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The Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-O

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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 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 20 - Cry, Lie
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Cry, Lie

    S2:E20

    Chin Ho is accused of bribery, and cannot provide alibis for the nights in question. Worse, he is called to the middle of nowhere for a set-up. Chin's position is threatened, and the Governor orders an inquiry. McGarrett and the others must work out how Chin was framed and clear him of the accusations.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hawaii Five-O Season 3 Episode 8 - The Reunion
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Paul Playdon

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  3. Hawaii Five-O Season 9 Episode 13 - The Bells Toll At Noon
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Bells Toll At Noon

    S9:E13

    The boyfriend of an overdose victim re-enacts famous film murders in a revenge on all the people he sees as responsible.

    Director:Jack Lord
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 5 - Tiger By The Tail
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Tiger By The Tail

    S1:E5

    A young singer, Bobby George, plans his own kidnapping as a stunt, but when his father offers $500,000 for his release, his co-conspirators decide to double-cross him and take the money.

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 2 - Cocoon (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Cocoon (2)

    S1:E2

    McGarrett is caught and cocooned, and must escape this torture and shut down Wo Fat's operation.

    Director:Paul Wendkos
    Writer:Leonard Freeman

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  6. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 4 - Strangers In Our Own Land
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Strangers In Our Own Land

    S1:E4

    Five-O probes into the death of an official who was instrumental in the development of the islands, and discovers a tangled web of lies and deception.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Herman Groves

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  7. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 6 - Samurai
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Samurai

    S1:E6

    McGarrett and the gang must simultaneously protect a gangster from Japanese assassins and also try to convict him for his underworld activities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 17 - Face Of The Dragon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Face Of The Dragon

    S1:E17

    A man is found dead after having been robbed by a motorcyclist with a gun, and McGarrett is shocked to discover that the man was suffering from bubonic plague. The islands are quarantined, and the team must follow a series of clues to discover the cause of the outbreak.

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  9. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 1 - A Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - A Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead!

    S2:E1

    An army sergeant and a office worker have a scam in which they use bar girls to claim G.I. widow benefits, and then murder them to take the cash. McGarrett and company must use the girls to get to the core of the plot.

    Director:Nicholas Colasanto
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 3 - Forty Feet High And It Kills!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Forty Feet High And It Kills!

    S2:E3

    A tsunami warning is called and a geneticist is evacuated from a conference. He is then kidnapped under the orders of Wo Fat, but he uses his diabetic medical condition as a ploy to stop Wo Fat from carrying out the plan to return him to China.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 23 - Three Dead Cows At Makapuu (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Three Dead Cows At Makapuu (1)

    S2:E23

    Dr. Alexander Kline, a biological scientist, views his work as evil, and to prove it, he plans to unleash a deadly germ that would kill thousands. Three dead cows lead McGarrett on a desperate chase to track down the toxin, involving a friendly telephone operator and top Washington agents.

    Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
    Writer:Anthony Lawrence

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  12. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 24 - Three Dead Cows At Makapuu (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Three Dead Cows At Makapuu (2)

    S2:E24

    Dr. Kline's deadly toxin is lost, he is having second thoughts about his plan, and McGarrett has to find the vial before it disintegrates and poisons the whole island. Already the toxin is doing its deadly work as innocent people come into contact with it.

    Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
    Writer:Anthony Lawrence

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  13. Hawaii Five-O Season 3 Episode 11 - Over Fifty? Steal!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hawaii Five-O Season 4 Episode 16 - The Ninety-Second War (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Ninety-Second War (1)

    S4:E16

    McGarrett is framed in an elaborate set up by Wo Fat, and has to contend with a foreign double amongst other problems.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:John D. F. Black

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  15. Hawaii Five-O Season 4 Episode 17 - The Ninety-Second War (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Ninety-Second War (2)

    S4:E17

    Several faces from the past reappear as McGarrett must stop Wo Fat from carrying out his plan, a ninety second attack on a missile tracking base.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:John D. F. Black

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  16. Hawaii Five-O Season 4 Episode 18 - Skinhead
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Skinhead

    S4:E18

    When a young woman is beaten and raped and a soldier is arrested for the crime, McGarrett begins to have doubts about his guilt.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hawaii Five-O Season 5 Episode 10 - 'V' For Vashon: The Father (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - 'V' For Vashon: The Father (2)

    S5:E10

    McGarrett must contend with Honore Vashon, who wants revenge for his son's death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hawaii Five-O Season 5 Episode 17 - 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?

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hawaii Five-O Season 5 Episode 24 - Jury Of One
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Jury Of One

    S5:E24

    A single person is holding out in a Five-O trial, and McGarrett and the team have to find out who is stalling and why they are doing it.

    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:Ken Pettus

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  20. Hawaii Five-O Season 6 Episode 1 - Hookman
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hawaii Five-O Season 6 Episode 2 - Draw Me A Killer
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hawaii Five-O Season 6 Episode 3 - Charter For Death
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Charter For Death

    S6:E3

    When a large amount of diseased rats are found on a boat with all the crew dead, Five-O must contend with an outbreak of bubonic plague.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Carey Wilber

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  23. Hawaii Five-O Season 6 Episode 15 - The Flip Side Is Death
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Flip Side Is Death

    S6:E15

    A mock military emergency leaves a bank open for a robbery, and Five-O must travel to the opposite side of Oahu to find out more in their investigation.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hawaii Five-O Season 7 Episode 7 - We Hang Our Own
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - We Hang Our Own

    S7:E7

    When his son is beaten to death, a powerful cattle baron takes matters into his own hands, and McGarrett and Five-O must prevent the rule of law from breaking down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Hawaii Five-O Season 7 Episode 8 - The Two-Faced Corpse
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Two-Faced Corpse

    S7:E8

    A gangland execution investigation takes a turn for the peculiar when it is found that the victim had two identities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cry, Lie" is the best rated episode of "Hawaii Five-O". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Paul Stanley and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/4/1970. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Reunion".