The TV series "Hawaii Five-0" aired from September 20, 1968, to April 5, 1980. The title of the show refers to Hawaii's status as the 50th US state; Hawaii had been admitted to the Union only 9 years before the show first aired. The show was the longest-running crime show on American television until Law & Order surpassed it in 2002.

The story line is based on an actual state police force that existed in Hawaii under martial law after World War II. The show extended that idea to a special state police force that existed after statehood. The theme music of the show was popular and the personalities of the force members added to the draw of the weekly show.

For 12 seasons, Chief McGarrett and his team hounded international secret agents, criminals, and organized crime syndicates plaguing the Hawaiian Islands, primarily Oahu.

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