Good rule of thumb in Hawaii: Do not desecrate iwi (ancestral bones). But leave it to the boy from Jersey to ignore that. Here's a rock through your windshield, Danno.
The gang tries to solve the murder of a couple of documentary filmmakers who trample over Hawaiian burial grounds, then stumbles upon another mystery: multiple bodies freshly buried at the sacred grounds. Good fodder for Halloween. (Photo: The gang guesses at Lori Weston's recently removed costume. Danno: "Wonder Woman? Slutty Wonder Woman?" Norman Shapiro/CBS.)
Here's where they filmed:
Looks like a quick shot of the moonlit shadow of Mount Olomana to start. Always thought that mountain looked like the "Close Encounters" mountain from the right angle.
Taking a guess at the filming location of the heiau (Hawaiian temple): Looks to be the Kahana State Park ahupuaa on Oahu's Windward side. (An ahupuaa is the Hawaiian land system from a mountain top to the beach and includes irrigable land for farming.) Guaranteed, NOT a real heiau.
Honolulu city lights! Ain't nothing like 'em.
Danno takes Grace trick-or-treating at the Pagoda Hotel in town. Really, Danno?
Great day-to-night time elapse behind the Honolulu skyline.
Several shots of Kamehameha Highway on the Windward side (near Kahana State Park).
Aliiolani Hale, aka Five-0 HQ.
The Hawaii State Art Museum downtown stood in for the "Okalani Hospital." (Inside was the old Honolulu Advertiser building.
The "apartment complex" where Danno encounters an Aunty gardening is the Kahala Hotel.
The "Makaha" graveyard appears to be the one next to Kawaiahao Church downtown. Makaha is a town on the northernmost part of the Leeward coast.
Gorgeous parting shots of Kaneohe Bay and the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
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The Quotable Danno
A cursed Danno offers myriad quotables. A selection:
"Oh, so good. We have our suspect." —responding to the notion that spirits were involved in the crime
"I'm imagining who Lori Weston's alter ego might be. Wonder Woman? Slutty Wonder Woman?"
"I don't want to state the obvious, but I think we might do better if we look where the hand is."
"Evil spirits, are they gonna come curse me now, or what?"
"Keanu, you know Halloween was yesterday, right?"
"This is nice carpet. What is this, berber?"
"You know, if I was homeless, living in Hawaii, I can think of about 96,000 places I'd choose to live before this one."
Looking forward: Given this was a themed episode, it was self-contained without anything spinning any story arcs forward. But it sure seemed like Lori and McGarrett were getting cozy.
The Clip
Props to the crew for a super creepy intro. You did Halloween proud.
Good rule of thumb in Hawaii: Do not desecrate iwi (ancestral bones). But leave it to the boy from Jersey to ignore that. Here's a rock through your windshield, Danno.