Wolkove, Matt JL Wheeler
8.2/10759 votesLoading...#23 - Hana ‘a‘a Makehewa (Desperate Measures)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/2010
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.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: Carol Barbee
8.2/10734 votesLoading...#24 - E Malama (To Protect)
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/2011
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.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Carol Barbee
8.2/10723 votesLoading...#25 - Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau (Until the End is Near)
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/9/2011
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.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: N/A
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!
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...
Genres:CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Oia‘i‘o (Trust)" is the best rated episode of "Hawaii Five-0". It scored 8.9/10 based on 974 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)".