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The Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-O

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The Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12...
  1. Background image for Over Fifty? Steal!
    8.9/10(312 votes)

    #1 - Over Fifty? Steal!

    S3:E11

    McGarrett and company must pit their wits against a veteran thief and robber who leaves Monopoly money at the scene of his crimes.

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    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Hookman
    8.6/10(232 votes)

    #2 - Hookman

    S6:E1

    A amputee with no hands sets out to kill every police officer who contributed to his injury, and that includes Steve McGarrett.

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    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Draw Me A Killer
    8.5/10(195 votes)

    #3 - Draw Me A Killer

    S6:E2

    Murders are being committed seemingly at random every six weeks, and McGarrett is at a loss to understand the motives for these crimes. However, a newspaper may hold the answer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Sing A Song Of Suspense
    8.5/10(163 votes)

    #4 - Sing A Song Of Suspense

    S8:E9

    When a singer witnesses a murder committed by a racketeer, Five-O has to protect her until she can give evidence, but this is not an easy job...

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  5. Background image for One Big Happy Family
    8.4/10(249 votes)

    #5 - One Big Happy Family

    S6:E4

    A family of white-trash mass killers arrive on Hawaii after wreaking a trail of devastation on the mainland, and McGarrett must catch them before they can do more damage on the islands.

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    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Reunion
    8.3/10(181 votes)

    #6 - The Reunion

    S3:E8

    A Japanese computer research company executive is recognised by a veteran as his former captor in a Phillippine prison camp in World War II.

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  8. Background image for Honor Is An Unmarked Grave
    8.3/10(132 votes)

    #7 - Honor Is An Unmarked Grave

    S8:E13

    A writer who specialises in solving mysteries uncovers the body in a seven year old case, but it raises more questions than it answers...

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    Director:Jack Lord
  9. Background image for Tour De Force, Killer Aboard
    8.3/10(111 votes)

    #8 - Tour De Force, Killer Aboard

    S9:E6

    Two seemingly unconnected deaths lead McGarrett into a desperate race to prevent the assassination of a visiting Sheikh.

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  10. Background image for Ten Thousand Diamonds And A Heart
    8.2/10(154 votes)

    #9 - Ten Thousand Diamonds And A Heart

    S3:E16

    An electronics genius is busted out of prison so he can mastermind a massive robbery of diamonds from the Honolulu Diamond Exchange.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Murder Is A Taxing Affair
    8.2/10(162 votes)

    #10 - Murder Is A Taxing Affair

    S6:E6

    A corrupt federal agent who is tracking a man under indictment for tax evasion kills him for the $600,000 he is carrying, and then loses the money.

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    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for One Born Every Minute
    8.2/10(145 votes)

    #11 - One Born Every Minute

    S6:E17

    A pair of crooks team up with local criminals and use phony diamonds as bait to prey on wealthy male tourists. McGarrett and Five-O must shut off this sinister racket.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Trouble In Mind
    8.1/10(196 votes)

    #12 - Trouble In Mind

    S3:E2

    Singer Eadie Jordan has not only a comeback concert to perform, but also a serious heroin addiction. Poisoned heroin is being peddled on the islands, and McGarrett must try to save Eadie from scoring for the last time.

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    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Nightmare In Blue
    8.1/10(159 votes)

    #13 - Nightmare In Blue

    S6:E21

    A series of rapes and murders occur, and the main suspect seems to be a police officer...

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    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for 30,000 Rooms And I Have The Key
    8.1/10(141 votes)

    #14 - 30,000 Rooms And I Have The Key

    S6:E24

    An aging jewel thief steals from rooms at Waikiki hotels, and taunts Five-O by leaving a trail of clues behind.

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  16. Background image for Murder - Eyes Only (1)
    8.1/10(146 votes)

    #15 - Murder - Eyes Only (1)

    S8:E1

    When a letter bomb kills a Naval Officer whilst McGarrett is on Navy Duty, he is called upon to investigate and uncovers a plot involving an old nemesis...

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  17. Background image for ... And A Time To Die
    8.0/10(177 votes)

    #16 - ... And A Time To Die

    S3:E1

    Five-O must act swiftly when the daughter of a top neurosurgeon is kidnapped by Wo Fat in order to make the surgeon operate on a wounded U.S. undercover agent who is carrying secret inforrmation of use to the Chinese.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for F.O.B. Honolulu (2)
    8.0/10(141 votes)

    #17 - F.O.B. Honolulu (2)

    S3:E19

    Five-O must deal with treason, murder and double-crosses in order to solve the case and prevent the U.S. from being flooded by fake currency.

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Here Today, Gone Tonight
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Here Today, Gone Tonight

    S5:E17

    Five-O has a suspect for a murder, but they have one problem. How can the suspect have been in two places at the same time?

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for I'll Kill 'Em Again
    8.0/10(151 votes)

    #19 - I'll Kill 'Em Again

    S7:E3

    Eddie Josephs is a paranoid schizophrenic who is carrying out murders based on old Five-O cases. McGarrett must follow his clues and catch him before more people die.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Nine Dragons (1)
    8.0/10(135 votes)

    #20 - Nine Dragons (1)

    S9:E1

    When Wo Fat steals toxins in an attempt to take out the leaders of Communist China, McGarrett must track him to Hong Kong.

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  22. Background image for Six Kilos
    7.9/10(184 votes)

    #21 - Six Kilos

    S1:E24

    Chin Ho and Dan Williams are tracking a safecracker but he pulls a gun and Danno ends up shooting him. McGarrett takes his identity of Harry Brown and must infiltrate a sophisticated gang of international thieves.

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  23. Background image for The Ransom
    7.9/10(157 votes)

    #22 - The Ransom

    S3:E6

    Five-O's efforts to rescue a young boy from kidnappers go wrong when Kono is captured and beaten. An angry McGarrett must work out a way to rescue Kono without further endangering him.

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    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for F.O.B. Honolulu (1)
    7.9/10(146 votes)

    #23 - F.O.B. Honolulu (1)

    S3:E18

    Wo Fat and other top international agents converge on Hawaii to place bids on printing plates for twenty dollar bills, which are in the possession of a former friend of McGarrett.

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    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Bomber And Mrs. Moroney
    7.9/10(155 votes)

    #24 - The Bomber And Mrs. Moroney

    S3:E22

    Danno's past comes back to haunt him when the brother of a young boy he shot is released and wants revenge. The brother takes Chin Ho, Jenny and others hostage in McGarrett's office and threatens to blow them up, and Danno must resolve the tense situation.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Sunday Torch
    7.9/10(155 votes)

    #25 - The Sunday Torch

    S6:E5

    Buildings are being set on fire on Sundays, and a known firebug is the top suspect. However, McGarrett begins to think that others may be responsible.

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    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Over Fifty? Steal!" is the best rated episode of "Hawaii Five-O". It scored 8.9/10 based on 312 votes. Directed by Bob Sweeney and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/25/1970. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hookman".