The BEST episodes of Hawaii Five-O season 8

Every episode of Hawaii Five-O season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hawaii Five-O season 8!

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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The Waterfront Steal
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9.50
2 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Allen Reisner
Writer: Albert Aley
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How To Steal A Submarine
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9.00
1 votes

#2 - 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.

Writer: Walter Black
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Deadly Persuasion
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9.00
1 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Allen Reisner
Writer: Tim Maschler
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star
8.67
3 votes

#4 - 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.

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A Killer Grows Wings
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8.00
2 votes

#5 - A Killer Grows Wings

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/5/1976

Criminals threaten to use a special type of moth to wipe out the sugar cane on Hawaii and destroy the industry.

Directors: Philip Leacock
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Turkey Shoot At Makapuu
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8.00
1 votes

#6 - Turkey Shoot At Makapuu

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/29/1976

When an airline stewardess and a hang-gliding instructor are murdered, Five-O must find the killers.

Directors: Ernest Pintoff
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Loose Ends Get Hit
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8.00
2 votes

#7 - Loose Ends Get Hit

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/8/1976

A clear cut murder case against an island mobster is derailed due to McGarrett.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
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A Touch Of Guilt
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8.00
2 votes

#8 - A Touch Of Guilt

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/4/1975

Three boys commit a gang rape on a waitress, but one is the son of a Senator and the crime is covered up...

Directors: Joe Manduke
Writer: Anne Collins
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Honor Is An Unmarked Grave
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8.00
1 votes

#9 - Honor Is An Unmarked Grave

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/28/1975

A writer who specialises in solving mysteries uncovers the body in a seven year old case, but it raises more questions than it answers...

Directors: Jack Lord
Writer: Bud Freeman
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Retire In Sunny Hawaii -- Forever
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8.00
2 votes

#10 - Retire In Sunny Hawaii -- Forever

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/7/1975

Danno's Aunt Clara becomes acquainted with a man on the plane to Honolulu, but becomes concerned about him afterwards. Dan, Steve and the others ignore her at first, but then the man turns up dead...

Directors: Bruce Bilson
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The Case Against McGarrett
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8.00
1 votes

#11 - The Case Against McGarrett

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1975

McGarrett offers himself as a hostage exchange, but is then put on 'trial' by Honore Vashon.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
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Death's Name Is Sam
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8.00
1 votes

#12 - Death's Name Is Sam

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/1975

A road accident starts the trail towards a plot to use SAM missiles to bring down a VIP jet plane.

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McGarrett Is Missing
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8.00
1 votes

#13 - McGarrett Is Missing

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/1975

McGarrett must again face mobster Charlie Bombay when a plane carrying them to Honolulu crashes in the forests.

Directors: Bruce Bilson
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The Defector
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7.67
3 votes

#14 - The Defector

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/1975

McGarrett meets his match in Dr. Grant Ormsbee, a grumpy and aggravating scientist who is sheltering a suspected Chinese defector.

Directors: Jerry Jameson
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Sing A Song Of Suspense
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7.50
2 votes

#15 - Sing A Song Of Suspense

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/31/1975

When a singer witnesses a murder committed by a racketeer, Five-O has to protect her until she can give evidence, but this is not an easy job...

Directors: Bruce Bilson
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Legacy Of Terror
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7.50
2 votes

#16 - Legacy Of Terror

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/1/1976

When an elderly importer who was a World War II Japanese spy is killed, Five-O seeks his killer.

Directors: Bruce Bilson
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Wooden Model Of A Rat
star
7.25
4 votes

#17 - Wooden Model Of A Rat

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/11/1975

Whilst trying to stop the smuggling of small Oriental animal statues, McGarrett is caught illegally in possession of one of them as part of his personal collection.

Directors: Philip Leacock
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Anatomy Of A Bribe
star
7.00
1 votes

#18 - Anatomy Of A Bribe

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/15/1976

A crooked contractor and a buildings inspector are under suspicion after the new Global Trade Center in Honolulu goes up in flames.

Directors: Joe Manduke
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Love Thy Neighbor -- Take His Wife
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7.00
2 votes

#19 - Love Thy Neighbor -- Take His Wife

Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/26/1976

Ben Tanaka, a well-known ecologist, seems to be behind the kidnapping of a wealthy land developer's wife, but all is not as it seems and a conspiracy gradually reveals itself.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
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A Sentence To Steal
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7.00
2 votes

#20 - A Sentence To Steal

Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/1976

McGarrett sends an undercover agent into a rehabilitation home for juvenile offenders to find out who is behind the theft of gold from dental supply warehouses.

Directors: David Friedkin
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Termination With Extreme Prejudice
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6.50
2 votes

#21 - Termination With Extreme Prejudice

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/1975

A British agent, Harry Wells, arrives in Hawaii in pursuit of a turncoat, but not all is what it seems for Five-O...

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Murder - Eyes Only (1)
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6.48
33 votes

#22 - Murder - Eyes Only (1)

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1975

When a letter bomb kills a Naval Officer whilst McGarrett is on Navy Duty, he is called upon to investigate and uncovers a plot involving an old nemesis...

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Target? The Lady
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6.00
1 votes

#23 - Target? The Lady

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/1975

Five-O must find a female courier who witnessed a murder before a hitman can...

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Tim Maschler
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The Capsule Kidnapping
star
5.33
3 votes

#24 - The Capsule Kidnapping

Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/12/1976

The son of a Japanese businessman is kidnapped and held in a capsule underwater until a $1.5 million dollar ransom is paid...

Directors: Bernard McEveety
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