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Hawaii Five-0: Season 1

24 episodes Premiered Sep 20, 2010 Updated Jul 18, 2026
Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Pilot

Sep 20, 2010 · 45 min

Steve McGarrett is summoned home to the island of Honolulu to bury his father after he is murdered by a madman. Governor Jameson wants Steve to head up a new elite police unit and

S1·E2 Core

Ohana (Family)

Sep 27, 2010 · 43 min

Following the abduction of a former NSA cyberterrorism expert, the team must rescue the man and prevent a breach of national security.

S1·E3 Core

Malama Ka Aina (Respect the Land)

Oct 4, 2010 · 41 min

An escalating gang war spills into the stands of a high-school football game, killing several people; an unlikely partnership arises.

S1·E4 Core

Lanakila (Victory)

Oct 11, 2010 · 42 min

A violent convict escapes from prison and kidnaps a young couple on vacation; McGarrett's estranged sister comes to town.

S1·E5 Core

Nalowale (Forgotten/Missing)

Oct 18, 2010 · 42 min

When the daughter of the U.S. ambassador to the Philippines is found dead, the governor tasks Five-0 with finding her abducted sister.

S1·E6 Mytharc

Ko‘olauloa (North Shore of Oʻahu)

Oct 25, 2010 · 42 min

When the CEO of a successful surf company is murdered, Kono revisits her past; Five-0 is thrown into the varied but interconnected worlds of North Shore surfing.

S1·E7 Core

Ho‘apono (Accept)

Nov 1, 2010 · 43 min

When a Navy SEAL, who's on the run for a murder he swears he didn't commit, takes hostages and safe haven aboard the U.S.S. Missouri memorial battleship, McGarrett must use every S

S1·E8 Core

Mana‘o (Belief)

Nov 8, 2010 · 44 min

When Danny's ex-partner is found dead at a Hawaiian luau the Five-0 team's investigation leads them to some dirty cops and a powerful cocaine cartel.

S1·E9 Mytharc

Po‘ipu (The Siege)

Nov 15, 2010 · 43 min

When a member of the security detail for an upcoming Aid Summit is murdered before he can reveal the details of an assassination plot, Five-0 is brought in to investigate the murde

S1·E10 Core

Heihei (Race)

Nov 22, 2010 · 43 min

Five-0 is baffled when a highly skilled ring of thieves pulls off a heist of an armored car, killing two security guards but leaving the money behind. Their only lead in the case r

S1·E11 Core

Palekaiko (Paradise)

Dec 6, 2010 · 43 min

The wife of a newlywed couple is found disoriented with amnesia in Kahana State Park with the husband currently missing. The mother of the husband suspects the wife for staging the

S1·E12 Core

Hana ‘a‘a Makehewa (Desperate Measures)

Dec 13, 2010 · 43 min

It's Christmas in Hawaii, but instead of celebrating, Five-0 is negotiating a hostage situation when the man who killed McGarrett's father resurfaces. The murderer, Victor Hesse, t

S1·E13 Core

Ke Kinohi (The Beginning)

Jan 3, 2011 · 44 min

McGarrett discovers new clues in his mother's murder when his sister is kidnapped.

S1·E14 Core

He Kane Hewa ‘Ole (An Innocent Man)

Jan 17, 2011 · 43 min

After a high-speed chase, the team makes a gruesome discovery; Chin Ho and his ex-fiancee are awkwardly reunited.

S1·E15 Core

Kai e‘e (Tidal Wave)

Jan 23, 2011 · 42 min

Five-0 struggles to stay a step ahead of a major tsunami that has the island evacuating its shores as they investigate the disappearance of the head of the Tsunami Warning Center.

S1·E16 Core

E Malama (To Protect)

Feb 7, 2011 · 42 min

When the sole witness in a high-profile murder case disappears, Five-0 must head into the jungle to locate and protect her from assassins who are closing in fast.

S1·E17 Core

Powa Maka Moana (Pirate)

Feb 14, 2011 · 43 min

Five-0 is first on the scene when a pirate attack turns an afternoon pleasure cruise into a kidnap-and-ransom nightmare for a group of wealthy spring breakers.

S1·E18 Core

Loa Aloha (The Long Goodbye)

Feb 21, 2011 · 44 min

While Five-0 races to stop a mad bomber before he kills again, Danny gets an unexpected visit from his little brother, Matt, a fun-loving, Wall Street broker. The family reunion is

S1·E19 Core

Ne Me‘e Laua Na Paio (Heroes and Villains)

Mar 21, 2011 · 44 min

Five-0 combs a convention to find the killer of a sci-fi fan who was thrown out of a high-rise window. A CIA agent who's interested in the Yakuza that killed McGarrett's parents sh

S1·E20 Core

Ma Ke Kahakai (Shore)

Apr 11, 2011 · 42 min

While hiking in a remote area of the jungle to see the famed petroglyphs, McGarrett and Danny instead find a homicide victim. Meanwhile, their aunt's failing health leads Kono and

S1·E21 Core

Ho‘opa‘i (Vengeance)

Apr 18, 2011 · 44 min

When a crime lord moves against the family of an undercover NYPD detective who infiltrated his organization, it's up to Five-0 to stop the policeman from exacting revenge.

S1·E22 Mytharc

Ho‘ohuli Na‘au (Close to Heart)

May 2, 2011 · 43 min

It's the worst kind of overexposure when world-renowned photographer Renny Sinclair is murdered while on assignment in Hawaii shooting the annual swimsuit edition of a top sports m

S1·E23 Mytharc

Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau (Until the End is Near)

May 9, 2011 · 43 min

With the invaluable information that was shared by Agent Jenna Kaye, Five-0 is closer than ever to capturing Wo Fat. Their mission takes an abrupt turn, however, when Danny is expo

S1·E24 Mytharc

Oia‘i‘o (Trust)

May 16, 2011 · 44 min

When Five-0 gets too close to the truth about Wo Fat and his associates, the criminal mastermind retaliates by trying to destroy the team. They've always played by their own rules,