Hawaii Five-0

Status:	On air
Film/TV:	TV series
Genre:	Drama
Season:	1 ~ 2
Year:	2010 – Present
Creators:	Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Peter M. Lenkov
Image Gallery:	Hawaii Five-0
Related Links:	Official CBS Site – Facebook – Twitter – Nielsen Ratings

Series Regulars:

Alex O’Loughlin …	Steve McGarrett
Scott Caan …	Danny “Danno” Williams
Daniel Dae Kim …	Chin Ho Kelly
Grace Park …	Kono Kalakaua
Masi Oka …	Dr. Max Bergman
Lauren German …	Lori Weston

Recurring Cast:

Reiko Aylesworth …	Malia Kelly
Claire van der Boom …	Rachel Edwards
Mark Dacascos …	Wo Fat
Teilor Grubbs …	Grace Williams
Richard T. Jones …	Governor Sam Denning
Terry O’Quinn …	Joe White
Tom Sizemore …	Vincent Fryer
Taylor Wily …	Kamekona
Brian Yang …	Charlie Fong

Description:

Hawaii Five-0 is a contemporary take on the classic series about a new elite federalized task force whose mission is to wipe out the crime that washes up on the Islands’ sun-drenched beaches. Detective Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin), a decorated Naval officer turned cop, returns to Oahu to investigate his father’s murder and stays after Hawaii’s governor persuades him to head up the new team: his rules, her backing, no red tape and full blanket immunity to hunt down the biggest “game” in town. Joining McGarrett is Detective Danny “Danno” Williams (Scott Caan), a newly relocated ex-New Jersey cop who prefers skyscrapers to the coastline but is committed to keeping the Islands safe for his 8-year-old daughter; and Chin Ho Kelly (Daniel Dae Kim), an ex-Honolulu Police Detective wrongly accused of corruption and relegated to a federal security patrol, who is also a former protégé of McGarrett’s father. Chin’s cousin, Kono (Grace Park), is a beautiful and fearless native, fresh out of the academy and eager to establish herself among the department’s elite. McGarrett vows to bring closure to his father’s case while the state’s brash new FIVE-0 unit, who may spar and jest among themselves, is determined to eliminate the seedy elements from the 50^th state. Peter Lenkov, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are executive producers for CBS Television Studios.

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Trivia:

The Ilikai condo/apartment building in Waikiki is featured in the show’s opening credits, with Alex O’Loughlin standing on the lanai of penthouse #2613, as Jack Lord did in the original series. The scene was shot on Tuesday, March 23, 2010.
Ali’iolani Hale, currently the home of the Hawaii State Supreme Court, with the statue of King Kamehameha in its courtyard, doubles as the exterior for Hawaii Five-0′s HQ. During Season 1, the interior set was housed in the downtown Post Office, Custom House and Court House building. The set was rebuilt at the production’s sound stage on Kapiolani Boulevard (the old Honolulu Advertiser building) for Season 2.
McGarrett’s father’s house is the historic Bayer Estate in the Honolulu community of Aina Haina. The set is now housed at the Five-0 sound stage.
Composer Brian Tyler assembled and conducted 35 musicians to record the 2010 version of the iconic Hawaii Five-0 theme song. At least three of the musicians from the original 1968 recording were also involved: David Duke (1st Horn), Chuck Findley (1st Trumpet) and Bob Zimmitti (Percussion). Source: Zap2It.
Demi Moore, Tia Carrere and Kelly Hu were rumored to have been eyed for the role of Governor Pat Jameson.
Among the actors interested in the role of Danny Williams were Danny Dyer, Peter O’Meara, Dean McDermott, Michael Muhney and Michael Shanks. McDermott, Muhney and Shanks appear to have actually auditioned for the role.
Alex O’Loughlin prepared for his role as Steve McGarrett by watching episodes of Jack Lord’s original series. “It’s very dated and it’s funny to go back and watch it, even the acting is very stylized and the voice work is so different.”Scott Caan had never seen the original show and elected not to watch it so that he could start fresh.
Neither Alex O’Loughlin nor Scott Caan were required to audition for their respective roles.
Daniel Dae Kim was the first to be cast on the show and Scott Caan was the very last. Executive Producer Peter Lenkov said Alex would regularly ask him, “Where’s my Danno?” Scott was initially unavailable as he was going to be directing a film, but when plans changed and the right actor still hadn’t been found, he was attached in the eleventh hour and immediately flew to Hawaii where met the rest of the cast and joined the first table read on February 19, 2010, which was also viewed live by studio and network executives in Los Angeles. An occasion that director Len Wiseman remembers being “weird” and “awkward”. Alex recalls, “We read the script and we just riffed the whole time, and I thought: ‘This is good, this is good. We’ve got a little thing going there.’”
The Five-0 Special Investigations seal on the floor of the task force’s headquarters (first seen in “Lanakila”) reads “Ua mau ke ea o ka’aina i ka pono”, which means “the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness”. It was adopted on May 1, 1959 as the Hawaii State Motto.
Steven J. McGarrett was born on March 10, 1977 in Honolulu. He is 6’1″ and weighs 190 lbs.
John McGarrett, Steve’s father, was shot and killed by Victor Hesse on September 20, 2010 – the date of the show’s premiere on CBS.
McGarrett favors cargo pants by Superdry. The khaki model is available from Tags.com.
According to Executive Producer Peter Lenkov, it takes eight days to prep an episode and another eight to shoot it. Post production takes 2-4 weeks to complete.
The show does its best to employ Hawaiian talent. Eighty percent of the crew and all extras are locals, as are sixty percent of the guest stars. Additionally, a former Navy SEAL and a former HPD detective are consultants to the show – both are Hawaiians.
As a tribute to the original series, McGarrett’s Chevrolet Silverado has the license number F6-3958 in Season 2. Both the 1968 Park Lane and 1974 Marquis Brougham – McGarrett’s cars on the classic show – had the same plate number. Source: IMDb.

Awards:

2011: Scott Caan was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television”.
2011: Brian Tyler won multiple BMI Film & TV Awards in 2011 for his projects, including Hawaii Five-0.
2011: Stunt coordinator Jeff Cadiente was nominated for an Emmy for his work in 1.22 “Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau”, that originally aired on May 9.

Site Credits:

All official Hawaii Five-0 promotional images and videos are courtesy of CBS.
Shooting location information comes from 3D Hawaii, Twitter and assorted other sources.
Hawaii Five-0 music information is provided by MSJ, courtesy of Frank Palazzolo (Five-0′s Assistant to the Music Supervisor).

IMDb Rating:

7.6/10

IMDb ID:

1600194

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