The Best Episodes of NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(328 votes)

   #1 - Run and Gun (1)

   S3:E12/12/2024

   After Tennant passes her medical and psych evaluations, she's surprised to see Sam's conducting her final interview to clear her return to work. Also, when the team discovers a breach in the U.S. Marshal's database, Sam joins Tennant in Las Vegas to locate the hacker.

   Director:Tim Andrew

   Writers:Jan Nash, Christopher Silber

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   Director:Tim Andrew

   Writers:Jan Nash, Christopher Silber
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   7.8/10(299 votes)

   #2 - Crash and Burn (2)

   S3:E22/19/2024

   Following the crash of a prisoner transport plane, the NCIS team must find the convicts that escaped onto the island. Meanwhile, Sam Hanna and Tennant are tasked with locating a high-profile Russian prisoner known as "The Chemist".

   Director:Tim Andrew

   Writers:Jan Nash, Christopher Silber

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   Director:Tim Andrew

   Writers:Jan Nash, Christopher Silber
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   7.6/10(289 votes)

   #3 - License to Thrill

   S3:E32/26/2024

   After a brazen daytime robbery of a Navy Federal Credit Union, the NCIS team tracks down a group of adrenaline-seeking thieves. Meanwhile, Tennant grows suspicious of Sam Hanna's reasons for being in Hawai'i.

   Director:Christine Moore

   Writers:Ron McGee, Amy Rutberg

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   Director:Christine Moore

   Writers:Ron McGee, Amy Rutberg
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   7.6/10(275 votes)

   #4 - Dead on Arrival

   S3:E43/4/2024

   When a Navy pilot is found murdered at a local military resort, the team goes undercover to discover a criminal enterprise hiding in plain sight.

   Director:Larry Teng

   Writers:Yalun Tu, Noah Evslin

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   Director:Larry Teng

   Writers:Yalun Tu, Noah Evslin
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   7.7/10(270 votes)

   #5 - Serve and Protect

   S3:E53/25/2024

   NCIS is tasked to protect the daughter of a Russian oligarch carrying a deadly secret. Meanwhile, Sam asks Tennant for a favor.

   Director:Yangzom Brauen

   Writers:Matt Bosack, Fallon O'Dowd

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   Director:Yangzom Brauen

   Writers:Matt Bosack, Fallon O'Dowd
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   8.0/10(256 votes)

   #6 - Operation Red Rabbit

   S3:E64/1/2024

   When the fiancée of a vanished naval officer seeks the help of NCIS, the team reveals his secrets go much deeper than she suspected. Meanwhile, Sam recruits Kai to be his wingman.

   Director:LeVar Burton

   Writers:Amy Rutberg, Mike Diaz

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   Director:LeVar Burton

   Writers:Amy Rutberg, Mike Diaz
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   8.1/10(283 votes)

   #7 - The Next Thousand

   S3:E74/15/2024

   When a Marine is murdered during training on the Big Island, the NCIS team tracks the suspect deep into the woods and discovers a disturbing secret.

   Director:Daniela Ruah

   Writers:Jan Nash, Christopher Silber, Matt Bosack

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   Director:Daniela Ruah

   Writers:Jan Nash, Christopher Silber, Matt Bosack
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   7.4/10(237 votes)

   #8 - Into Thin Air

   S3:E84/22/2024

   After a Marine's wife is kidnapped for ransom, the NCIS team uncovers dark secrets as they race to track down her abductor before it's too late. Meanwhile, Sam seeks Ernie's expertise decrypting a computer program that may have deadly ramifications.

   Director:Sherman Shelton Jr.

   Writers:Ron McGee, Megan Bacharach

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   Director:Sherman Shelton Jr.

   Writers:Ron McGee, Megan Bacharach
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   8.1/10(236 votes)

   #9 - Spill the Tea (1)

   S3:E94/29/2024

   When a high-value bioweapons expert is murdered in a secure facility on Hawai'i, NCIS and the NCIS Elite team join forces to track down the killer and discover an even deadlier threat.

   Director:LeVar Burton

   Writers:Ron McGee, Megan Bacharach

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   Director:LeVar Burton

   Writers:Ron McGee, Megan Bacharach
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    8.0/10(244 votes)

    #10 - Divided We Conquer (2)

    S3:E105/6/2024

    Following a devastating ambush with a deadly bioweapon, the NCIS team must track down a mysterious terrorist group before they can strike again.

    Director:Christine Moore

    Writers:Yalun Tu, Megan Bacharach

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    Director:Christine Moore

    Writers:Yalun Tu, Megan Bacharach