Season Analysis

Hawaii Five-0

Season 6 Analysis

Season Woke Score

out of 10

Season Overview

Hawaii Five-0 continues to wipe out the crime that washes up on the Islands' sun-drenched beaches in its 6th season. McGarrett and his team take on cases including a murder that leads to a centuries old lost pirate treasure, a copycat arsonist calling for the release of a murderous prisoner, and the unceasing hunt for Gabriel Waincroft.

Season Review

Season 6 of Hawaii Five-0 remains a traditional action-oriented police procedural that largely avoids the influence of the woke mind virus. The narrative focus is almost entirely on solving crimes, pursuing serial killers, hunting fugitives, and tackling organized crime, including a Russian spy and a deadly slave trade. The themes of family, loyalty, and justice, often centered around the Hawaiian concept of 'Ohana, are central to the series' moral structure. The core cast is racially diverse and characters' competence is based on skill and dedication rather than immutable characteristics. Women are portrayed as highly capable law enforcement professionals, but this does not lead to the emasculation of the male leads or an anti-family message. The season even features major male characters preparing for marriage and engaging in responsible fatherhood. A brief, lighthearted plot point of two male partners going to a 'couples retreat' slightly engages a contemporary sexualized framing of male-male relationships, though the on-screen presentation remains platonic. Religious themes are scarce, but when present, they are handled with respect and acknowledge a transcendent moral order.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics3/10

The main team is racially diverse, and a specific episode features a character with autism as a competent partner to a lead detective, which frames a minority group positively. The narrative does not contain lectures on intersectional privilege or systemic oppression, but critics have noted a general series tendency toward a White lead being the 'savior' for the local population, which creates a subtle, non-explicit hierarchy.

Oikophobia2/10

The series is built upon the defense and protection of Hawaii's institutions, people, and culture. The team, embodying a mix of local and Western figures, works to eliminate foreign (Russian spy) and domestic (organized crime, slave traders) threats to the island, reinforcing the value of their home and systems.

Feminism3/10

Female characters like Kono Kalakaua and Catherine Rollins are highly capable law enforcement or military professionals. This is a mild 'Girl Boss' trope, but it is balanced by the competence of the male leads and the positive depiction of traditional domestic roles, with a main character preparing for a marriage proposal and another actively engaged in fatherhood.

LGBTQ+3/10

The season contains a storyline where the two male lead partners, McGarrett and Danny, attend a 'couples retreat' to work on their relationship, which leans into the contemporary cultural framing of the 'bromance' as a romantic subtext. However, the on-screen relationship remains heterosexual and platonic, and the central narrative is not focused on deconstructing the nuclear family or promoting gender ideology.

Anti-Theism1/10

The show treats crime as an objective evil to be defeated, upholding a higher moral law. A holiday scene featuring Dr. Max Bergman lighting a menorah for Hanukkah includes an amicable discussion with a Christian character about faith and miracles, presenting religion as a source of strength and morality.