<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cbs.com/shows/hawaii_five_0/ </Td> </Tr> <P> Hawaii Five - 0 is an American action police procedural television series, which premiered on Monday, September 20, 2010 on CBS . The series is a reboot of the original series, which aired on CBS from 1968 to 1980 . Like the original, it follows an elite state police task force set up to fight crime in the state of Hawaii . The series is produced by K / O Paper Products and 101st Street Television in association with CBS Productions, originally an in - name - only unit of but folded into CBS Television Studios, which has produced the series since the beginning of season three . On March 25, 2016, CBS renewed the series for a seventh season, which premiered on September 23, 2016 . On March 23, 2017, CBS renewed the series for an eighth season, which premiered on September 29, 2017 . </P> <P> The series covers the actions of a small, specialized DPS task force in Hawaii, headed by Lt. Commander Steve McGarrett, USNR . The task force answers only to the Governor of the state of Hawaii and was given immunity and means to investigate crimes ranging from terrorism to kidnapping . McGarrett chooses as his partner Honolulu PD Detective Danny "Danno" Williams . He fills out the team by selecting Chin Ho Kelly, his father's protégé, and Chin's cousin, Kono Kalakaua, a rookie HPD cop . They are assisted by Dr. Max Bergman, a medical examiner for the County of Honolulu, and Jerry Ortega, Chin's high school classmate and a conspiracy theorist . Steve later adds Lou Grover, a HPD SWAT commander, to the Five - 0 team and Catherine Rollins, Steve's girlfriend . Following Chin, Max, and Kono's departure McGarrett fills in their spots by hiring Tani Rey . The team is now assisted by Noelani Cunha as a medical examiner . The team also assisted by two confidential informants Kamekona Tupuola and Kono's husband Adam Noshimuri as well as Duke Lukela their HPD liaison and Junior Reigns a Police Candidate who is determined to join the team . </P>

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