Trivia / NCIS: Hawaiʻi

• Actor-Shared Background:
  • Jane Tennant and Vanessa Lachey are military brats whose father was stationed in Asia due to his job in the US military.^note Jane lived in Tokyo since her father was stationed in Japan while Vanessa was born/raised in Subic Bay before Washington handed the base to the Philippine military.
  • Tatyana Sokolova and Masha Mashkova are Russians who now live in the US and are opposed to the Russian war in Ukraine.^note Masha was naturalized in 2023 a year after she moved to live in the US, in part due to her opposition against her father, Vladimir Mashkov, who supports the war and the annexation of Crimea.
• Backed by the Pentagon: The production team was allowed to shoot at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to set scenes for the NCIS Hawaii Field Office.
• The Cast Showoff: In the second season, Ernie is shown to have a side gig as a jazz performer at a restaurant, allowing Jason Antoon, an award winning Broadway performer, to put his singing talents to use.
• Fake American: Noah Mills and Tori Anderson (both Canadian) as Jesse Boone and Kate Whistler.
  • Alex Tarrant (New Zealander of Maori, Samoan, and Niuean heritage) as Hawaiian-American Kai Holman.