The Worst Episodes of Hawaii Five-0
Every episode of Hawaii Five-0 ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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 (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Hawaii Five-0" is "Imi Loko Ka ‘Uhane (Seek Within One’s Soul)", rated 6.3/10 from 826 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Imi Loko Ka ‘Uhane (Seek Within One’s Soul)" aired on 4/29/2013 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "A'ole e 'olelo mai ana ke ahi ua ana ia (Fire Will Never Say that It Has Had Enough)".
6.3/10 826 votes#1 - Imi Loko Ka ‘Uhane (Seek Within One’s Soul)
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2013
Five-0 allows a talk show host and her crew to follow them for the day, but the investigation turns dangerous when they have a run-in with Wo Fat.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 716 votes#2 - A'ole e 'olelo mai ana ke ahi ua ana ia (Fire Will Never Say that It Has Had Enough)
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2017
McGarrett and Danny recruit Tani Rey to join the task force when diabolical hacker Aaron Wright releases a dangerous arsonist from prison.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim, Peter M. Lenkov, Rob Hanning
6.6/10 537 votes#3 - Oni kalalea ke ku a ka la'au loa (A Tall Tree Stands Above the Others)
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2017
It's Christmas Eve and Danny tells Charlie a bedtime story about a recent Five-0 case involving criminals dressed as Santas and a holiday miracle.
Director: Tara Miele
Writer: Rob Hanning
6.7/10 561 votes#4 - Ikiiki i ka la o Keawalua (Depressed With The Heat of Kealwalua)
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 2/1/2019
While investigating Flippa’s friend’s murder, McGarrett and Grover uncover a deadly plan by an extremist group on the Island. Also, Grover has an emotional reaction to the case.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Paul Grellong
6.9/10 503 votes#5 - Ka Haunaele (Rampage)
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/2016
While Five-0 investigates the theft of a high tech, indestructible suit built for the U.S. military, Jerry helps his sister try to save a captive elephant.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 441 votes#6 - Waiho wale kahiko (Ancients Exposed)
Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 5/18/2018
McGarrett and Five-0 discover a Russian spy ring hiding in plain site on Oahu when a Russian nuclear attack submarine appears on the coast of Waikiki. Also, Tani is conflicted by her unnerving discovery at Adam's house.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim, Peter M. Lenkov
6.9/10 569 votes#7 - I ho'olulu, ho'ohulei 'ia e ka makani (There Was a Lull, and Then the Wind Began to Blow About)
Season 10 Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/2020
Soon after Danny meets the girl of his dreams, they get into a potentially fatal car accident in an area far from help. Also, McGarrett enlists Quinn and Tani to help when Eddie the dog suddenly shows signs of PTSD.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 488 votes#8 - Mōhala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua (Unfolded by the Water are the Faces of the Flowers)
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2017
The murder of two tourists leads Five-0 to a man suffering from multiple personality disorder, where one of them becomes violent and another is a child. McGarrett is accompanied on the case by a stress management consultant, whom Danny and the others have hired to help him manage his health.
Director: Carlos Bernard
Writer: Eric Guggenheim, Zoe Robyn
7.0/10 494 votes#9 - Lele pu na manu like (Birds of a Feather)
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2018
Thanksgiving brings Grover’s parents and brother Percy Jr. to Oahu for a visit tainted by sibling rivalry, and Five-0 investigates a thief who is crushed to death by an empty safe.
Director: Carlos Bernard
Writer: Chi McBride
7.1/10 399 votes#10 - Nā keiki a Kalaihaohia (The Children of Kalaihoahia)
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/2018
When the corpse of a diamond smuggler is stolen from a graveyard, Five-0 tracks down his partner, Voss, who will stop at nothing to retrieve their latest batch of contraband. Also, Adam recruits a new confidential informant, Jessie Nomura; Tani gets a devastating call; and McGarrett tasks Pua to find his and Danny's stolen tools.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.1/10 452 votes#11 - Mimiki ke kai, ahuwale ka papa leho (When the Sea Draws Out the Tidal Wave, the Rocks Where the Cowries Hide Are Exposed)
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2018
Crime spikes when a heat wave hits Oahu, causing McGarrett and Danny to hunt down a bank thief, and Tani and Junior's car is stolen while they're on duty. Also, Grover plays the golf game of a lifetime, and Kamekona incites a riot by price-gouging on his shave ice.
Director: Antonio Negret
Writer: Rob Hanning
7.2/10 474 votes#12 - Kama’oma’o, ka ‘aina huli hana (The Land of Activities)
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2017
At Halloween, Five-0 must investigate a string of murders that mirror stories from well-known Hawaiian folklore. Also, Grover is called to visit a man hours away from execution who may hold the key to a case that has plagued Grover for years.
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Writer: Eric Guggenheim, Peter M. Lenkov
7.2/10 399 votes#13 - Hōlapu ke ahi, koe iho ka lehu (The Fire Blazed Up, Then Only Ashes Were Left)
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/2018
Adam's mission to take down organized crime on the Island goes sideways when deadly chlorine gas he was using to bait a big fish falls into the wrong hands. Also, Adam begins to doubt Jessie's allegiance.
Director: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Liz Alper, Ally Seibert
7.2/10 511 votes#14 - Pua a'e la ka uwahi o ka moe (The Smoke Seen in the Dream Now Rises)
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2018
McGarrett investigates a cold case from the 1940s, one that his grandfather and the famous Honolulu detective Chang Apana worked on, and he tries to deduce how the case could have been solved. Also, McGarrett and Danny get ready for the opening of their restaurant.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: David Wolkove, Matt JL Wheeler
7.3/10 601 votes#15 - Pe‘epe‘e Kānaka (Those Among Us)
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/2014
The investigation of a murdered pool cleaner leads the Five-0 team to a possible terrorist cell of radicalized students plotting an attack on U.S. soil.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 610 votes#16 - 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
7.3/10 515 votes#17 - Umia Ka Hanu (Hold the Breath)
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2016
Grover goes to Chicago to get a confession from Clay Maxwell; Chin and Kono are held at gunpoint by people who don't know they are cops.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 535 votes#18 - Ke Kū ‘Ana (The Stand)
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2016
When a cache of guns is stolen from a gun range, Five-0 discovers the culprit is intent on making a dramatic and potentially deadly statement on gun violence. Also, Kono and Adam are finally reunited when he is released from prison,
Director: Ron Underwood
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 514 votes#19 - Poniu I Ke Aloha (Crazy In Love)
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/2017
While McGarrett and Danno celebrate Valentine's Day with their girlfriends, the rest of Five-0 investigates the murder of a man taking a class on how to land women.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: David Wolkove, Matt JL Wheeler
7.3/10 400 votes#20 - He puko'a kani 'aaina (A Coral Reef Strengthens Out Into Land)
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/2018
McGarrett and Danny investigate the murder of a private detective whose client was killed the same way, and Adam sends Jessie into a dangerous situation with disastrous consequences. Also, Danny’s uncle, Vito, comes to town to help Danny and McGarrett get their restaurant up and running.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: David Wolkove, Matt JL Wheeler
7.3/10 406 votes#21 - O na hoku o ka lani ka i 'ike ia Pae' (Only the Stars of Heaven Know Where Pae Is)
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/2018
Tani and Junior go undercover as prospective parents in order to infiltrate a private school where the headmaster was murdered. Also, Adam's life is on the line when he is held captive and forced to produce a hidden massive amount of money.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: David Wolkove, Matt JL Wheeler
7.3/10 395 votes#22 - Ka Hana a ka makua, o ka hana no ia a keiki (What Parents Do, Children Will Do)
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 5/4/2018
McGarrett and Five-0 take on the mob when a former boss is killed and Junior's friend Cammy Lin is on the run after witnessing the hit.
Director: Jim Jost
Writer: Peter M. Lenkov, Matt JL Wheeler
7.4/10 603 votes#23 - Kupale (Defender)
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/20/2012
Five-0 investigates the murder of a man dressed as a Hawaiian NaKoa warrior found in the jungle near the site of a historical war reenactment
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 464 votes#25 - E uhi wale no 'a'ole e nalo, he imu puhi (No Matter How Much One Covers a Steaming Imu, The Smoke Will Rise)
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2017
The lives of Five-0’s informants are in danger when the HPD system is hacked and one ends up dead, forcing McGarrett to enlist the help of hacker Aaron Wright (Joey Lawrence), who he just imprisoned
Director: Antonio Negret
Writer: Rob Hanning
