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 - 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.
#6 - 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...
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - The Sleeper
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1978
After a government agent is murdered, McGarrett must identify the traitor in a scientific facility.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - The Skyline Killer
Season 11 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/22/1979
The hunt for a high-rise killer is made more difficult for Five-O when a journalist offers to share his profits in exchange for the killer's story.
#17 - A Very Personal Matter
Season 11 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/1979
When the son of one of Steve's friends dies of an overdose, he goes after a doctor that he suspects of over-prescribing drugs.
#18 - The Execution File
Season 11 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/1/1979
A private detective is rescuing girls from prostitution, and using the opportunity to kill the pimps as well.
#19 - The Bark And The Bite
Season 11 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/1979
A vacationing heiress seems unconcerned when McGarrett warns her that someone is after her ruby.
#20 - The Spirit Is Willie
Season 11 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/1979
Millicent Shand returns and claims that her niece's husband has faked his own death in order to get his hands on $500,000.
#21 - The Meighan Conspiracy
Season 11 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/1979
When a robbed bank vault shows no signs of break-in, an inside job seems the likely solution. McGarrett's trail of clues leads him back to the builder of the vault and his wife...
#22 - A Long Time Ago
Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/1978
Danno is surprised when he bumps into a former flame and even more concerned when she seems to be involved in criminal activities.
#23 - The Pagoda Factor
Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/1978
McGarrett assists a convict in his escape, so that he can go back to his gang and provide Five-O with inside information.
#24 - Death Mask
Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/1978
When a street robber claims that he stole King Tutankhamun's mask for fun, McGarrett suspects there is more to the case than simple robbery.
#25 - The Case Against Philip Christie
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1978
McGarrett is the lone hold-out in a trial where the guilt of the accused seems certain.