
Scripted series · CBS
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
The Pacific is a beautiful but dangerous place. This team keeps it safe.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How NCIS: Hawaiʻi actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
NCIS: Hawaiʻi reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Jane Tennant, the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, and her unwavering team of specialists balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the sun-drenched island paradise itself.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E03
Recruiter
Kai goes undercover with one of Hawai'i’s oldest surf gangs when a petty officer who’s trying to help wayward kids find a new path in the Marines is murdered.
- Directed by Ruben Garcia
- Written by Matt Bosack, Yalun Tu

S01E02
Boom
Tennant and NCIS must take down a notorious team of international thieves using WWII explosives on armored trucks before they complete their final big job and disappear. Also, Kai searches for a new place to live; Lucy and Whistler have a standoff about their previous encounter; and Ernie's mission in the field is more alarming than he expected.
- Directed by Larry Teng
- Written by Christopher Silber, Jan Nash

S01E05
Gaijin
When a Japanese sailor is killed on American soil and evidence links the case to the previous murder of the victim’s girlfriend back in Japan, NCIS must find the murderer before the wrong person is accused and the case triggers a diplomatic crisis.
- Directed by Tim Andrew
- Written by Ron McGee

S01E14
Broken
While Jane is questioned following Maggie Shaw’s arrest, the rest of the team investigates a mysterious case of Marines with damaged ear canals from a weapon that emits ultrasonic waves. Also, Ernie visits his friend, Dr. Tony Lee (Alec Mapa), to identify possible suspects who had access to his classified weapon.
- Directed by Norman Buckley
- Written by Matt Bosack, Jan Nash

S01E16
Monster
Kai goes undercover as a chef in a local restaurant to gather intel on a notorious criminal kingpin who has a connection to the eatery. Also, Jane discovers that a school on the mainland has recruited Alex on a baseball scholarship, which he's kept secret from his family.
- Directed by Leslie Hope
- Written by Ron McGee

S01E11
The Game
When evidence to put away a drug kingpin is stolen, Lucy goes undercover at an underground poker tournament to find out which high-roller is behind the crime. Also, Lucy’s feelings are in turmoil when Whistler’s ex-girlfriend arrives in town.
- Directed by James Hayman
- Written by Amy Rutberg, Noah Evslin
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S03E10
Divided We Conquer (2)
- Directed by Christine Moore
- Written by Yalun Tu, Megan Bacharach

S03E09
Spill the Tea (1)
- Directed by LeVar Burton
- Written by Ron McGee, Megan Bacharach

S03E08
Into Thin Air
- Directed by Sherman Shelton Jr.
- Written by Ron McGee, Megan Bacharach

S03E07
The Next Thousand
- Directed by Daniela Ruah
- Written by Matt Bosack, Christopher Silber

S03E06
Operation Red Rabbit
- Directed by LeVar Burton
- Written by Amy Rutberg, Mike Diaz

S03E05
Serve and Protect
- Directed by Yangzom Brauen
- Written by Matt Bosack, Fallon O'Dowd
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Matt Bosack
Creator
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Christopher Silber
Creator
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Jan Nash
Showrunner

Larry Teng
Executive producer
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Fallon O'Dowd
Writer

Amy Rutberg
Writer
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Yakira Chambers
Writer
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Ron McGee
Writer
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Noah Evslin
Writer
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Yalun Tu
Writer
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Mike Diaz
Writer
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Megan Bacharach
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Matt BosackExecutive Producer
- Christopher SilberExecutive Producer
- Jan NashExecutive Producer
- Larry TengExecutive Producer
Writing
- Matt BosackWriter
- Christopher SilberWriter
- Fallon O'DowdWriter
- Amy RutbergWriter
- Yakira ChambersWriter
- Ron McGeeWriter
Direction
- Ruben GarciaDirector
- Diana ValentineDirector
- Sherman Shelton Jr.Director
- Norman BuckleyDirector
- Lin OedingDirector
- Christine MooreDirector
Cinematography
- Alison KellyDirector of Photography
Where to watch
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