Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O is a United States television series that starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur as detectives for a fictional Hawaiian state police department. (Hawaii, in fact, has no state police.)

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United States - Television series - Jack Lord - James MacArthur - Hawaiian - Police department

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The show was produced and aired by the CBS television network from September 1968 to April 1980. It is currently aired in syndication throughout the world and dubbed in every major language. Created by Leonard Freeman, Hawaii Five-O was shot on location in Honolulu, Hawaii and throughout the island of Oahu — with rare occasional filming in Los Angeles, California.

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CBS - Television network - September - 1968 - April - 1980 - Leonard Freeman - Honolulu - Hawaii - Oahu - Los Angeles - California

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Hawaii Five-O centers around a fictional state police force of the same name — in honor of Hawaii's status as the Fiftieth State — led by former Navy officer Steve McGarrett (Lord), who was appointed by Governor Paul Jameson.

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Fiftieth State - Navy - Officer - Governor

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McGarrett was assisted by Danny Williams (MacArthur) and a cadre of elite detectives —most notably Chin Ho Kelly and Honolulu Police Department Officer Duke Lukela.

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Honolulu Police Department - Officer

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For twelve seasons, McGarrett and his team hounded criminals and mob syndicates plaguing the Hawaiian Islands. With the aide of District Attorney and later Hawaii Attorney General John Manicote, McGarrett was successful in sending most of his enemies to prison. One such mob syndicate was led by crime family patriarch Honore Vachon, a character introduced in the fifth season. Blaming McGarrett for the death of his son, Vachon swore vengeance using all the resources available to him. Most episodes of Hawaii Five-O ended with the arrest of criminals with McGarrett's catch phrase to Williams, "Book 'em, Danno! Murder One!"

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Mob - Hawaiian Islands - District Attorney - Hawaii Attorney General - Prison

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In many episodes, McGarrett was drawn into the world of international espionage and national intelligence. McGarrett's archnemesis on Hawaii Five-O was an intelligence officer of the People's Republic of China, Wo Fat. The Communist rogue agent was played by Khigh Dheigh.

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Espionage - National intelligence - People's Republic of China - Communist - Khigh Dheigh

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The show's action and straightforward storytelling left little time for personal stories such as wives and girlfriends. Occasionally, a show would flash back to McGarrett's younger years and to a romantic figure. The viewer is left with the impression that McGarrett is totally wedded to the police force and to crime-fighting at this point in his life.

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