Happy New Year, scene spotters! "Hawaii Five-0" returns with another mystery on the team's hands: A teen girl murdered in a professional hit. Meanwhile, Joe White is being pursued by Honolulu police and the local yakuza over the disappearance of Hiro Noshimuri. (Photo: Norman Shapiro/CBS).
Let's look at the filming locations:
Quick shots of Waikiki and Aloha Tower.
The beach party is at Sand Island State Recreation Area.
Shots of Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon and the Rainbow Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
Joe White returns from Japan — again, dum dum dah! — at Honolulu International Airport.
Quick overhead shot of Nuuanu Valley.
Fly-bys of Diamond Head Crater and the Ala Wai Canal, ending at the Hawaii Medical Center.
The "Ala Moana Academy" is actually McKinley High School in Honolulu.
Hello Aliiolani Hale, seat of the Hawaii State Supreme Court and in this context known as Five-0 headquarters.
Danno and Lori Weston pull over the principal in Kakaako by the UH Medical School.
The Honolulu Police Department was played by the Territorial Building (outside) and the old Advertiser building (inside).
Aerials of Waikiki, the Kahala Hotel and the Diamond Head Lighthouse, taken from the ocean.
Danno and McGarrett appear to be interrogating Juror #7 at Sandy Beach.
Miss any locations? Fire them into the comments below or tweet us up!
Looking forward: The mystery with Joe White and Hiro Noshimuri deepens. He says he helped Hiro fake his own death. Strange, since he's missing. More in a couple of weeks.
The Quotable Danno
"No, but I did chase all the cheerleaders." — to Lori Weston, who said "You impress me as a jock."
You can get a layer and I can bounce your head off a cement wall."
Good news is you're alive. Bad news is you're under arrest."
The Clip
The show starts with a beach party featuring local band Cradle 2 Grave, a threesome who met at Pearl City High School. (Read more on Officer 808's blog.)
Happy New Year, scene spotters! "Hawaii Five-0" returns with another mystery on the team's hands: A teen girl murdered in a professional hit. Meanwhile, Joe White is being pursued by Honolulu police and the local yakuza over the disappearance of Hiro Noshimuri. (Photo: Norman Shapiro/CBS).