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The Worst Episodes of NCIS: Hawai'i

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The Worst Episodes of NCIS: Hawai'i

Jane Tennant, the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, and her unwavering team of specialists balance duty to family and country...

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  1. Background image for Pilot
    6.7/10(822 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    An experimental Naval aircraft crashes on Oahu, and Tennant and her team must find who is behind it before classified state secrets are exposed.

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  2. Background image for Boom
    7.1/10(620 votes)

    #2 - Boom

    S1:E2

    Tennant and NCIS must take down a notorious team of international thieves using WWII explosives on armored trucks before they complete their final big job and disappear. Also, Kai searches for a new place to live; Lucy and Whistler have a standoff about their previous encounter; and Ernie's mission in the field is more alarming than he expected.

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  3. Background image for Recruiter
    7.1/10(547 votes)

    #3 - Recruiter

    S1:E3

    Kai goes undercover with one of Hawai'i’s oldest surf gangs when a petty officer who’s trying to help wayward kids find a new path in the Marines is murdered.

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  4. Background image for Paniolo
    7.3/10(532 votes)

    #4 - Paniolo

    S1:E4

    When a marine is shot, the team investigates. They start by talking to him, he tells them that he went riding and he got shot probably by a hunter. They check out his story and learn he wasn't telling the truth. They go back to see him but he left the hospital, not fully healed. They learn a relative came and helped him. They see the relative, who doesn't know much but they find a bag filled with drugs. They think the bag belongs to his son. So they try to talk to him but he disappeared. They think the boy was asked by a drug ring to deliver the drugs but he changed his mind which means his father is trying to protect him. But the gang will stop at nothing to get them, so they try to find them. When Kai's father doesn't see his doctor, Kai needs to put aside his feelings to help his father.

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    Director:Larry Teng
  5. Background image for Gaijin
    7.3/10(527 votes)

    #5 - Gaijin

    S1:E5

    When a Japanese sailor is killed on American soil and evidence links the case to the previous murder of the victim’s girlfriend back in Japan, NCIS must find the murderer before the wrong person is accused and the case triggers a diplomatic crisis.

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    Director:Tim Andrew
    Writer:Ron McGee
  6. Background image for Rescuers
    7.3/10(489 votes)

    #6 - Rescuers

    S1:E7

    When a Navy petty officer is murdered, Jane and the team investigate while protecting the victim’s friend and colleague.

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  8. Background image for Legacy
    7.3/10(450 votes)

    #7 - Legacy

    S1:E8

    When an anti-capitalist protestor is murdered, Jane and the team investigate and find themselves caught in a war between eco-activists and a tech billionaire fighting over a piece of land. Also, Jane and Captain Joe go on a date.

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    Director:Lisa Demaine
    Writer:Yalun Tu
  9. Background image for The Tourist
    7.4/10(531 votes)

    #8 - The Tourist

    S1:E6

    When Tennant and NCIS are tasked with finding a kidnapped globe-trotting social media star, they find that she is not who her husband, or her followers, think she is. Also, the team is at odds with Whistler, who has an agenda of her own.

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  10. Background image for Lost
    7.4/10(440 votes)

    #9 - Lost

    S1:E10

    NCIS crosses paths with Whistler's team while investigating a shipping container filled with contraband weapons; Tennant debates arresting Alex's friend's dad, knowing it will cause her friend to move away.

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    Director:Tim Andrew
    Writer:Jan Nash
  11. Background image for Cabin Fever
    7.4/10(282 votes)

    #10 - Cabin Fever

    S2:E19

    After the mysterious death of an astronaut in a highly sensitive Mars simulation, the NCIS team must send Ernie into the habitat to investigate alone.

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  12. Background image for Nightwatch Two
    7.4/10(278 votes)

    #11 - Nightwatch Two

    S2:E20

    When Lucy receives a strange call on night watch from a man admitting to murder, the NCIS team sets out to find him.

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    Director:Tim Andrew
  13. Background image for Into Thin Air
    7.4/10(223 votes)

    #12 - Into Thin Air

    S3:E8

    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.

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  14. Background image for Broken
    7.5/10(420 votes)

    #13 - Broken

    S1:E14

    While Jane is questioned following Maggie Shaw’s arrest, the rest of the team investigates a mysterious case of Marines with damaged ear canals from a weapon that emits ultrasonic waves. Also, Ernie visits his friend, Dr. Tony Lee (Alec Mapa), to identify possible suspects who had access to his classified weapon.

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  15. Background image for Breach
    7.5/10(394 votes)

    #14 - Breach

    S1:E17

    When a ransomware attempt causes a dam to malfunction, Ernie and a team of hackers are tasked to find the culprit quickly, before all power and water is cut off on the island. Also, Lucy and Whistler work together, giving Whistler a chance to apologize to Lucy and mend their relationship.

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  16. Background image for Nurture
    7.5/10(408 votes)

    #15 - Nurture

    S1:E19

    The NCIS team investigates a shipwreck carrying exotic animals that now threaten the native wildlife on Oahu. Also, Alex sustains a career-ending injury and Kai asks Melanie, a fish and wildlife agent, out on a date.

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    Director:Lin Oeding
    Writer:Jan Nash
  17. Background image for Prisoners' Dilemma (II)
    7.5/10(560 votes)

    #16 - Prisoners' Dilemma (II)

    S2:E1

    Tennant’s team, along with NCIS agents Nick Torres and Jessica Knight, track The Raven’s whereabouts to the island of Oahu and learn about his plans to attack RIMPAC (The Rim of the Pacific Exercises), the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. The crossover starts on NCIS S20E01 A Family Matter (I).

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  18. Background image for Blind Curves
    7.5/10(443 votes)

    #17 - Blind Curves

    S2:E2

    The NCIS team's investigation takes them deep into the world of illegal street racing after a Marine staff sergeant's body is discovered in a junkyard. Also, Tennant is concerned Alex is hiding something from her, and Whistler is anxious about introducing Lucy to her co-workers.

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  19. Background image for Sudden Death
    7.5/10(345 votes)

    #18 - Sudden Death

    S2:E5

    The NCIS team investigates the death of a Navy sailor and goes head-to-head with a ruthless local criminal organization. Also, Lucy looks for a new apartment.

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    Writer:Yalun Tu
  20. Background image for Changing Tides
    7.5/10(331 votes)

    #19 - Changing Tides

    S2:E6

    When a Marine corporal dies in a tide pool after being exposed to fentanyl, the NCIS team must quickly find the source of the drugs; Alex talks to his parents about taking a gap year; Ernie reveals personal news to Lucy.

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  21. Background image for Vanishing Act
    7.5/10(322 votes)

    #20 - Vanishing Act

    S2:E7

    When the mother of a young boy goes missing, the NCIS team sets out to find her and learns they aren’t the only ones searching for her.

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  22. Background image for Shields Up
    7.5/10(306 votes)

    #21 - Shields Up

    S2:E12

    When an elite special forces Marine captain is murdered, the NCIS team finds a suspect in a really unusual place.

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  23. Background image for Family Ties
    7.5/10(300 votes)

    #22 - Family Ties

    S2:E16

    When Navy residents discover their vehicles were burglarized overnight, the NCIS team connects it to a series of peculiar crimes and tracks down an unlikely bandit. Also, Whistler struggles with an uncooperative CI and Alex weighs his college options.

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    Writer:Ron McGee
  24. Background image for Money Honey
    7.5/10(294 votes)

    #23 - Money Honey

    S2:E17

    Captain Milius returns to Hawai’i as the NCIS team works to catch a dangerous high-value U.S. Government target with the help of an informant unlike any they’ve ever encountered. Also, Tennant and Daniel deal with Alex’s acceptance into the Naval Academy

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  25. Background image for The Game
    7.6/10(451 votes)

    #24 - The Game

    S1:E11

    When evidence to put away a drug kingpin is stolen, Lucy goes undercover at an underground poker tournament to find out which high-roller is behind the crime. Also, Lucy’s feelings are in turmoil when Whistler’s ex-girlfriend arrives in town.

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  26. Background image for Spies (1)
    7.6/10(446 votes)

    #25 - Spies (1)

    S1:E12

    When NCIS investigates the mysterious death of a Navy engineer, Joseph Chan, they learn the last person he met with was his colleague, Maggie Shaw, Jane’s mentor and friend, who’s been kidnapped. Also, David Sola, a New Zealand intelligence service case officer arrives in Hawai’i, following a lead that connects Joseph’s death to a Chinese black op secret agent.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "NCIS: Hawai'i". It scored 6.7/10 based on 822 votes. Directed by Larry Teng and written by Jan Nash, Christopher Silber, Matt Bosack, it aired on 9/20/2021. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Boom".