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The Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-O Season 12

Every episode of Hawaii Five-O Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-O Season 12!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 1 - A Lion In The Streets (1)
    7.4/10(112 votes)

    #1 - A Lion In The Streets (1)

    S12:E1

    McGarrett finds himself stymied when Hawaiian nationalists and local underworld mobsters clash over a union election.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Robert Janes

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  2. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 2 - A Lion In The Streets (2)
    6.7/10(85 votes)

    #2 - A Lion In The Streets (2)

    S12:E2

    Labouring under a ban on cooperation by native Hawaiians because of a Kahuna, McGarrett must try to prevent war on the streets...

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Robert Janes

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  3. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 3 - Who Says Cops Don't Cry
    6.8/10(80 votes)

    #3 - Who Says Cops Don't Cry

    S12:E3

    When the husband of a policewoman is gunned down by opportunist robbers, she resolves to catch them any way she can.

    Director:Jack Lord
    Writer:Robert Janes

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  4. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 4 - Though The Heavens Fall
    5.2/10(82 votes)

    #4 - Though The Heavens Fall

    S12:E4

    A group of high society men set out to see that justice is done - the catch being that it is justice on their terms only...

    Director:Harry F. Hogan
    Writer:Frank Telford

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  5. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 5 - Sign Of The Ram
    6.3/10(77 votes)

    #5 - Sign Of The Ram

    S12:E5

    Jessica Humboldt, an astrologer and friend of Agnes DuBois, comes to McGarrett with news that a forthcoming match will be disastrous for a boxer. McGarrett must overcome his suspicions and crack the case.

    Director:Ralph Levy
    Writer:Samuel Roeca

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  6. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 6 - Good Help Is Hard To Find
    6.2/10(76 votes)

    #6 - Good Help Is Hard To Find

    S12:E6

    Tony Alika and Guido Marioni, killer of Kimo's family, together hatch a plot to frame and embarrass the Five-O team by making them look stupid or corrupt.

    Director:Beau Vanden Ecker
    Writer:Frank Telford

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  7. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 7 - Image Of Fear
    5.6/10(94 votes)

    #7 - Image Of Fear

    S12:E7

    When a woman is stalked by a strange figure, she seems to be seeing things and her friends are worried as to her mental health. However, events prove her case and an accomplice is revealed...

    Director:Herbert Hirschman
    Writer:James Schmerer

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  8. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 8 - Use A Gun, Go To Hell
    6.1/10(87 votes)

    #8 - Use A Gun, Go To Hell

    S12:E8

    When two surfer bums use a gun to rob a shop, it starts off a trail of death and misery involving children, politics and blackmail.

    Director:Edward M. Abroms
    Writer:Samuel Roeca

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  9. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 9 - Voice Of Terror
    5.9/10(80 votes)

    #9 - Voice Of Terror

    S12:E9

    A group of terrorists capture a female officer and use her to further their aims, and McGarrett and the team must find a way to take them out without endangering the life of Officer Dean.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 10 - A Shallow Grave
    6.0/10(73 votes)

    #10 - A Shallow Grave

    S12:E10

    A young man on vacation has strange visions that lead him to the site of an old murder and help him discover a lost family.

    Director:Dennis Donnelly
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 11 - The Kahuna
    6.5/10(89 votes)

    #11 - The Kahuna

    S12:E11

    When two healthy young people die mysteriously, local traditions prevent post mortems, and a strange conspiracy is gradually uncovered when Truck seems to fall under the power of a Kahuna...

    Director:Robert L. Morrison
    Writer:James Menzies

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  12. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 12 - Labyrinth
    5.6/10(83 votes)

    #12 - Labyrinth

    S12:E12

    When a rich socialite is kidnapped, her husband insists that Five-O stay out of the case. However, his reasons may not all be on the level as events take a series of twists and turns...

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Michael Janover

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  13. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 13 - School For Assassins
    6.6/10(74 votes)

    #13 - School For Assassins

    S12:E13

    McGarrett and Kimo must stop a gang of trained assassins from disrupting a meeting of energy ministers.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 14 - For Old Times Sake
    5.3/10(80 votes)

    #14 - For Old Times Sake

    S12:E14

    A aging crook decides to use dollar bill printing plates he made to raise cash for a charity, but he fails to realise the trouble that this will cause.

    Director:Dennis Donnelly
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 15 - The Golden Noose
    6.2/10(85 votes)

    #15 - The Golden Noose

    S12:E15

    McGarrett is suspicious of an aide who arrives in Hawaii to retrieve millions of dollars held in trust for a Southern Asian state and he must prevent a daring gold robbery.

    Director:Beau Vanden Ecker
    Writer:George F. Slavin

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  16. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 16 - The Flight Of The Jewels
    6.1/10(74 votes)

    #16 - The Flight Of The Jewels

    S12:E16

    A gang of clever students use radio-controlled planes to execute the theft of Queen Liliokalani's jewels.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:James Menzies

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  17. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 17 - Clash Of Shadows
    6.2/10(83 votes)

    #17 - Clash Of Shadows

    S12:E17

    The murder of a Nazi-hunter and discovery of a World War II medal set McGarrett and the team on the trail of a Nazi war criminal living in Honolulu...

    Director:Ralph Levy
    Writer:George F. Slavin

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  18. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 18 - A Bird In Hand...
    5.3/10(84 votes)

    #18 - A Bird In Hand...

    S12:E18

    A group of seemingly harmless birdwatchers are the target of a vendetta. Five-O must discover why they were a target and stop any further violence.

    Director:Beau Vanden Ecker
    Writer:Samuel Roeca

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  19. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 19 - The Moroville Covenant
    6.8/10(149 votes)

    #19 - The Moroville Covenant

    S12:E19

    A politician trying for the Senate is weakened by the murder of the man who is blackmailing him.

    Director:Robert L. Morrison
    Writer:Seeleg Lester

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  20. Hawaii Five-O Season 12 Episode 20 - Woe To Wo Fat
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Woe To Wo Fat

    S12:E20

    The series concludes with the final showdown between McGarrett and Wo Fat. Three scientists have gone missing. They have one thing in common: they all attended a symposium that discussed a possible space-based, laser defense system. McGarrett impersonates a fourth scientist, Dr. Elton Raintree, who attended the same gathering and is soon abducted. Wo Fat is behind it all and wants the scientists to complete their work and produce such a device.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Frank Telford

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"A Lion In The Streets (1)" is the best rated episode of "Hawaii Five-O" season 12. It scored 7.4/10 based on 112 votes. Directed by Reza Badiyi and written by Robert Janes, it aired on 10/4/1979. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "A Lion In The Streets (2)".