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13 unusual facts about Hawaii Five-O


1960 Valdivia earthquake

A 1969 episode of the U.S. television series Hawaii Five-O titled "Forty Feet High and it Kills!" referred to the tsunami that devastated Hilo in 1960.

CBS Innertube

In 2008, CBS began adding classic television series such as Hawaii Five-O, The Ed Sullivan Show and The Twilight Zone to its selection (also including shows such as Melrose Place, MacGyver and Star Trek: The Original Series, which never aired on CBS but are owned by CBS Television Distribution).

Danno

Danny Williams, a fictional character from the Hawaii Five-O television series, whence the catchphrase "Book 'em, Danno!"

Di Morrissey

In her later years, Di went on to become a journalist on London's Fleet Street, and worked for CBS in Honolulu, where she lived with her husband who was in the foreign service, and even had a small role in the series Hawaii Five-O, a guest role in season three, episode seven, 1970 starring as 'Alicia Anderson'.

Don Chastain

Other series in which Chastain appeared as a guest star include The Real McCoys, Rhoda, The Rockford Files, All My Children, Hawaii Five-O, The West Wing, and Scrubs.

Ernest Pintoff

On television, Pintoff directed many episodes of popular television series, including Hawaii Five-O (1968), Kojak (1968), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), The Dukes of Hazard (1979), Falcon Crest (1981) and Voyagers! (1982).

Fort Trumbull

One of the Merchant Marine officers trained at Fort Trumbull was actor Jack Lord who is best known for playing Steve McGarrett on the popular TV series Hawaii Five-O in the 1960s and 70s.

Kahala Mall

Kahala Mall is notable for actor Jack Lord of Hawaii Five-O fame, who would take walks in the mall during his later years.

KFVE

Originally, KFVE focused on low-budget programming such as Hawaii Five-O repeats.

KWHE

KWHE, whose secular programming is usually family-friendly, was one of three stations in Honolulu that carried reruns of the crime drama Hawaii Five-O, which was filmed in Honolulu (the other two being KFVE and KGMB, originally on channel 9, now on channel 5, whose real-life news crew was often featured in many episodes).

Mercury Park Lane

Viewers of the 1968-1980 CBS crime drama Hawaii Five-O may recall Jack Lord's character frequently squealing tires throughout Honolulu in a triple-black 1968 Mercury Park Lane Brougham 4-door hardtop.

Seatrain Lines

In the 1971 Hawaii Five-O episode "For A Million, Why Not?", the means of transport out of Hawaii for a stolen armored truck was a Seatrain container.

Singapore Cable Car

The show Hawaii Five-O was filmed on the system in the late seventies, while the world's first Mass Weddings on the cable cars was introduced in the late 1970s.


Anne Archer

She has made several appearances on television, including Hawaii Five-0, Beautiful Screamer, Little House on the Prairie, Falcon Crest, Boston Public, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Privileged and Ghost Whisperer playing Melinda's mother.

Barry Crane

He was credited with directing numerous episodes of such series as Trapper John, M.D., The Incredible Hulk, Hawaii Five-O, CHiPs, Dallas, Wonder Woman, Mission: Impossible, and Mannix.

Chevrolet Camaro

This car also currently features in the TV series Hawaii Five-0 and Teen Wolf (2011 TV series).

Daryl Bonilla

He will be appearing in the upcoming Hawaii Five-0 remake airing on CBS starting September 20, 2010.

Don Weis

Weis began directing for television in 1954 and worked on such series as M*A*S*H, Ironside, It Takes a Thief, Twilight Zone, Happy Days, Starsky and Hutch, CHiPs, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and Hawaii Five-O among others.

Gloria Votsis

She is known for her small roles in several TV series such as Hawaii Five-0, The Gates, CSI, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, and Suburgatory.

Gregory Sierra

He also guest starred on many television series during his career, including appearances on Mod Squad, Alias Smith and Jones, Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, The Greatest American Hero, Soap, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The X-Files, Murder, She Wrote and Hill Street Blues.

Hanauma Bay

Hawaii-themed films and television shows, including Blue Hawaii, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Hawaii Five-O, and Magnum, P.I., shot footage at the bay.

Jackson Gillis

His scriptwriting was prolific and varied, and over the years, he worked on shows such as Lost in Space, Hawaii Five-O, and Knight Rider.

Jennifer Billingsley

Billingsley's guest spots on TV included Naked City, Gunsmoke, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, Wagon Train, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mannix, Hawaii Five-O, Police Story, Alice, Baretta, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Jerrold Immel

Other programs which he has contributed music to include How the West Was Won, Hawaii Five-O, Logan's Run, Walker, Texas Ranger (through 1995 season) and Knots Landing.

Jordan Belfi

He also guest starred on Hawaii Five-0 as Spenser Owens in Season 1 Episode 14 "He Kane Hewa' Ole."

Marian McCargo

She also made appearances on television shows like Hawaii Five-O, Hogan's Heroes, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Mannix, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E..

Matt Earl Beesley

Some of his television directing credits include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, Prison Break, Lost, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Criminal Minds, The Closer and Hawaii Five-0.

Nephi Hannemann

, German and English descent who has appeared numerous times on Hawaii Five-O and One West Waikiki.

Radames Pera

Between 1969 and 1985 other guest-starring credits include two episodes of Lassie and Marcus Welby, M.D., and single episodes of Family Affair, Hawaii Five-O, and The Waltons among many others.

Ralph Levy

He directed episodes of several television shows, including I Love Lucy, Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Trapper John, M.D. and Hawaii Five-O.

Russell Thorson

He appeared in guest-starring roles in such television series as Tales of Wells Fargo, Trackdown, Wagon Train, Lassie, Peyton Place, and The Virginian, and is also known for his role as a ship captain in "Cocoon", the pilot episode of CBS's original Hawaii Five-O, starring Jack Lord.

Secret Road Music Services

Placements from other Secret Road artists include the films No Strings Attached and I Love You Phillip Morris as well as the TV shows Pretty Little Liars, Castle, Hawaii Five-0, One Tree Hill, and Prime Suspect.

The Ilikai

This same sequence is used in the opening credits of the 2010 remake, with Alex O'Loughlin in the lead role.

Tim O'Kelly

Tim also played the original "Dt. Danny 'Dano' Williams" in the pilot episode of Hawaii Five-O, but was later replaced by James MacArthur.

We'll Be Alright

The song was further featured in season 1 episode 22 of Hawaii Five-0, in the third episode of Love Bites, and in season 2 episode 8 of Royal Pains.

Whitman Publishing

Whitman also published authorized editions of popular television shows, such as Hawaii Five-O, Roy Rogers, Lassie, and book adaptions of many Walt Disney films.