The BEST episodes of Hawaii Five-O season 12

Every episode of Hawaii Five-O season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hawaii Five-O season 12!

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.

Last Updated: 9/22/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Woe To Wo Fat
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9.90
29 votes

#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.

Directors: Barry Crane
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9.00
2 votes

#2 - 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...

Directors: Reza Badiyi
Writer: Robert Janes
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A Lion In The Streets (1)
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6.83
6 votes

#3 - A Lion In The Streets (1)

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1979

McGarrett finds himself stymied when Hawaiian nationalists and local underworld mobsters clash over a union election.

Directors: Reza Badiyi
Writer: Robert Janes
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The Golden Noose
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6.67
3 votes

#4 - 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.

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Who Says Cops Don't Cry
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6.00
4 votes

#5 - Who Says Cops Don't Cry

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1979

When the husband of a policewoman is gunned down by opportunist robbers, she resolves to catch them any way she can.

Directors: Jack Lord
Writer: Robert Janes
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Use A Gun, Go To Hell
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6.00
3 votes

#6 - Use A Gun, Go To Hell

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/1979

When two surfer bums use a gun to rob a shop, it starts off a trail of death and misery involving children, politics and blackmail.

Directors: Ed Abroms
Writer: Samuel Roeca
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Labyrinth
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5.67
3 votes

#7 - Labyrinth

Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1979

When a rich socialite is kidnapped, her husband insists that Five-O stay out of the case. However, his reasons may not all be on the level as events take a series of twists and turns...

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For Old Times Sake
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5.50
2 votes

#8 - For Old Times Sake

Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1980

A aging crook decides to use dollar bill printing plates he made to raise cash for a charity, but he fails to realise the trouble that this will cause.

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Good Help Is Hard To Find
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5.00
2 votes

#9 - Good Help Is Hard To Find

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1979

Tony Alika and Guido Marioni, killer of Kimo's family, together hatch a plot to frame and embarrass the Five-O team by making them look stupid or corrupt.

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School For Assassins
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5.00
2 votes

#10 - School For Assassins

Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1980

McGarrett and Kimo must stop a gang of trained assassins from disrupting a meeting of energy ministers.

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Image Of Fear
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5.00
2 votes

#11 - Image Of Fear

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1979

When a woman is stalked by a strange figure, she seems to be seeing things and her friends are worried as to her mental health. However, events prove her case and an accomplice is revealed...

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Sign Of The Ram
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5.00
2 votes

#12 - Sign Of The Ram

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1979

Jessica Humboldt, an astrologer and friend of Agnes DuBois, comes to McGarrett with news that a forthcoming match will be disastrous for a boxer. McGarrett must overcome his suspicions and crack the case.

Directors: Ralph Levy
Writer: Samuel Roeca
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Though The Heavens Fall
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5.00
2 votes

#13 - Though The Heavens Fall

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1979

A group of high society men set out to see that justice is done - the catch being that it is justice on their terms only...

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Voice Of Terror
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4.00
2 votes

#14 - Voice Of Terror

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/1979

A group of terrorists capture a female officer and use her to further their aims, and McGarrett and the team must find a way to take them out without endangering the life of Officer Dean.

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The Kahuna
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4.00
2 votes

#15 - The Kahuna

Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/1979

When two healthy young people die mysteriously, local traditions prevent post mortems, and a strange conspiracy is gradually uncovered when Truck seems to fall under the power of a Kahuna...

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A Shallow Grave
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2.00
1 votes

#16 - A Shallow Grave

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1979

A young man on vacation has strange visions that lead him to the site of an old murder and help him discover a lost family.

Directors: Dennis Donnelly
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The Flight Of The Jewels
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2.00
1 votes

#17 - The Flight Of The Jewels

Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/1980

A gang of clever students use radio-controlled planes to execute the theft of Queen Liliokalani's jewels.

Directors: Don Weis
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Clash Of Shadows
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2.00
1 votes

#18 - Clash Of Shadows

Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/8/1980

The murder of a Nazi-hunter and discovery of a World War II medal set McGarrett and the team on the trail of a Nazi war criminal living in Honolulu...

Directors: Ralph Levy
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A Bird In Hand...
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2.00
1 votes

#19 - A Bird In Hand...

Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/22/1980

A group of seemingly harmless birdwatchers are the target of a vendetta. Five-O must discover why they were a target and stop any further violence.

Writer: Samuel Roeca
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The Moroville Covenant
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1.50
2 votes

#20 - The Moroville Covenant

Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/29/1980

A politician trying for the Senate is weakened by the murder of the man who is blackmailing him.

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