NCIS: Hawaiʻi: Season 1

2021 · 22 episodes · ★ 6.9

What Season 1 of NCIS: Hawaiʻi

Jane Tennant leads the NCIS Field Office in Pearl Harbor and is the first woman to head the team. Alongside agents like Jesse Boone, a former Washington homicide detective who knows the island's trails, she investigates crimes affecting military personnel and national security in Hawaii. Kai Holman returns to the island to care for his father and joins the unit, where every case tests loyalty to the country. Lucy Tara, the youngest agent, and Ernie Malik, a cyber intelligence specialist, round out a team that works in the field. Amid state secrets and high-risk cases, Tennant tries to balance duty with her family.

22episodes

Sep 20, 2021premiered

May 23, 2022latest episode

15.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Sep 20, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 6.7
An experimental Naval aircraft crashes on Oahu, and Tennant and her team must find who is behind it before classified state secrets are exposed.
Directing: Larry Teng · Writing: Matt Bosack, Jan Nash, Christopher Silber · Starring: Ron Yuan, Amber Abara, Chris Magpoc, Ryan Pagan
1x02 Boom
Sep 27, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.0
Tennant and NCIS must take down a notorious team of international thieves using WWII explosives on armored trucks before they complete their final big job and disappear. Also, Kai searches for a new place to live; Lucy and Whistler have a standoff about their previous encounter; and Ernie's mission in the field is more alarming than he expected.
Directing: Larry Teng · Writing: Jan Nash, Christopher Silber · Starring: Fiona Rene, Enver Gjokaj, Sharif Atkins, Moses Goods
1x03 Recruiter
Oct 4, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.2
Kai goes undercover with one of Hawai'i’s oldest surf gangs when a petty officer who’s trying to help wayward kids find a new path in the Marines is murdered.
Directing: Ruben Garcia · Writing: Matt Bosack, Yalun Tu · Starring: Dustin Nguyễn, Lydia Look, Martin Martinez, Jason Quinn
1x04 Paniolo
Oct 11, 2021 · 43 min
When a marine is shot, the team investigates. They start by talking to him, he tells them that he went riding and he got shot probably by a hunter. They check out his story and learn he wasn't telling the truth. They go back to see him but he left the hospital, not fully healed. They learn a relative came and helped him. They see the relative, who doesn't know much but they find a bag filled with drugs. They think the bag belongs to his son. So they try to talk to him but he disappeared. They think the boy was asked by a drug ring to deliver the drugs but he changed his mind which means his father is trying to protect him. But the gang will stop at nothing to get them, so they try to find them. When Kai's father doesn't see his doctor, Kai needs to put aside his feelings to help his father.
Directing: Larry Teng · Writing: Noah Evslin · Starring: Lauren Cook, Danielle Zalopany, Moses Goods, T.V. Carpio
1x05 Gaijin
Oct 18, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 7.0
When a Japanese sailor is killed on American soil and evidence links the case to the previous murder of the victim’s girlfriend back in Japan, NCIS must find the murderer before the wrong person is accused and the case triggers a diplomatic crisis.
Directing: Tim Andrew · Writing: Ron McGee · Starring: Madeline Zima, Eriko Okada, Sonny Saito, Enver Gjokaj
1x06 The Tourist
Nov 1, 2021 · 43 min
When Tennant and NCIS are tasked with finding a kidnapped globe-trotting social media star, they find that she is not who her husband, or her followers, think she is. Also, the team is at odds with Whistler, who has an agenda of her own.
Directing: Yangzom Brauen · Writing: Amy Rutberg · Starring: Julie White, Titus Makin Jr., Chloe Lanier, Mahina Napoleon
1x07 Rescuers
Nov 8, 2021 · 41 min
When a Navy petty officer is murdered, Jane and the team investigate while protecting the victim’s friend and colleague.
Directed by James Bamford · Written by Yakira Chambers · Starring: Anthony J. Silva, Jr., Moses Goods, Mark Gessner, Ashleigh LaThrop
1x08 Legacy
Nov 29, 2021 · 43 min
When an anti-capitalist protestor is murdered, Jane and the team investigate and find themselves caught in a war between eco-activists and a tech billionaire fighting over a piece of land. Also, Jane and Captain Joe go on a date.
Directing: Lisa Demaine · Writing: Yalun Tu · Starring: Kordell Kekoa, Enver Gjokaj, Rob Benedict, Seana Kofoed
1x09 Impostor
Dec 6, 2021 · 42 min
The NCIS team investigates a cold case involving WWII-era bones on the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor bombings, and are shocked to learn they belong to a 100-year-old survivor of the attack.
Directing: Loren Yaconelli · Writing: Matt Bosack · Starring: Julie White, Seana Kofoed, Mahina Napoleon, Jeanne Sakata
1x10 Lost
Jan 3, 2022 · 43 min
NCIS crosses paths with Whistler's team while investigating a shipping container filled with contraband weapons; Tennant debates arresting Alex's friend's dad, knowing it will cause her friend to move away.
Directed by Tim Andrew · Written by Jan Nash · Starring: Sharif Atkins, Anthony Ruivivar, Johnnie M. Purvis, Christopher Redman
1x11 The Game
Jan 17, 2022 · 42 min · ★ 6.8
When evidence to put away a drug kingpin is stolen, Lucy goes undercover at an underground poker tournament to find out which high-roller is behind the crime. Also, Lucy’s feelings are in turmoil when Whistler’s ex-girlfriend arrives in town.
Directed by James Hayman · Written by Noah Evslin, Amy Rutberg · Starring: Lauren Cook, Bruce Altman, Scott Lawrence, Nick Gracer
1x12 Spies (1)
Jan 23, 2022 · 42 min
When NCIS investigates the mysterious death of a Navy engineer, Joseph Chan, they learn the last person he met with was his colleague, Maggie Shaw, Jane’s mentor and friend, who’s been kidnapped. Also, David Sola, a New Zealand intelligence service case officer arrives in Hawai’i, following a lead that connects Joseph’s death to a Chinese black op secret agent.
Directing: LeVar Burton · Writing: Yakira Chambers, Ron McGee · Starring: Beulah Koale, Julie White, Erica Wong, Danielle Zalopany
1x13 Spies (2)
Jan 24, 2022 · 42 min
While Jane investigates Maggie’s kidnapping, she’s shocked when she learns the truth and enlists her team and Whistler to prove her findings.
Directing: Tessa Blake · Writing: Christopher Silber · Starring: Beulah Koale, Julie White, Ardeshir Radpour, Leon Mobley
1x14 Broken
Feb 28, 2022 · 42 min · ★ 7.0
While Jane is questioned following Maggie Shaw’s arrest, the rest of the team investigates a mysterious case of Marines with damaged ear canals from a weapon that emits ultrasonic waves. Also, Ernie visits his friend, Dr. Tony Lee (Alec Mapa), to identify possible suspects who had access to his classified weapon.
Directed by Norman Buckley · Written by Matt Bosack, Jan Nash · Starring: Peter Togawa, Seana Kofoed, Mahina Napoleon, Patrick Fischler
1x15 Pirates
Mar 7, 2022 · 41 min
As Jesse enjoys a day sailing with his daughter, pirates suddenly seize their yacht, take all the passengers hostage and attack Jesse, leaving it up to his team to quickly locate and rescue his daughter.
Directed by Tim Andrew · Written by Yalun Tu · Starring: Mark Gessner, Chloe Csengery, Presciliana Esparolini, Louise Barnes
1x16 Monster
Mar 14, 2022 · 42 min · ★ 7.0
Kai goes undercover as a chef in a local restaurant to gather intel on a notorious criminal kingpin who has a connection to the eatery. Also, Jane discovers that a school on the mainland has recruited Alex on a baseball scholarship, which he's kept secret from his family.
Directing: Leslie Hope · Writing: Ron McGee · Starring: Ron Menzel, Moses Goods, Anthony Ruivivar, Kate Cobb
1x17 Breach
Mar 21, 2022 · 40 min
When a ransomware attempt causes a dam to malfunction, Ernie and a team of hackers are tasked to find the culprit quickly, before all power and water is cut off on the island. Also, Lucy and Whistler work together, giving Whistler a chance to apologize to Lucy and mend their relationship.
Directing: Christine Moore · Writing: Yakira Chambers · Starring: Maury Sterling, Brad Carter, Alex Quijano, Rafael Cebrian
1x18 T'N'T (II)
Mar 28, 2022 · 43 min
NCIS Agents Nick Torres and Jessica Knight travel to Hawai'i when they learn a key witness in one of their old cases has turned up there with crucial evidence.The crossover starts on NCIS S19E17 Starting Over (I).
Directing: Lionel Coleman · Writing: Christopher Silber, Megan Bacharach · Starring: Rocky Carroll, Clark Freeman, Gabrielle Byndloss, David Bianchi
1x19 Nurture
Apr 18, 2022 · 42 min
The NCIS team investigates a shipwreck carrying exotic animals that now threaten the native wildlife on Oahu. Also, Alex sustains a career-ending injury and Kai asks Melanie, a fish and wildlife agent, out on a date.
Directing: Lin Oeding · Writing: Jan Nash · Starring: Seana Kofoed, Anthony Ruivivar, Bronson Pinchot, Alisa Allapach
1x20 Nightwatch
May 2, 2022 · 42 min
When a navy seaman is involved in a murder, the NCIS team is called to work the case on their day off. Also, Lucy finds out Whistler turned down a promotion in D.C. to stay in Hawai'i.
Directed by Tawnia McKiernan · Written by Amy Rutberg · Starring: Chloe Csengery, Tom Lenk, Dan Martin, Siena Goines
1x21 Switchback
May 16, 2022 · 42 min
Captain Milius returns to Hawai'i for a secret prisoner exchange operation and brings in Jane to be his personal security escort in the Philippines, where the exchange will take place.
Directed by James Whitmore Jr. · Written by Noah Evslin · Starring: Adam Aalderks, Enver Gjokaj, Mark Gessner, Seana Kofoed
1x22 Ohana Season Finale
May 23, 2022 · 43 min
Captain Milius continues to work with Tennant and her team in the aftermath of the prisoner exchange between U.S. and eastern Europe. Also, Whistler takes Ernie's advice and makes a grand gesture in the hope of winning back Lucy.
Directing: Tim Andrew · Writing: Matt Bosack, Christopher Silber · Starring: Enver Gjokaj, Sharif Atkins, Danielle Zalopany, Moses Goods