Pilot View: CBS’ new drama, ‘Hawaii Five-O’

Hawaii Independent Staff

The L.A. Times has the lowdown on the “Hawaii Five-O” reboot. Based on the ‘70s hit by Leonard Freeman, “Hawaii Five-O” focuses on a new elite task force, created by the governor of Hawaii. Naval officer-turned cop Det. Steve McGarrett returns to Oahu, where he grew up, to investigate his father’s murder and stays to head up the task force. Joining him are: Det. Danny “Danno” Williams, an ex-New Jersey cop; Chin Ho Kelley, an ex-Honolulu detective who was wrongly accused of corruption; and Kono, Chin’s cousin, who just graduated from the police academy.