Is anyone still alive from the original Hawaii Five-O?

Al Harrington, the Samoan-American actor known for his role as Detective Ben Kokua on “Hawaii Five-0,” died Sept. 21 after suffering a stroke earlier this month. He was 85. Harrington was one of the last living cast members from the original CBS drama that aired from 1968 to 1980.
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What happened to the original McGarrett on Hawaii Five-O?

He died of congestive heart failure at his home in Honolulu, on January 21, 1998, at the age of 77, leaving an estate of $40 million. He was a philanthropist and the entire estate went to Hawaiian charities upon his wife Marie's death at the age of 100 in 2005.
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Who was the original star of Hawaii Five-O?

James MacArthur, who will always be remembered for his role as "Danno" in CBS Television's original "Hawaii Five-0," died early today. He was 72 and the last of the police drama's original cast. Longtime friend Jimmy Borges confirmed the actor's passing after speaking with MacArthur's wife, H.B. MacArthur.
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Why did Danno leave the original Hawaii Five-O?

Perhaps the simple explanation is that, after eleven years, he got tired of being second banana, and, realizing that McGarrett was never going to let go of the top job, quit.
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What happened to James MacArthur on Hawaii Five-O?

James MacArthur died on October 28, 2010 of natural causes in Jacksonville, Florida. Thus the next episode of the reimagined 2010 Hawaii Five-0, "Hoapono", which aired on November 1, was dedicated to him - "In Memorium James MacArthur 1937-2010 The Original 'Danno'" appeared on screen before the episode started.
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How Each Hawaii Five-O Cast Member Died



Why do they call it Hawaii 50?

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 Five-O team consists of three to five members (small for a real state police unit), and is portrayed as occupying a suite of offices in the Iolani Palace.
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Where is Hawaii 5.0 filmed?

Hawaii Five-0 debuted in 2010, as a reboot of the original series that ran from 1968 to 1980. The reboot stars Alex O'Laughlin as Steve McGarrett and Scott Caan as Danny Williams. Like the original, the show is filmed in Hawaii. While based in Honolulu, filming takes place all over the island of Oahu.
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Did Jack Lord do a cameo on the new Hawaii Five-O?

'Hawaii Five-0' Alternate Series Finale Featured Jack Lord CGI Cameo | TVLine.
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Is there a real Hawaii Five-O task force?

No real life equivalent can be listed, no only due to the Five-0 Task Force being fictional, but due to the state of Hawaii having no real life state police agency.
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Is Wo Fat McGarrett's half brother?

Back in reality, Steve later discovers that he and Wo Fat are brothers or presumably half-brothers given that Wo Fat grew up with Doris McGarrett.
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Who is Wo Fat to Doris McGarrett?

Wo Fat (Chinese: 禾发) is the name of a fictional villain in the CBS series Hawaii Five-O. On the show, Wo Fat is the nemesis of Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord and Alex O'Loughlin), the head of Hawaii's (fictional) special task force, Five-O.
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Why do they call police the fuzz?

This was a 1960's hippy expression and it referred to hair or lack of it. Hippies had long hair whereas, by comparison, policemen had only fuzz. Hence the nickname.
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Why do they call police 12?

Many people in Atlanta refer to cops as 12 due to the police radio code “10-12,” which means that civilians are present in the area where police are going. It is also a quick way to alert a group of people that cops are on their way.
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Why do people call cops pigs?

'” Still, it's a bit ambiguous why the term pig was coined in connection to police, but perhaps it was an allusion to early officers and detectives who were sniffing out crime, like a pig sniffs with its snout. This would make sense in correlation with the term “nose” as used above.
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Is McGarrett from Hawaii Five O married?

He has a son, born in 2012 with model and surfer Malia Jones. O'Loughlin and Jones married in Hawaii on 18 April 2014. He is the current ambassador for Donate Life America.
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Why did Katherine leave 50?

As for Catherine, she was written off with the explanation that she would stay back in Afghanistan to find the son of the man who saved her life. Post Season 4, she had made several guest appearances, like at Kono and Adam's wedding, shortly after which she and McGarrett decided to part ways for the final time.
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Who died from Hawaii Five-O?

Al Harrington, a Samoan-American actor who had roles on both the original Hawaii Five-0 TV series and its CBS reboot decades later, died Tuesday in Honolulu as the result of a stroke last week. He was 85. His death was announced by his family.
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