The BEST episodes of Hawaii Five-O
Every episode of Hawaii Five-O ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hawaii Five-O!
The investigations of Hawaii Five-O, an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police answerable only to the governor and headed by stalwart Steve McGarrett.
#1 - Woe To Wo Fat
Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/1980
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.
#2 - Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1969
When a young female student is found murdered on campus, suspicions fall on her boyfriend but McGarrett senses that something is not right.
#3 - Deathwatch
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1968
McGarrett must protect a protect a mob underboss so he is able to testify against his superior, Joe Matsukino. However, Matsukino has many tricks up his sleeve to silence his former colleague permanently.
#4 - The Payoff
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/9/1970
McGarrett must apprehend two abductors who are on the run with the proceeds of their crime in order to protect the lives of their co-conspirators.
#5 - King of the Hill
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1969
Danno is taken hostage by a Vietnam veteran who is suffering delusional flashbacks and sees everyone as forces sent to kill him.
#6 - F.O.B. Honolulu (2)
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1971
Five-O must deal with treason, murder and double-crosses in order to solve the case and prevent the U.S. from being flooded by fake currency.
#7 - Six Kilos
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/12/1969
Chin Ho and Dan Williams are tracking a safecracker but he pulls a gun and Danno ends up shooting him. McGarrett takes his identity of Harry Brown and must infiltrate a sophisticated gang of international thieves.
#8 - The Waterfront Steal
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/21/1975
When Five-O fail to prevent a series of thefts at dockside warehouses, an influential owner creates trouble for McGarrett.
#9 - Charter For Death
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1973
When a large amount of diseased rats are found on a boat with all the crew dead, Five-O must contend with an outbreak of bubonic plague.
#10 - A Lion In The Streets (2)
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1979
Labouring under a ban on cooperation by native Hawaiians because of a Kahuna, McGarrett must try to prevent war on the streets...
#11 - Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1973
A string of five murders of wealthy men leads McGarrett to a crooked inheritance scheme.
#12 - Sweet Terror
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1969
McGarrett must counter a threat by international terrorist Erich Stoss to use a fungus to wipe out Hawaii's sugar cane, half of the world's supply.
#13 - Journey Out Of Limbo
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1972
Danno is found in the back of a truck, dazed and confused, and McGarrett and the others must help him piece together how he came to be in that situation.
#14 - The Cop On The Cover
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1977
McGarrett must solve both a mysterious kidnapping and the problem of having a nosy reporter analysing his every move.
#15 - The Descent Of The Torches
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1977
Five-O must find out whether the death of an archaeologist is linked to his supposed desecration of tomb of King Kamehameha.
#16 - The Golden Noose
Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1980
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.
#17 - Up The Rebels
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1977
An Irish terrorist uses disguise and deception in order to be able to smuggle explosives for the Troubles.
#18 - The Last Of The Great Paperhangers
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1976
A masterful forger plans a massive robbery of Navy funds, and McGarrett is made to look rather inept...
#19 - Deadly Persuasion
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/18/1975
A disturbed young man steals nerve gas to use against a visiting royal family as revenge for the death of his father.
#20 - How To Steal A Submarine
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/14/1975
A vice-principal enlists the help of his students and a submarine to smuggle drugs.
#21 - Murder - Eyes Only (2)
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1975
McGarrett must try his utmost to foil Wo Fat's plans which include hostages and brainwashing.
#22 - 'V' For Vashon: The Patriarch (3)
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1972
Dominick Vashon, the patriarch of the clan, makes his attempt to bring down McGarrett and Five-O.
#23 - For a Million - Why Not?
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1971
Five seemingly good citizens with different motives band together to steal $6,000,000 while McGarrett is away on Maui at a trial.
#24 - The Grandstand Play (2)
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/10/1971
The son of the baseball player becomes the vital witness in a murder, but he is reluctant to tell either his father or Five-O of the crime.
#25 - F.O.B. Honolulu (1)
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/27/1971
Wo Fat and other top international agents converge on Hawaii to place bids on printing plates for twenty dollar bills, which are in the possession of a former friend of McGarrett.