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The Worst Episodes of NCIS: Hawaiʻi

Every episode of NCIS: Hawaiʻi ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of NCIS: Hawaiʻi!

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.7/10(838 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.

    Director:Larry Teng
    Writers:Jan Nash, Christopher Silber, Matt Bosack

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  2. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 2 - Boom
    7.2/10(634 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.

    Director:Larry Teng
    Writers:Jan Nash, Christopher Silber

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  3. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 3 - Recruiter
    7.2/10(563 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.

    Director:Ruben Garcia
    Writers:Matt Bosack, Yalun Tu

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  4. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 4 - Paniolo
    7.3/10(543 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.

    Director:Larry Teng
    Writer:Noah Evslin

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  5. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 7 - Rescuers
    7.3/10(497 votes)

    #5 - Rescuers

    S1:E7

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

    Director:James Bamford
    Writer:Yakira Chambers

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  6. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 8 - Legacy
    7.3/10(458 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Lisa Demaine
    Writer:Yalun Tu

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  7. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 5 - Gaijin
    7.4/10(538 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Tim Andrew
    Writer:Ron McGee

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  8. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 10 - Lost
    7.4/10(447 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Tim Andrew
    Writer:Jan Nash

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  9. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 3 Episode 8 - Into Thin Air
    7.4/10(237 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Sherman Shelton Jr.
    Writers:Ron McGee, Megan Bacharach

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  10. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 6 - The Tourist
    7.5/10(540 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Yangzom Brauen
    Writer:Amy Rutberg

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  11. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 2 Episode 2 - Blind Curves
    7.5/10(450 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Yangzom Brauen
    Writer:Matt Bosack

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  12. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 2 Episode 5 - Sudden Death
    7.5/10(357 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:Yalun Tu

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  13. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 2 Episode 6 - Changing Tides
    7.5/10(341 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Lionel Coleman
    Writer:Noah Evslin

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  14. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 2 Episode 7 - Vanishing Act
    7.5/10(330 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writers:Jan Nash, Mike Diaz

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  15. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 2 Episode 12 - Shields Up
    7.5/10(317 votes)

    #15 - Shields Up

    S2:E12

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

    Director:Norman Buckley
    Writers:Jan Nash, Amy Rutberg

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  16. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 2 Episode 19 - Cabin Fever
    7.5/10(291 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Kurt Jones
    Writer:Yakira Chambers

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  17. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 2 Episode 20 - Nightwatch Two
    7.5/10(287 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Tim Andrew
    Writer:Amy Rutberg

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  18. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 11 - The Game
    7.6/10(459 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:James Hayman
    Writers:Amy Rutberg, Noah Evslin

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  19. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 12 - Spies (1)
    7.6/10(453 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:LeVar Burton
    Writers:Ron McGee, Yakira Chambers

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  20. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 14 - Broken
    7.6/10(427 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Norman Buckley
    Writers:Jan Nash, Matt Bosack

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  21. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 16 - Monster
    7.6/10(404 votes)

    #21 - Monster

    S1:E16

    Kai goes undercover as a chef in a local restaurant to gather intel on a notorious criminal kingpin who has a connection to the eatery. Also, Jane discovers that a school on the mainland has recruited Alex on a baseball scholarship, which he's kept secret from his family.

    Director:Leslie Hope
    Writer:Ron McGee

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  22. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 17 - Breach
    7.6/10(402 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Yakira Chambers

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  23. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 19 - Nurture
    7.6/10(414 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Lin Oeding
    Writer:Jan Nash

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  24. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 1 Episode 21 - Switchback
    7.6/10(392 votes)

    #24 - Switchback

    S1:E21

    Captain Milius returns to Hawai'i for a secret prisoner exchange operation and brings in Jane to be his personal security escort in the Philippines, where the exchange will take place.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Noah Evslin

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  25. NCIS: Hawaiʻi Season 2 Episode 1 - Prisoners' Dilemma (II)
    7.6/10(569 votes)

    #25 - 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).

    Director:Tim Andrew
    Writers:Jan Nash, Christopher Silber

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "NCIS: Hawaiʻi". It scored 6.7/10 based on 838 votes. Directed by Larry Teng and written by Jan Nash, Christopher Silber, Matt Bosack, it aired on 9/20/2021. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Boom".