Hawaii Five-0: 1.03 Lanakila

Film/TV:	TV series
Genre:	Drama
Episode:	1.03
Original Air Date:	October 11, 2010
Director:	Alex Zakrzewski
Writers:	Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Peter M. Lenkov
Approx. Running Time:	41:37
Image Gallery:	Stills \| Screencaps
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Cast:

Alex O’Loughlin …	Steve McGarrett
Scott Caan …	Danny “Danno” Williams
Daniel Dae Kim …	Chin Ho Kelly
Grace Park …	Kono Kalakaua
Taryn Manning …	Mary Ann McGarrett
Taylor Wily …	Kamekona
Catherine Rollins …	Michelle Borth
Balthazar Getty …	Walton Dawkins
Robyn Ishihara …	Airport Cop
Jason Quinn …	Billy Omana
D.L. Hughley …	Skeet
Maite’ Schwartz …	Dana Thorpe
Kenneth Mitchell …	Craig Ellers/Paul Stark
Dion Donahue …	Homeless Man
Natalie Fryman …	Sophia Archuleta
Cari Mizumoto …	Bank Manager
Steve Boatright …	Pilot
Augie Tulba …	Kekipi
Michael W. Perry …	Host on TV
Christopher McGahan …	Tourist Father
Sylvia Kupiec …	Tourist Mother
Michael Graue …	Tourist Son
Dan Seki …	Doctor Teddy Oh
Chris Gann …	Hostage Guard

Summary:

“Lanakila”* — Five-0 is tasked with tracking down a violent convict after he breaks from an Island prison in search of his stolen money and kidnaps a young couple on vacation in Waikiki. Meanwhile, McGarrett’s estranged sister, Mary Ann, arrives from the mainland.
*“Lanakila” is Hawaiian for “Victory.”

Watch the Promo and Clip:

Trivia:

Balthazar Getty guest stars as the prison escapee, Walton Dawkins.
D.L. Hughley (“The Hughleys”) appears as Skeet, an inmate who knew Walton in prison.
Local stand-up comedian Augie Tulba plays Chin Ho’s friend who loans McGarrett and Chin a helicopter.
Music tracks: Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones), Power (Kanye West), Koa Tree (Ho’onu’a), Another Longshot (Rico Rodriguez)

Memorable Quotes:

Dr. Oh:	Anything traumatic recently with the knee?
Danny:	Yeah, actually, I got a new partner.
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Danny:	Is that your sister in the car?
Steve:	Yeah, I just came straight from the airport.
Danny:	You realize that if she were a dog you can get a ticket for leaving her in the car like that?
Steve:	Can you focus, please?
Danny:	Yeah. Why do you have aneurysm face?
Steve:	I don’t have aneurysm face.
Danny:	She gave you aneurysm face?
Steve:	How many times in a row can you ask me the same question?
Danny:	You’ve gotta seek first to understand, then to be understood. It’s one of the seven principles of all successful people.
Steve:	I would literally pay you cash to stop talking, okay?
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Danny:	Hey a tip, so you know, the other guy putting the ball in the hoop is bad.
Steve:	Danno, shut up, alright?
Danny:	Dude, do me a favor and don’t call me Danno.
Skeet:	Hey yo, how long you two been married?
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Chin Ho:	You coming in?
Kono:	It’s the men’s room.
Chin Ho:	That’s the luxury of carrying a badge, kid. You can go anywhere.
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Steve:	[About Danny, to Kamekona] There was no surfing accident. He busted his knee getting out of bed.
Kamekona:	How white can you get?
Danny:	Pretty white.
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Danny:	Your sister… she wasn’t what I expected. I mean, aside from her hereditary aversion to neck wear, she seemed to be cool.
Steve:	Are you saying I’m not cool?
Danny:	Well, in certain situations, like when you have a gun pointing in your face, trying to decide whether to cut the blue wire or the red wire, you’re good but, you know, human interaction, mammal to mammal… Room for improvement.
Steve:	Thank you, Dr. Phil.
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Danny:	You like pancakes, Sophia?
Steve:	I like pancakes.
Danny:	You do? You seem more like a napalm in the morning kinda guy.
Steve:	That too.
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Chin Ho:	You got her to use a military recon satellite and then you made a date?
Steve	I’m a multi-tasker.
Chin Ho:	Impressive.

IMDb Rating:

7.5/10

IMDb ID:

1733848

Filming Locations:

Hawaiian Airlines terminal, Honolulu International Airport
Hilton Hawaiian Village (Kahiko Hotel)
Kaka’ako Beach Park (homeless man)
Restaurant Row/Waterfront Plaza, Honolulu (Pacific Rim Bank)
Monterey Bay Canners, Pearlridge Shopping Center (pancake restaurant)
Manoa Falls Trail (jungle scenes)
Punchbowl National Cemetery

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