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Hawaii Five-O was named in honor of Hawaii's status as the 50th State.

Although the show's name has always ended with the number " 0 ," the soundtrack album, released in the late 1960s, used the letter " O " instead of the number zero.

Today, an " O " is often used to differentiate the original series and the revival which premiered in 2010.

The show centers on a fictional state police force led by former U. S. naval officer Steve McGarrett ( played by Jack Lord ), who was appointed by the Governor, Paul Jameson ( played by Richard Denning, though Lew Ayres played the Governor in the pilot ).

In the show, McGarrett oversaw State Police officers — a young officer, Danny Williams ( played by Tim O ' Kelly in the show's pilot but replaced in the regular series by James MacArthur ), Chin Ho Kelly ( played by Kam Fong Chun ) and Kono Kalakaua ( played by Zulu ) for seasons one through four.

Also, Honolulu Police Department Officer Duke Lukela ( played by Herman Wedemeyer ) joined the team as a regular, as did Ben Kokua ( played by Al Harrington ), who replaced Kono beginning with season five.

Occasionally, McGarrett's Five-O team was assisted by other officers as needed: medical examiner Doc Bergman ( played by Al Eben ), forensic specialist Che Fong ( played by Harry Endo ) and a secretary.

The first secretary was May ( played by Maggi Parker ), then Jenny ( played by Peggy Ryan ) and later Luana ( played by Laura Sode-Matteson ).