History Awesome / HawaiiFiveO

** Mention should be made of teenage Anne Carter in "Image Of Fear" who actually gets Steve to admit that her plan to [[{Gaslighting}} gaslight]] her mother almost worked (which it did). Bonus points for being part of the [[SeasonalRot final season]].

* The [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Theme Song]].

* Meta example: The show almost got canceled after season 6 due to the death of producer Leonard Freeman. Thanks to Jack Lord's negotiation skills, the show managed to stay on air for ''another'' 6 years.
** In the process, it also became the first US primetime cop show to reach the ten-year mark, and became the longest-running US cop show until ''Series/LawAndOrder''.

** Special mention on how he takes down Honore Vashon, who by all accounts is the king of Hawaiian organized crime. Honore sends a hitman to snipe Steve as he winds down after a long day at the office. [[spoiler: In a twist ripped staight from ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'', Five-O, having predicted where the hitman will shoot, have an undecover cop distract him while they put in a dummy of Steve. The killer shoots the dummy, and just after he makes the shot, Five-O burst in and catch him in the act.]]
** Another special mention goes to Dominick Vashon. He came an within an inch of sucessfully framing Steve for murder, something few Five-O villains ever get the chance to pull off. [[spoiler: And he even gets away with it, even when the frame is exposed. How? By committing suicide.]] Only Wo Fat could have equalled ''and'' got away with such an incriminating plot.

** An official government package has been tampered with, causing an explosion that killed two people. [=McGarrett=] is questioning the courier, asking him whether he let somebody else handle the package, whether he took his eyes off the package at any time, whether he fell asleep on the helicopter ride between destinations. The courier held up his hand, and then spoke one of the most badass lines in television history:

** Followed by an equally awesome punch line:

** Special mention on how he takes down Honore Vashon, who by all accounts is the king of Hawaiian organized crime. Honore sends a hitman to snipe Steve as he winds down after a long day at the office. [[spoiler: In a twist ripped staight from ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'', Five-O, having predicted where the hitman will shoot, have an undecover cop distract him while they put in a dummy of Steve. The killer takes the bullet, and just after he makes the shot, the Five-O burst in and catch the killer in the act.]]
** Another special mention goes to Dominick Vashon. He came an within an inch of sucessfully framing Steve for murder, something few Five-O villains ever get the chance to pull off. [[spoiler: And he even gets away with it, even when the frame is exposed. How? By committing suicide.]] Only Wo Fat could have equalled ''and'' got away with it.

** Another special mention goes to BadassGrandpa Dominick Vashon. He came an within an inch of sucessfully framing Steve for murder, something few Five-O villains ever get the chance to pull off. [[spoiler: And he even gets away with it, even when the frame is exposed. How? By committing suicide.]] Only Wo Fat could have equalled ''and'' got away with it.

--> [=McGarrett=]: ''Aloha. Aloha, suckers.''

* The "V for Vashon" three-parter in Season 5 has Five-O systematically dismantle the titular Vashon family, Hawaii's very own version of the [[TheGodfather Corleones.]]

* An official government package has been tampered with, causing an explosion that killed two people. [=McGarrett=] is questioning the courier, asking him whether he let somebody else handle the package, whether he took his eyes off the package at any time, whether he fell asleep on the helicopter ride between destinations. The courier held up his hand, and then spoke one of the most badass lines in television history:
-->"Sir, with respect, I take my duties as a courier very seriously."
* Steve [=McGarrett=] is basically ''made'' of awesome.
* [=McGarrett=] catching the villains in "3,000 Crooked Miles To Honolulu" when they're on the plane about to leave, one of many, many moments the man racks up.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bix_7cZj5MU After 12 years, McGarrett finally manages to book Wo Fat.]] Tempered by the fact that SeasonalRot had long set in, but still worth it for the fact that the show managed to end with wrapping up a major plot thread.

* The [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Theme Song]].

* An official government package has been tampered with, causing an explosion that killed two people. [=McGarrett=] is questioning the courier, asking him whether he let somebody else handle the package, whether he took his eyes off the package at any time, whether he fell asleep on the helicopter ride between destinations. The courier held up his hand, and then spoke one of the most {{badass}} lines in television history:

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!!The original ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'':

-->"Sir, with respect, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome I take my duties as a courier very seriously]]."

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