The BEST episodes of NCIS: Hawai'i season 1
Every episode of NCIS: Hawai'i season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS: Hawai'i season 1!
Jane Tennant, the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, and her unwavering team of specialists balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the sun-drenched island paradise itself.
#1 - Ohana (2)
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/23/2022
Captain Milius continues to work with Tennant and her team in the aftermath of the prisoner exchange between U.S. and eastern Europe. Also, Whistler takes Ernie’s advice and makes a grand gesture in the hope of winning back Lucy.
#2 - Pirates
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/7/2022
As Jesse enjoys a day sailing with his daughter, Gracie, pirates suddenly seize their yacht, take all the passengers hostage and attack Jesse, leaving it up to his team to quickly locate and rescue his daughter.
#3 - Impostor
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2021
The NCIS team investigates a cold case involving WWII-era bones on the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor bombings, and are shocked to learn they belong to a 100-year-old survivor of the attack.
#4 - Spies (2)
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/24/2022
While Jane investigates Maggie’s kidnapping, she’s shocked when she learns the truth and enlists her team and Whistler to prove her findings.
#5 - Switchback (1)
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/2022
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.
#6 - Breach
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/21/2022
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.
#7 - The Game
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2022
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.
#8 - The Tourist
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2021
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.
#9 - Broken
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/2022
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, to identify possible suspects who had access to his classified weapon.
#10 - Spies (1)
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/2022
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 in his case that connects Joseph’s death to a Chinese black op secret agent.
#11 - Legacy
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2021
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.
#12 - Nightwatch
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2022
When a navy seaman is involved in a murder, the NCIS team is called to work the case on their day off. Also, Lucy finds out Whistler turned down a promotion in D.C. to stay in Hawai’i.
#13 - T'N'T (2)
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/28/2022
NCIS Agents Nick Torres and Jessica Knight travel to Hawai’i when they learn a key witness in one of their old cases has turned up there with crucial evidence.
#14 - Monster
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/2022
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.
#15 - Nurture
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/18/2022
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.
#16 - Paniolo
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2021
When a beloved Paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) is shot while out riding his horse, Jane and her team must gain the trust of the Paniolo community to help find the culprits and protect the Paniolo's life. Also, Kai tries to convince his stubborn father to see a doctor.
#17 - Recruiter
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2021
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.
#18 - Boom
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2021
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.
#19 - Gaijin
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2021
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. Also, Captain Milius makes a personal request to Tennant.
#20 - Lost
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2022
NCIS crosses paths with Whistler’s team while investigating a shipping container filled with contraband weapons. Also, Tennant debates arresting Alex’s friend’s dad, knowing it will cause her friend to move away.
#21 - Rescuers
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2021
When a Navy petty officer is murdered, Jane and the team investigate while protecting the victim’s friend and colleague.
#22 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2021
An experimental Naval aircraft crashes on Oahu, and Tennant and her team must find who is behind it before classified state secrets are exposed.