Hawaii Five-O
Aloha State detectives
Hawaii Five-O is an American television police drama set in Hawaii, originally airing from 1968 to 1980, with a reboot running from 2010 to 2020.
The title references Hawaii as the fiftieth U.S. state and the fictional elite police unit.
Its theme music—driving drums and surf guitar—became iconic.
Book 'em, Danno entered the lexicon as a catchphrase for making an arrest.
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- pilot episodeFirst episode testing viability
- OahuThird-largest Hawaiian island
- Waikiki BeachHawaiian oceanfront resort destination
- crime dramaFiction about lawbreaking
special unit · police procedural · undercover operations · theme song · aloha spirit · reboot · Pearl Harbor · interrogation · syndication · spin-offs · SWAT team · crime scene · evidence collection · criminal profiling · Nielsen ratings · luau · jurisdiction · forensic analysis
- Crime TVCriminal Minds, Chicago PD, Columbo, Kojak, Miami Vice
- Rebooted FranchisesSpider-Man, Batman, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Ghostbusters
- fivesnickel, V, pentad, quintet, pentagon
Hawaii Five-ONYPD Blue
Network police procedural
Hill Street Blues · The Wire · Barney Miller · Kojak · Law & Order
Hawaii Five-OThe Wire
Covert listening device
Breaking Bad · True Detective · The Sopranos · Better Call Saul · Fargo