The third season of the

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crime drama series '' Hawaii Five-0'' premiered on September 24, 2012 and ended on May 20, 2013.

Cast and characters

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joined the cast in a recurring role as McGarrett's mother, Doris, who had been revealed to actually still be alive at the end of the previous season. "She's a wonderful addition to the 'H50' family and the fans will certainly enjoy what we have in store for her," said

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Peter Lenkov. "Let's just say that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Her role lead to a return of McGarrett's girlfriend Catherine, who "shamelessly flirted" with a federal agent to get information about her.

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reprised his role as smuggler August March, a villain from the original series who become the first non-main character from it to have a rebooted version on the new series when McGarrett seeks March's help in apprehending some art thieves. In other casting developments, Lenkov revealed on his

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feed that Carlos Bernard had joined the show. He declined to identify which role Bernard would play, but did say that the producers hoped he would appear in "many eps". He appeared in two episodes portraying WITSEC Agent Channing.

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was cast as a guest star and possibly more. One episode was slated to flash back to Danny's New Jersey police days when he had to deal with Rhames's character, leading to a possible recurring role in the present. However, the episode aired and Rhames did not appear.

Main cast

Alex O'Loughlin Alex O'Loughlin (born 24 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett on CBS' remake of the TV series ''Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), Hawaii Five-0'' (2010–2020). He had starri ...

as Lieutenant Commander Steven "Steve" McGarrett,

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* Scott Caan as Detective Sergeant Daniel "Danny" "Danno" Williams *

Daniel Dae Kim Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his many roles in network television and theater. In 2025, ''Time'' magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people. On television, he portray ...

as Detective Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly * Grace Park as Officer Kono Kalakaua *

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as Dr. Max Bergman, Chief Medical Examiner * Michelle Borth as Lieutenant Catherine Rollins, United States Navy

Recurring

Reiko Aylesworth Reiko M. Aylesworth (born December 9, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for playing Michelle Dessler in the action television series '' 24''. Early life, career start Aylesworth was born December 9, 1972, in Evanston, Illinois, and is ...

as Dr. Malia Waincroft *

William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. is an American actor and the second-younge ...

as Frank Delano * Dennis Chun as HPD Sergeant Duke Lukela *

Mark Dacascos Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor, martial artist and television personality. A 4th-degree black belt in Kajukenbo#Wun Hop Kuen Do, Wun Hop Kuen Do, he is known for his roles in Action film, action films, including ...

as Wo Fat *

Ian Anthony Dale Ian Anthony Dale is an American actor. His notable roles include Adam Noshimuri on '' Hawaii Five-0'', Harris Edwards on ''Salvation'', Simon Lee on ''The Event'', Davis Lee on ''Surface'', Avatar Gamma on ''Charmed'' and Kazuya Mishima in '' ...

as Adam Noshimuri *

Daniel Henney Daniel Philip Henney (born November 28, 1979) is an American actor. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the Korean drama ''My Lovely Sam Soon'' (2005). He has gone on to star in films such a ...

as Michael Noshimuri * Teilor Grubbs as Grace Williams *

Richard T. Jones Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is an American actor. He has worked extensively in both film and television productions since the early 1990s. His television roles include ''Ally McBeal'' (1997), ''Judging Amy'' (1998–2005), ''CSI ...

as Governor Sam Denning *

as Doris McGarrett * Will Yun Lee as Sang Min Sooh *

Taryn Manning Taryn Manning (born November 6, 1978) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett in the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), Cherry in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (200 ...

as Mary Ann McGarret * Taylor Wily as Kamekona Tupuola * Brian Yang as Che "Charlie" Fong *

Terry O'Quinn Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance as John Locke on the TV series '' Lost'' (2004–2010). In film, he also played the title role i ...

as Commander Joe White, United States Navy *

Justin Bruening Justin Bruening (born September 24, 1979) is an American actor and former fashion model. He was discovered at a McDonald's in Escondido, California, and within a week, he was shooting photos with Bruce Weber. In 2003, his acting career began w ...

as Lieutenant Commander William "Billy" Harrington *

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as Dr. Gabrielle Asano

Notable guest stars

as August March *

Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessman. He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle described as "island escapis ...

as Frank Bama *

Treat Williams Richard Treat Williams Jr. (December 1, 1951 – June 12, 2025) was an American actor, whose career on stage and in film and television spanned five decades. He received many accolades for his work, including nominations for three Golden Globe ...

as Mick Logan *

C. Thomas Howell Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966) is an American actor and director. After making his film debut with a supporting role in ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), Howell had his breakout with a lead role as Ponyboy Curtis in the c ...

as Martin Cordova * David Keith as Commanding Officer Wade Gutches *

Lochlyn Munro Lochlyn Munro (born February 12, 1966) is a Canadian actor. His most notable film roles include ''A Night at the Roxbury'' (1998), ''Scary Movie'' (2000), ''Freddy vs. Jason'' (2003), ''White Chicks'' (2004), ''The Predator (film), The Predator ...

as Jim Rogers *

Sydney Tamiia Poitier Sydney Tamiia Poitier ( ; born November 15, 1973) is an American-Canadian television and film actress. Early life and family Born in Los Angeles, Poitier is the daughter of Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier and Canadian actress Joanna Sh ...

as Grace *

Terrence Howard Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor performing on film and television. He has received a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a Golden ...

as a gang member *

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as a gang member *

Behati Prinsloo Behati Prinsloo ( , ; born 16 May 1988) is a Namibian model. In 2008, she became a Pink contract model, and moved on to become a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2009. She walked in eleven Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows (2007–2015; 2018; 2024), and ...

as herself *

Alan Ritchson Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series ''Smallville'' (2005–2010), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and 10th seas ...

as Freddie Hart *

Rumer Willis Rumer Glenn Willis (born August 16, 1988) is an American actress. The eldest daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, she made her acting debut opposite her mother in the coming-of-age drama '' Now and Then'' (1995). She subsequently appea ...

as Sabrina Lane *

Vanessa Marcil Vanessa Marcil ( ; born October 15, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Brenda Barrett on ''General Hospital'', Gina Kincaid on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', and Sam Marquez on ''Las Vegas (TV series), Las Ve ...

as Olivia Victor * Tom Arnold as Ron Alberts * Jeff Fahey as Professor *

Jason Scott Lee Jason Scott Lee (; born November 19, 1966) is an American actor and martial artist. He played Mowgli in Disney's 1994 live-action adaptation of ''The Jungle Book'' and Bruce Lee in the 1993 martial arts film '' Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story''. P ...

as Detective Kaleo * Craig T. Nelson as Tyler Cain *

Daniel Baldwin Daniel Leroy Baldwin (born October 5, 1960) is an American actor and director. He is the second-oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors. He is best known for playing the role of Detective Beau Felton in the NBC TV series ' ...

as Paul Delano *

George Takei George Takei ( ; born April20, 1937), born , is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS ''Enterprise'' in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Takei was born to Japanese-American parents, with w ...

as Uncle Choi *

Peter Weller Peter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in which he played RoboCop ( ...

as Curt Stoner * Summer Glau as Maggie Hoapili *

Aisha Tyler Aisha Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress and talk show host. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of ''Ghost Whisperer'', Dr. Tara Lewis in ''Criminal Minds'' since 2015, Mother Nature in the final two ...

as Savannah Walker * William Sadler as John McGarrett *

Janel Parrish Janel Meilani Parrish (born October 30, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She starred as Mona Vanderwaal in the mystery-drama television series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017) and its spin-off ''Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionist ...

as Rebecca Fine *

Curtis Bush Curtis Bush (born June 27, 1962 ) is an American world champion kickboxer who competed in the welterweight, super-welterweight, light-middleweight and middleweight divisions. A tall Southpaw possessing dangerous spinning back kicks and spinn ...

as Security Guard #3 * Duane Chapman as Dog the Bounty Hunter * Carlos Bernard as WITSEC Agent Chris Channing

Episodes

Production

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. In the UK the third season of ''Hawaii-Five-0'' airs as part of Sky 1 Sundays at 9pm and is followed by crossover show NCIS: Los Angeles. Broadcast began on January 6, 2013 for both. Online voting by viewers determined the ending of the January 14, 2013 episode "Kapu" ("Forbidden"), with two zones,

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and

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s, and

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and

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s, each getting their own result. Each alternate ending could be seen online after the episode aired. The episode "Hookman" was inspired by the episode of the same title from the original series. Locations from the original episode were used in the new one.

directed the episode and played the amputee, though Jason Kroger, a double amputee, stood in for Weller for closeups of his hands. The episode credits (although not the end titles) were done in the style of the original series, including having the episode title be shown on screen.

Reception

Ratings

Home Video Release

References

External links

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