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The Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-0 Season 5

Every episode of Hawaii Five-0 Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-0 Season 5!

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

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"A'ohe kahi e pe'e ai (Nowhere to Hide)" is the best rated episode of "Hawaii Five-0" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 672 votes. Directed by Bryan Spicer and written by Ken Solarz, it aired on 9/26/2014. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Ka Makuakāne (Family Man)".

  • A'ohe kahi e pe'e ai (Nowhere to Hide)
    7.9/10672 votes

    #1 - A'ohe kahi e pe'e ai (Nowhere to Hide)

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2014

    The island of O’ahu goes on lockdown when Five-0 hunts a terrorist who starts using weaponized drones on civilians. Meanwhile, McGarrett and Danno must go for a mandated review with a psychologist, resulting in a session which looks a lot like couples therapy.

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: Ken Solarz

  • Ka Makuakāne (Family Man)
    7.7/10555 votes

    #2 - Ka Makuakāne (Family Man)

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2014

    While a Navy Seal is on a secret mission, his young daughter is kidnapped; Danny must find $18.5 million in order to save his brother.

    Director: Sylvain White

    Writer: Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt

  • Kanalu Hope Loa (The Last Break)
    7.7/10539 votes

    #3 - Kanalu Hope Loa (The Last Break)

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2014

    Three young women rob a tour bus, but things go horribly wrong when a man is killed and the women unknowingly steal something of great value that puts their lives in danger.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: Sarah Byrd

  • Ka No'eau (The Painter)
    8.3/10590 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Ho'oilina (Legacy)
    8.1/10562 votes

    #5 - Ho'oilina (Legacy)

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2014

    On the fourth anniversary of his father's death, McGarrett meets a woman who helps him reopen the last unsolved case his dad worked on before he died.

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: Eric Guggenheim

  • Ho'omā'ike (Unmasked)
    7.9/10524 votes

    #6 - Ho'omā'ike (Unmasked)

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2014

    It's Halloween and Five-0 must track down a serial killer who is copying murders depicted in a cult slasher film. Meanwhile, McGarrett must help Jerry after he is kidnapped by the counterfeiters he has been tracking.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: N/A

  • Inā Paha (If Perhaps)
    8.6/10887 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Ka Hana Malū (Inside Job)
    7.8/10548 votes

    #8 - Ka Hana Malū (Inside Job)

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2014

    While the team investigates a couple's murder in which their sons are the prime suspects, McGarrett is shocked when Aunt Deb returns to the island with her new fiancé.

    Director: Jerry Levine

    Writer: Moira Kirland

  • Ke Koho Mamao Aku (Longshot)
    7.6/10506 votes

    #9 - Ke Koho Mamao Aku (Longshot)

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/2014

    It's Christmas in Hawaii and Five-0 travels to the Big Island, where Max is forced to work with a rival medical examiner after a cowboy is poisoned. Meanwhile, McGarrett pressures Danny into stealing a Christmas tree.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wāwahi moe'uhane (Broken Dreams)
    7.8/10537 votes

    #10 - Wāwahi moe'uhane (Broken Dreams)

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/2/2015

    With the help of an ex-HPD officer-turned private detective, Five-0 tries to solve the homicide of a woman who was working for a hula dancing company that is actually a front for an escort service.

    Director: Sylvain White

    Writer: N/A

  • Ua 'aihue (Stolen)
    8.2/10534 votes

    #11 - Ua 'aihue (Stolen)

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2015

    When a tourist is killed after unknowingly transporting a stolen Van Gogh, an undercover Kono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage. Also, McGarrett asks Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy in a shrimp cook-off.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Poina ‘Ole (Not Forgotten)
    7.9/10506 votes

    #12 - Poina ‘Ole (Not Forgotten)

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2015

    A neurosurgeon is assassinated just before performing a surgery. The investigation uncovers the truth behind the disappearance of four reform school boys over 40 years ago. Meanwhile, McGarrett's beloved Mercury Marquis is stolen by an unlikely culprit.

    Director: Brad Tanenbaum

    Writer: N/A

  • Lā Pōʻino (Doomsday)
    7.8/10510 votes

    #13 - Lā Pōʻino (Doomsday)

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2015

    Five-0 must find a kidnapped patient infected with a contagious and lethal strain of bird flu which the culprits intend to weaponize.

    Director: Maja Vrvilo

    Writer: N/A

  • Powehiwehi (Blackout)
    8.0/10516 votes

    #14 - Powehiwehi (Blackout)

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2015

    While Five-0 hunts for a notorious criminal who has never been seen, Kono must fight for her life when she discovers the villain's identity. Also, Kono confesses to Adam that she's conflicted about their future together because of his ties to his formerly corrupt family business.

    Director: Peter Weller

    Writer: N/A

  • E 'Imi Pono (Searching for the Truth)
    7.8/10495 votes

    #15 - E 'Imi Pono (Searching for the Truth)

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2015

    When a journalist is killed, Five-0 must use his past reporting to hunt down a presumed dead Congolese warlord who is alive and well living on Oahu. Also, as Valentine's Day approaches, Danny overreacts when Grace's texts to a boy start accidently coming up on his cell phone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nānahu (Embers)
    8.1/10561 votes

    #16 - Nānahu (Embers)

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2015

    Five-0 enlists the help of a California ATF Agent to find a serial arsonist targeting couples on Oahu. Meanwhile, when Danny whisks Amber away for a romantic getaway, her abusive ex-husband tracks them down, intent on taking his wife back.

    Director: Joe Dante

    Writer: N/A

  • Kuka'awale (Stakeout)
    8.0/10594 votes

    #17 - Kuka'awale (Stakeout)

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/2015

    McGarrett and Danny work on their relationship while they stakeout a woman's apartment after she escapes following a diamond robbery.

    Director: Daniel Dae Kim

    Writer: David Wolkove, Lorenzo Manetti

  • Pono Kaulike (Justice For All)
    8.3/10568 votes

    #18 - 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

  • Kahania (Close Shave)
    8.3/10591 votes

    #19 - 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

  • Ike Hānau (Instinct)
    7.9/10545 votes

    #20 - Ike Hānau (Instinct)

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/3/2015

    When Grover’s oldest and closest friend tells him he witnessed his wife fall off a cliff to her death, Grover’s gut instinct tells him that this was no accident. Also, Danny and Dr. Shaw get trapped in an elevator with a dead body in need of processing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ua helele'i ka hoku (Fallen Star)
    7.6/10494 votes

    #21 - Ua helele'i ka hoku (Fallen Star)

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/10/2015

    When a performer is killed at a convention of Elvis impersonators and his body is stolen, Five-0 must track down the culprits who are after the hidden diamonds sewn into the victim’s costume. Also, Gabriel Waincroft returns to ask for Chin for help getting off the island.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ho’amoano (Chasing Yesterday)
    7.7/10513 votes

    #22 - Ho’amoano (Chasing Yesterday)

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/24/2015

    When a woman is found murdered in the hotel suite occupied by three married men, Five-0 must help the friends get over their massive hangover and retrace their steps from a wild night to find the killer. Also, Jerry witnesses a woman’s kidnapping on the streets of O’ahu.

    Director: Stephen Herek

    Writer: John Dove

  • Mo'o 'olelo Pu (Sharing Traditions)
    7.3/10611 votes

    #23 - Mo'o 'olelo Pu (Sharing Traditions)

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/1/2015

    When Kono goes on a solo outrigger trip around the Hawaiian islands in honor of her mother, she hits a patch of wild weather and must fight to stay alive. As Five-0 searches for Kono, they investigate a man busted for cooking meth who claims he received a threat on his son’s life if he didn’t continue making the drug.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Luapo’i (Prey)
    7.9/10477 votes

    #24 - Luapo’i (Prey)

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/8/2015

    While Five-0 investigates the murder of a bounty hunter after he apprehended a fugitive hiding out in Hawaii, Rachel reveals a long-held secret to Danny that has serious ramifications. Also, as Kono’s wedding nears, Chin voices his concerns to McGarrett that Adam is still working with the Yakuza.

    Director: Maja Vrvilo

    Writer: Eric Guggenheim

  • A Make Kaua (Until We Die)
    8.1/10562 votes

    #25 - A Make Kaua (Until We Die)

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/8/2015

    On the eve of Kono’s wedding to Adam, Five-0 must stop a fanatical patriot intent on starting a new war on terror by detonating stolen nuclear warheads and framing a terrorist leader.

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: N/A