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Kam Fong Chun played Chin HoFreeman offered Richard Boone the part of McGarrett, but Boone turned it down ; Gregory Peck and Robert Brown were also considered.

Ultimately, Jack Lord — then living in Beverly Hills — was asked at the last moment.

Lord read for the part on a Wednesday and was cast and flew to Hawaii two days later.

On the following Monday, Lord was in front of the cameras.

Freeman and Lord had worked together previously on an unsold TV pilot called Grand Hotel.