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The Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-O Season 8

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 1 - Murder - Eyes Only (1)
    8.2/10(160 votes)

    #1 - 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...

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Orville H. Hampton

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  2. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 2 - Murder - Eyes Only (2)
    7.9/10(131 votes)

    #2 - Murder - Eyes Only (2)

    S8:E2

    McGarrett must try his utmost to foil Wo Fat's plans which include hostages and brainwashing.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Orville H. Hampton

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  3. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 3 - McGarrett Is Missing
    7.4/10(134 votes)

    #3 - McGarrett Is Missing

    S8:E3

    McGarrett must again face mobster Charlie Bombay when a plane carrying them to Honolulu crashes in the forests.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 4 - Termination With Extreme Prejudice
    7.3/10(144 votes)

    #4 - Termination With Extreme Prejudice

    S8:E4

    A British agent, Harry Wells, arrives in Hawaii in pursuit of a turncoat, but not all is what it seems for Five-O...

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Norman Lessing

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  5. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 5 - Target? The Lady
    7.0/10(109 votes)

    #5 - Target? The Lady

    S8:E5

    Five-O must find a female courier who witnessed a murder before a hitman can...

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Tim Maschler

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  6. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 6 - Death's Name Is Sam
    7.5/10(133 votes)

    #6 - Death's Name Is Sam

    S8:E6

    A road accident starts the trail towards a plot to use SAM missiles to bring down a VIP jet plane.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Jerome Coopersmith

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  7. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 7 - The Case Against McGarrett
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    #7 - The Case Against McGarrett

    S8:E7

    McGarrett offers himself as a hostage exchange, but is then put on 'trial' by Honore Vashon.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 8 - The Defector
    7.2/10(113 votes)

    #8 - The Defector

    S8:E8

    McGarrett meets his match in Dr. Grant Ormsbee, a grumpy and aggravating scientist who is sheltering a suspected Chinese defector.

    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 9 - Sing A Song Of Suspense
    8.6/10(175 votes)

    #9 - 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...

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Bill Stratton

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  10. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 10 - Retire In Sunny Hawaii -- Forever
    6.9/10(101 votes)

    #10 - Retire In Sunny Hawaii -- Forever

    S8:E10

    Danno's Aunt Clara becomes acquainted with a man on the plane to Honolulu, but becomes concerned about him afterwards. Dan, Steve and the others ignore her at first, but then the man turns up dead...

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 11 - How To Steal A Submarine
    7.6/10(123 votes)

    #11 - How To Steal A Submarine

    S8:E11

    A vice-principal enlists the help of his students and a submarine to smuggle drugs.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Walter Black

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  12. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 12 - The Waterfront Steal
    7.5/10(107 votes)

    #12 - The Waterfront Steal

    S8:E12

    When Five-O fail to prevent a series of thefts at dockside warehouses, an influential owner creates trouble for McGarrett.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 13 - Honor Is An Unmarked Grave
    8.4/10(144 votes)

    #13 - 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...

    Director:Jack Lord
    Writer:Bud Freeman

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  14. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 14 - A Touch Of Guilt
    7.7/10(126 votes)

    #14 - A Touch Of Guilt

    S8:E14

    Three boys commit a gang rape on a waitress, but one is the son of a Senator and the crime is covered up...

    Director:Joseph Manduke
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 15 - Wooden Model Of A Rat
    6.8/10(106 votes)

    #15 - Wooden Model Of A Rat

    S8:E15

    Whilst trying to stop the smuggling of small Oriental animal statues, McGarrett is caught illegally in possession of one of them as part of his personal collection.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 16 - Deadly Persuasion
    7.8/10(121 votes)

    #16 - Deadly Persuasion

    S8:E16

    A disturbed young man steals nerve gas to use against a visiting royal family as revenge for the death of his father.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Tim Maschler

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  17. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 17 - Legacy Of Terror
    7.4/10(126 votes)

    #17 - Legacy Of Terror

    S8:E17

    When an elderly importer who was a World War II Japanese spy is killed, Five-O seeks his killer.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Larry Forrester

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  18. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 18 - Loose Ends Get Hit
    6.8/10(99 votes)

    #18 - Loose Ends Get Hit

    S8:E18

    A clear cut murder case against an island mobster is derailed due to McGarrett.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 19 - Anatomy Of A Bribe
    7.7/10(135 votes)

    #19 - Anatomy Of A Bribe

    S8:E19

    A crooked contractor and a buildings inspector are under suspicion after the new Global Trade Center in Honolulu goes up in flames.

    Director:Joseph Manduke
    Writer:Jerome Coopersmith

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  20. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 20 - Turkey Shoot At Makapuu
    7.1/10(96 votes)

    #20 - Turkey Shoot At Makapuu

    S8:E20

    When an airline stewardess and a hang-gliding instructor are murdered, Five-O must find the killers.

    Director:Ernest Pintoff
    Writer:Bill Stratton

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  21. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 21 - A Killer Grows Wings
    7.1/10(112 votes)

    #21 - A Killer Grows Wings

    S8:E21

    Criminals threaten to use a special type of moth to wipe out the sugar cane on Hawaii and destroy the industry.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Orville H. Hampton

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  22. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 22 - The Capsule Kidnapping
    7.2/10(97 votes)

    #22 - The Capsule Kidnapping

    S8:E22

    The son of a Japanese businessman is kidnapped and held in a capsule underwater until a $1.5 million dollar ransom is paid...

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 23 - Love Thy Neighbor, Take His Wife
    6.8/10(92 votes)

    #23 - Love Thy Neighbor, Take His Wife

    S8:E23

    Ben Tanaka, a well-known ecologist, seems to be behind the kidnapping of a wealthy land developer's wife, but all is not as it seems and a conspiracy gradually reveals itself.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:James L. Henderson

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  24. Hawaii Five-O Season 8 Episode 24 - A Sentence To Steal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - A Sentence To Steal

    S8:E24

    McGarrett sends an undercover agent into a rehabilitation home for juvenile offenders to find out who is behind the theft of gold from dental supply warehouses.

    Director:David Friedkin
    Writers:Glen Olson, Rod Baker

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Murder - Eyes Only (1)" is the best rated episode of "Hawaii Five-O" season 8. It scored 8.2/10 based on 160 votes. Directed by Michael O'Herlihy and written by Orville H. Hampton, it aired on 9/12/1975. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Murder - Eyes Only (2)".