who were the original stars of hawaii five o
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about a list of episodes of the 1968â80 TV series. For a list of episodes of the TV series debuting in 2010, see List of Hawaii Five-0 episodes. Hawaii Five-O is a police procedural television series created by Leonard Freeman for the CBS television network. Starring Jack Lord, the series premiered on September 20, 1968, and ended after twelve seasons on April 4, 1980, during which time 279 episodes were produced and broadcast. The series covers a special state task force for the state of Hawaii led by Detective Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord).
It was the only time during the series that McGarrett personally booked a suspect. * The character of Duke Lukela first appeared as an HPD sergeant before becoming a Hawaii Five-O investigator. * The syndicate that Tony Alika headed was called Kumu. * McGarrett finally caught Wo Fat in the final episode of the series.
* Like McGarrett, Jack Lord was in the Navy. He was a public affairs officer, attaining the rank of lieutenant. * Before joining Five-O, Danny attended the University of Hawaii and then transferred to the University of California where he graduated with a degree in Criminology. * McGarrett often referred to Kono as Big Kanaka.