Chin Ho (Daniel Dae Kim), Danny (Scott Caan), and Kono (Grace Park) investigate a murder with profound implications for Max (Masi Oka). (Photo courtesy of Norman Shapiro/CBS)
Hawaii Five-0 began its post-season finale summer schedule with an encore airing of Season 2′s Max-centric “Ha’alele (Abandoned),” on Monday, May 27th. The original CBS press release gave the following episode summary:
“‘Ha’alele*’ – A murder case hits close to home for Max when he is convinced that The Trashman, a serial killer with ties to his past, is on the loose. In order to convince Five-0 of his suspicions, Max reveals shocking information about his childhood, on HAWAII FIVE-0 …”
Monday’s Season 2 repeat brought in a 1.2/3 rating in the 18-49 demo with 4.96 million viewers.
Will Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) finally get the answers he’s looking for from Wo Fat (Mark Dacascos)? (Photo courtesy of Norman Shapiro/CBS)
“Aloha. Malama Pono” closed the curtain on Season 3 with a bang. It also regained lost ratings ground, bringing in an overnight rating of 2.0/6 in the 18-49 demo — an 11 percent improvement over last week’s 1.8/5. Alas, this is still a 26 percent drop in comparison to last year’s season finale, which brought in a 2.7 rating.
Based on the extended promo for Monday’s season finale episode of Hawaii Five-0, “Aloha. Malama Pono” promises to be an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride with questions aplenty and possibly even an answer or two.
Steve (Alex O’Loughlin) gets some answers from a worse-for-wear Wo Fat (Mark Dacascos) in the season finale, “Aloha. Malama Pono.” Click on the image to view the video, then click on your browser back button to return to this page when done.
Promo and press release courtesy of CBS
FIVE-0 MUST HELP THE CIA TO STOP A DANGEROUS KILLER LOOSE ON THE ISLAND, AND MCGARRETT’S PRISON VISIT TO WO FAT ENDS WITH A SHOCKING DISCOVERY, ON THE THIRD SEASON FINALE OF “HAWAII FIVE-0,” MONDAY, MAY 20
Christine Lahti, Ian Anthony Dale, Daniel Henney and Autumn Reeser Return
“Aloha. Malama Pono” – As the CIA tasks Five-0 with finding a dangerous killer loose on the island, Kono goes on the run for a murder she did not commit. Meanwhile, McGarrett’s prison visit to Wo Fat ends with a shocking discovery, on the third season finale of HAWAII FIVE-0, Monday, May 20 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Christine Lahti, Ian Anthony Dale, Daniel Henney and Autumn Reeser guest star.
(*Aloha. Malama Pono” is Hawaiian for “Farewell and Take Care”)
SERIES REGULARS:
Alex O’Loughlin (Steve McGarrett)
Scott Caan (Danny “Danno” Williams)
Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho Kelly)
Grace Park (Kono Kalakaua)
Masi Oka (Dr. Max Bergman)
Michelle Borth (Catherine Rollins)
RECURRING CAST:
Brian Yang (Charlie Fong)
Dennis Chun (Sgt. Duke Lukela)
Christine Lahti (Doris McGarrett)
Mark Dacascos (Wo Fat)
Ian Anthony Dale (Adam Noshimuri)
Daniel Henney (Michael Noshimuri)
Autumn Reeser (Dr. Gabrielle Asano)
GUEST CAST:
(Lt. Commander William “Billy” Harrington)
(Luis Braga)
(Rafael Salgado)
(Lyla Simmons)
(Arturo Casey)
(Guard)
(Armed Man)
(Man in Charge)
(CIA Operative)
(Surgeon)
(News Anchor)
(Military Controller)
WRITTEN BY: Peter M. Lenkov & Ken Solarz & David Wolkove
DIRECTED BY: Bryan Spicer
Steve (Alex O’Loughlin) and Danny (Scott Caan) interrogate a suspect in the season finale episode. (Photo courtesy of Norman Shapiro/CBS)
TV Guide Online’s Mega Buzz column spoke to Exec Producer Peter Lenkov about the season finale, and Lenkov did not disappoint. This season’s “Aloha. Malama Pono” will once again find our four principal characters tackling thorny personal issues. The Grim Reaper may also be lurking about in the background, looking for some poor unfortunate to cut down — a possibility Lenkov hints at here: “The English translation of our finale title is ‘farewell and take care.’ You can take want you want from that.”
The full TV Guide article, which is excerpted below, can be read at the TV Guide website.
Mega Buzz: Grey’s Heartbreak, a Five-0 Death and Elementary’s Finale
May 14, 2013 10:19 PM ET
by Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams
Any last bits of scoop on the Hawaii Five-0 finale? — Jessica
ADAM: Like last year, the finale will explore all of the team members’ personal issues separately. “We’re going to touch on some questions we’ve had for a while,” executive producer Peter Lenkov says. “Is there more going on between Wo Fat and Doris than we know? What happened the night Michael Noshimuri took Kono’s gun? … [These] are issues that need resolutions. Some of our characters are going to have to make tough choices.” How tough? By the finale’s end, somebody will likely be dead. “The English translation of our finale title is “farewell and take care. You can take want you want from that,” Lenkov teases.
Ex-CIA spook Doris McGarrett (Christine Lahti) and son Steve (Alex O’Loughlin) stage a “black op” of their own to retrieve an incriminating piece of microfiche. (Photo courtesy of Norman Shapiro/CBS)
May 13th’s episode of Hawaii Five-0, “He Welo ‘Oihana (Family Business),” sees buried secrets coming to light — or in danger of coming to light — for Steve McGarrett and his mother Doris, for Kono Kalakaua and her ill-starred boyfriend Adam Noshimuri, and of course, for the criminals du jour who have been filling a field with bodies.
Look for a bumper crop of recurring and guest stars in “He Welo ‘Oihana,” which brings back Christine Lahti, Treat Williams, David Keith, Ian Anthony Dale, and Daniel Henney. Joining the Hawaii Five-0 Ohana for the first time is Craig T. Nelson, veteran of film and television. (Peter Lenkov has worked with Nelson before, on his CBS primetime crime drama “The District”).
The promo video and press release below are both courtesy of CBS.
McGARRETT HELPS HIS MOTHER EXECUTE A COVERT OP TO RETRIEVE AN INCRIMINATING MICROFICHE, ON “HAWAII FIVE-0,” MONDAY, MAY 13
Craig T. Nelson, Treat Williams, Christine Lahti, Anthony Ian Dale and Daniel Henney Guest Star
“He welo ‘oihana” – McGarrett must help his mother execute a covert op to retrieve an incriminating microfiche. Meanwhile, Kono’s life is in danger when she closes in on Adam’s secret, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Monday, May 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Treat Williams, Christine Lahti, Anthony Ian Dale and Daniel Henney return in this episode. Craig T. Nelson guest stars.
(*He welo ‘oihana is Hawaiian for “Family Business”)
SERIES REGULARS:
Alex O’Loughlin (Steve McGarrett)
Scott Caan (Danny “Danno” Williams)
Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho Kelly)
Grace Park (Kono Kalakaua)
Masi Oka (Dr. Max Bergman)
Michelle Borth (Catherine Rollins)
RECURRING CAST:
Taylor Wily (Kamekona)
Christine Lahti (Doris McGarrett)
Teilor Grubbs (Grace Williams)
Ian Anthony Dale (Adam Noshimuri)
Treat Williams (Mick Logan)
David Keith (Wade Gutches)
Daniel Henney (Michael Noshimuri)
GUEST CAST:
Craig T. Nelson (Tyler Cain)
Heidi Ellyn (Business Woman)
Stephen Meyers (Paramedic)
Wes Haviland (Guard #1)
Sara Naby Kim (Nurse)
Wes Cortez (Night Security Guard)
Curtis Bush (Guard #3)
David James Sikkink (Head Guard)
Adam Wang (Yakuza Soldier #1)
WRITTEN BY: Eric Guggenheim
DIRECTED BY: Larry Teng
Talk-show host Savannah Walker (Aisha Tyler) chats with Five-0′s Big Kahuna, Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) during a ride-along. (Photo courtesy of Norman Shapiro/CBS)
Aisha Tyler, co-host of CBS’s popular Daytime talk show The Talk, has never been afraid to let her fangirl flag fly when it comes to Hawaii Five-0′s Daniel Dae Kim. He’s visited — and charmed — the ladies of The Talk several times. When The Talk spoofed the more popular CBS Primetime shows, it was only natural that Tyler would take part in the Five-0 spot — a prelude of sorts to her actual guest role in Monday night’s “Imi loko ka ‘uhane (Seek Within One’s Soul).”
CBS’s official press release (which appears below the promo videos) gives the following description of the episode:
“Imi loko ka ‘uhane” – Five-0 allows a talk show host and her crew to follow them for the day, but the investigation turns dangerous when they have a run-in with Wo Fat, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Monday, April 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. THE TALK co-host Aisha Tyler guest stars as talk show host Savannah Walker.
A run-in with Wo Fat? Savannah’s show should score epic ratings with that kind of action!
FIVE-0 ALLOWS A TALK SHOW HOST AND HER CREW TO FOLLOW THEM FOR THE DAY, BUT THE INVESTIGATION TURNS DANGEROUS WHEN THEY HAVE A RUN-IN WITH WO FAT, ON “HAWAII FIVE-0,” MONDAY, APRIL 29
“Imi loko ka ‘uhane” – Five-0 allows a talk show host and her crew to follow them for the day, but the investigation turns dangerous when they have a run-in with Wo Fat, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Monday, April 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. THE TALK co-host Aisha Tyler guest stars as talk show host Savannah Walker.
(*Imi loko ka ‘uhane is Hawaiian for “Seek Within One’s Soul”)
SERIES REGULARS:
Alex O’Loughlin (Steve McGarrett)
Scott Caan (Danny “Danno” Williams)
Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho Kelly)
Grace Park (Kono Kalakaua)
Masi Oka (Dr. Max Bergman)
Michelle Borth (Catherine Rollins)
RECURRING CAST:
Taylor Wily (Kamekona)
Brian Yang (Charlie Fong)
Dennis Chun (Sgt. Duke Lukela)
Mark Dacascos (Wo Fat)
Shawn Mokuahi Garnett (Flippa)
Diaper duty isn’t something you’d generally equate with calming and centering, yet for Hawaii Five-0′s Alex O’Loughlin, it’s an aspect of parenthood that does just that after a long day at work. Diaper as grounding device was but one of the topics Hawaii News Now’s Tannya Joachin discussed with Five-0′s Steve McGarrett while spending time with the cast on a March 7th location shoot at Kualoa Ranch.
Alex o’loughlin muses on the grounding qualities of diaper duty with HNN’s Tannya Joachin. (Image courtesy of Hawaii News Now and CBS)
“For Alex O’Loughlin, it’s a balancing act, juggling the demands of the job with the demands of being a new dad. He put it this way, ‘As soon as I go home, I forget about the business,’” said Joachin, setting up the video segment. When asked if his family grounds him, O’Loughlin had this to say:
“Hell yeah! I walk in the door and I get handed a baby, which is what I want, but essentially within in 17 minutes, I’m pretty much guaranteed to be covered in urine, feces, or both. If that doesn’t ground you, what will?”
With the show’s renewal for a fourth season all but assured at the time and confirmed by the time the interviews and article were published, Joachin chatted briefly with O’Loughlin about the show’s prospects for a long run.
“I signed on for 7,” said O’Loughlin. “I’ve done 3 so that’s at least another 4. I mean, I can’t see us going anywhere, can you?”
HNN’s Joachin caught up with the cast on a rainy Thursday during location shooting on episode 3.21, “Imi loko ka ‘uhane.” While the actual interviews only featured Alex O’Loughlin and Daniel Dae Kim, video coverage included scenes with fellow Five-0 castmembers Scott Caan and Grace Park, as well as scenes from last Monday’s “Hoa Pili” featuring Masi Oka and Taylor Wily. Aisha Tyler, co-host of CBS’s Daytime show The Talk, is also shown briefly in a scene with O’Loughlin; she plays a talk show host whose ride-along puts her inconveniently in the middle of Five-0′s case du jour.
Tannya Joachin’s article, which is quoted above and excerpted below, can be read in its entirety at the Hawaii News Now website.
Daniel Dae Kim says Kualoa Ranch is his favorite place on Oahu. (Image courtesy of Hawaii News Now and CBS)
Hawaii Five-O stars dish on the future, fatigue, and family
Posted: Mar 28, 2013 1:02 AM EDT Updated: Mar 28, 2013 7:31 PM EDT
By Tannya Joaquin
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Locked and loaded, CBS has pulled the trigger on another season of Hawaii Five-O.
Leading man Alex O’Loughlin couldn’t be happier to keep playing Steve McGarrett. “I love my job. Look at where I live, you know” he said when Hawaii News Now visited the stars recently on location at Kualoa Ranch.
It’s Daniel Dae Kim’s favorite place on Oahu. “Anytime I have a chance to shoot here, I love it” he explained.
He didn’t mind racing the rain to shoot scenes that day. “This is nothing” says Kim. “I did 6 years on Lost. This is nothing.”
Hawaii Five-O has a grueling 24 show season schedule, and physical 12 hour days.
It’s part of the territory for Kim. He told us, “This is now my 9th year in a row on television and I would say I’m learning stamina in a way that I haven’t before.”
Youtube video courtesy of Hawaii News Now and CBS.
Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Taylor Wily, and Masi Oka (behind Wily) take to the skies for a Magnum moment in Monday’s “Hoa Pili.” (Screencap courtesy of CBS)
Heads up, folks — if you don’t want to be spoiled, now’s your chance to back away.
Regardless of whatever else is going on, tomorrow night’s “Hoa Pili (Close Friend)” is likely to be best remembered as “the Magnum episode” thanks to the scene highlighted in our first Five-0 promo. While Kamekona’s (Taylor Wily) chopper flying along the Waikiki waterfront sets the stage visually, it’s Max’s (Masi Oka) rousing rendition of a certain iconic theme that gets the ball rolling. Even Danno (Scott Caan) finds it irresistible!
Youtube promo courtesy of CBS
Our second promo changes gears, shifting back to the ongoing shark-diving investigation. Steve (Alex O’Loughlin) and Danno get to have a bit of a “King of the world!” moment standing at the bow-rail of a fast-moving Coast Guard Response Boat Medium.
Heads up, folks — between the press release for “Hoa Pili” and the extended promo video beneath it, it’s safe to say there be SPOILERS here!
McGarrett’s well-practiced kangaroo kick in action (Photo courtesy of Norman Shapiro/CBS and H50Fans)
With dead bodies turning up in shark cages and random body parts turning up in dead sharks, it seems Danny has reason to be rationally concerned about becoming man-sushi — something Steve hasn’t forgotten about after his run-in with a tiger shark on their fishing trip gone awry (episode 3.03, “Lana I Ka Moana”).
“Hoa Pili” also features the much-anticipated return of everyone’s favorite Kapu kahuna, Kawika (Kala Alexander), last seen in Season 2 on the receiving end of HPD Chief of Detectives Vince Fryer’s (Tom Sizemore) “arrest ‘em now, ask questions later” approach to investigating the case du jour.
As for the epic game of tag between the freight containers — we’ll have to wait ’til Monday to figure that one out; whatever’s going on, Five-0 looks to be in fine butt-kickin’ form!
CBS Press Release for “Hoa Pili”
WHEN THREATS TURN DEADLY AGAINST A TOUR COMPANY THAT ENDANGERS THE LOCAL SHARK POPULATION, FIVE-0 MUST NARROW DOWN THE SUSPECT LIST, ON “HAWAII FIVE-0,” MONDAY, MARCH 25
“Hoa Pili” – When threats turn deadly against a tour company that endangers the local shark population, Five-0 faces the difficult task of narrowing down the suspect list. Meanwhile, the team debates whether or not Kamekona will earn his helicopter license, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Monday, March 25 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
(*Hoa Pili is Hawaiian for “Close Friend”)
CHEAT TWEET: #H50 fans, which is scarier: #sharkattack or #Kamekonafliescopter 3/25 10PM ET/PT
SERIES REGULARS:
Alex O’Loughlin (Steve McGarrett)
Scott Caan (Danny “Danno” Williams)
Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho Kelly)
Grace Park (Kono Kalakaua)
Masi Oka (Dr. Max Bergman)
Michelle Borth (Catherine Rollins)
RECURRING CAST:
Taylor Wily (Kamekona)
Brian Yang (Charlie Fong)
GUEST CAST:
Mac Brandt (Craig Brant)
James C. Victor (Jay Lappert)
Bruce Locke (Tsai)
Brendan Ford (Ryan)
Tanoai Reed (Levi)
Kala Alexander (Kawika)
Tara Platt (Allie)
Yuri Lowenthal (Liam)
Thomas Henderson (FBI Agent #1)
Jonathan Shaul (FBI Agent #2)
Dennis Lee (Jimmy Amana)
Kelsey Chock (Bruce Kaneshiro)
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