Hawaii Five-0′s Season 2 is Off to an Unbreakable Start

Season 2 of Hawaii Five-0 got off to a terrific start with a Sunset on the Beach premiere that drew an enormous crowd of fans last night! With a successful first season under their collective belts, the show’s stars were free to be more relaxed about the festive kick-off in Waikiki this year.

A rested Alex O’Loughlin, who had spent the day “kinda sleeping and hanging with my dog”, was the last to arrive on the red carpet and excited at being among “10,000 of my closest friends”.

He told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Mike Gordon, “I am thrilled to be here and what a turnout. They are great crowd. Some aren’t wearing much but that’s Hawaii, so it’s good.”

Going by the enthusiasm shown on the twitterverse, Ha’i'ole - Hawaiian for ‘unbreakable’ – is a kick-ass beginning of the new season that certainly meets expectations. Peter Lenkov clarified the title choice as follows: “‘Unbreakable’ because our family is unbreakable. They are a family and they’re not going to be broken…”

Proud of the episode, Alex said, “There are five minutes of it where there is no dialog and just action. There’s some really unconventional, dynamic television.”

In addition to Alex, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, also present at the event were Taylor Wily, Masi Oka, Terry O’Quinn, Lauren German, Teilor Grubbs and Mark Dacascos. Daniela Ruah’s appearance was a pleasant surprise to many. As Special Agent Kensi Blye, she starts filming a highly anticipated Five-0/NCIS: Los Angeles crossover episode on Monday.

Peter Lenkov, Bob Orci and CBS Television Studios’ president David Stapf were also there to support their Five-0 family.

See below for links to articles, photos and videos from the event.

For more on Sunset on the Beach, please read the reports by:

• Honolulu Star-Advertiser: “10,000 Watch ‘Hawaii Five-0′ Premiere in Waikiki” 
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser: “Five-0 Premiere Thrills Thousands” - see scan
• Hawaii News Now
• Honolulu Pulse: “‘Five-0′ Premiere Leaves Fans Satisfied”
• Five-0 Redux: “Red Carpet Satisfaction”
• Five-0 Redux: “Seeing Stars at Sunset”
• PopStar: “On the Red Carpet for Hawaii Five-0 Season 2 Premiere”
• Hawaii Vacation Blog
• Hawaii Magazine
• Hawaii Five-0 Undercover

For photos of the event, check out:

• The AOLR Gallery
• CBS.com
• The Hawaii News Now slideshows:
  • Setting up for the Premiere
  • Alex O’Loughlin
  • Scott Caan
  • Daniel Dae Kim
  • Grace Park
• Honolulu Pulse galleries:
  • Cast arrivals
  • Scenes from the red carpet
  • More from the world premiere
  • More Five-0 fashion
• NonStop Honolulu
• Hawaii Five-0 Undercover on Facebook
• Hawaii Vacations on Facebook
• Arritt Photography on Facebook
• Orlando Benedicto on Facebook
• Masi Oka’s set on yfrog (scroll left)
• Kanaka Menehune on Flickr
• Maui Time Weekly on Flickr

Videos:

• HNN report
• HNN BTS
• HNN interview with Alex O’Loughlin – 1
• HNN interview with Alex O’Loughlin – 2
• HNN interview with Scott Caan
• HNN interview with Daniel Dae Kim
• HNN interview with Grace Park
• HNN interview with Peter Lenkov & Bob Orci
• HNN Live Broadcast – Part 1
• HNN Live Broadcast – Part 2
• HNN Live Broadcast – Part 3
• HNN Live Broadcast – Part 4
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser (full video)
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Bob Orci & Peter Lenkov
• Honolulu Star- Advertiser: Alex O’Loughlin
• Photolulu: Grace Park
• Photolulu: Alex O’Loughlin
• NonStop Honolulu: Red carpet highlights
• NonStop Honolulu: Cast Introductions
• Guerilla KJK Production
• CBS video
• Pacific Network TV report
• Pacific Network TV – pictures
• KathywithaK: interview with Alex O’Loughlin
• An Alex SOTB compilation