The fourth season of the

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crime drama series '' Hawaii Five-0'' premiered on Friday, September 27, 2013 and concluded on May 9, 2014. The season consisted of 22 episodes.

Cast and characters

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, United States Naval Reserve *

Scott Caan Scott Andrew Caan (born August 23, 1976) is an American actor, director, photographer, writer, and former rapper. He received his breakthrough role in ''Ocean's Eleven'' as Turk Malloy, whom he played in the '' Ocean's trilogy'', and starred as ...

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

Masi Oka is a Japanese actor, producer, and digital effects artist who became widely known for starring in NBC's '' Heroes'' as Hiro Nakamura, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, ...

as Dr. Max Bergman *

Michelle Borth Michelle Borth is an American actress who has portrayed characters on '' The Forgotten'' and the HBO series '' Tell Me You Love Me''. Borth played Catherine Rollins on the CBS crime-drama '' Hawaii Five-0''. Early life and education Borth was bo ...

as Lieutenant Catherine Rollins, United States Navy (retired), later Five-0 member *

Chi McBride Kenneth "Chi" McBride ( ; born September 23, 1961) is an American actor. He has appeared in films, where he is known primarily as a character actor, and in television, where he has had numerous starring roles. In film, he has played prominent ro ...

as HPD Captain Lou Grover

Recurring

Taylor Wily Taylor Tuli Wily (June 14, 1968 – June 20, 2024) was an American actor, sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist. He competed in UFC where he was billed as Teila Tuli and also competed in sumo wrestling. As an actor, he was known for his recurri ...

as Kamekona *

Dennis Chun Dennis Chun (born March 18, 1952) is an American actor. He is the son of ''Hawaii Five-O'' star Kam Fong Chun, and portrayed Sgt. Duke Lukela in the reboot of the series, in which his father was known for playing Chin Ho Kelly from the origi ...

as HPD Sergeant Duke Lukela *

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 * Teilor Grubbs as Grace Williams * Shawn Mokuahi-Garnett as Flippa *

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, United States Navy (retired) * Brian Yang as Charlie Fong *

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 *

Jorge Garcia Jorge Garcia (born April 28, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show '' Becker'', but subsequently became best known for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurl ...

as Jerry Ortega

Guest stars

Episodes

The title of each episode is in the

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with the English translation underneath.

Production

Development

On March 27, 2013, while the third season was still airing, CBS renewed ''Hawaii Five-0'' for a fourth season. When CBS announced its fall schedule for the 2013-14 television season it was revealed that the series would undergo a time slot change moving from Monday nights at 10 PM ET to Friday nights at 9 PM ET. The season premiere aired on September 27, 2013. For the fourth season production of the series moved to a

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at Diamond Head Film Studios where the original ''

Hawaii Five-O Hawaii Five-O or Hawaii Five-0 may refer to: * ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2010 TV series), an American action police procedural television series * ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968 TV series), an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productio ...

'' and ''

Magnum, P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980, to May 1, 1988, during its first-run broadcast on ...

'' as well as '' Lost'' previously filmed at. Filming on the season began on July 9, 2013 with a traditional Hawaiian blessing. On October 11, 2013, it was announced that the show was planning a "fan built episode." Fans and viewers of the series were able to vote on several plot elements of the show including the scene of the crime, the victim, the murder weapon, the suspect, and the scene of the takedown. Once production began fans were also able to vote for additional elements such as props, cast wardrobe, music, and the episode title. The episode aired as the season's eighteenth episode on April 4, 2014.

Casting

On June 14, 2013, it was announced that

would guest star in an episode early on in the season. It was also announced that

had been cast in a guest role to play character from the

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, Captain Lou Grover; with the possibility of the role to later become recurring.

Tim Daly James Timothy Daly (born March 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom '' Wings'' and his recurring role as drug-addicted screenwriter J.T. Dolan on ''The Sopranos.'' He starred as Pete ...

was confirmed to be guest starring in an episode as a Texas Ranger also with the possibility for the role to become recurring. It was reported that

Henry Ian Cusick Henry Ian Cusick (born 17 April 1967) is a Peruvian-Scottish actor of television, film, and theatre and a television director best known as Desmond Hume in '' Lost'', for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also starred as J ...

would guest star in the season's premiere episode as a character called Ernesto, a member of a terrorist group called the National Liberation Movement.

Nick Jonas Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas ...

also guest starred in one episode as computer hacker Ian Wright. After appearing in multiple episodes as a recurring character it was revealed that McBride would be upped to a series regular for the remainder of the season. McBride began receiving main billing in the tenth episode of the season, " Hoʻonani Makuakane". Jonas later reprised his role once again in the season finale.

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 ...

also reprised his role as Wo Fat in the seasons premiere and finale episodes. Garcia quickly became a recurring character when he appeared in three more episodes later in the season. Due to the popularity of his character he was subsequently upgraded to a series regular beginning with the fifth season. On March 27, 2014 it was announced that

would depart the series at the end of the season. She made her final appearance as a series regular in the seasons penultimate episode. Borth has continued to make guest appearances in all subsequent seasons including a recurring role early in the sixth season.

Reception

Ratings

Home Video Release

References

External links

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