I mean, I'm no detective... Wait a minute! Where am I? Oh, I'm a detective!

Danno

No, no. It's not because you're a woman it's because you're a rookie. Which is... way worse.

Danno

Danno: Okay... Let's say I am you, and you are the bad guy here. I would know that all the ways onto the ship are visable somehow. So, how would you outsmart yourself and get yourself onto that ship without yourself seeing yourself?
Steve: okay, was that an actual question, or were you just throwing words together and hoping they made sense?

Him? And I'm here for what? The entertainment?

Danno

Steve: When I say "book em' Danno" it's a term of endearment.
Danny: Ok, do it every day... I like it.

Danny: Roads have asphalt; this is dirt on a cliff.
Steve: Scared?
Danny: No I'm not scared, I am rationally concerned.

Danny: You want me to pay?
Ka Wika: Haole, you took eight islands from us, the least you could do is pick up the tab every once in a while.
Steve: Least you could do.

Part of doing this job is knowing when you are not the one to do it.

Chin Ho

Carlton Bass: He marketed the Northshore surf lifestyle and made a lot of money. A lot of people resented that.
Kono: Only one pulled the trigger.

Danny: I hate it when rich people get killed.
Steve: Why?
Danny: They have something everybody wants.
Chin Ho: Which means plenty of suspects.

Steve: You don't think I am a happy person?
Danny: I am sure you have your moments, like when Guns and Ammo puts out its gift guide, or a Rambo retrospective comes on TV.

Mary: Big night last night.
Cathy: Hmm?
Mary: Old House, thin walls.
Cathy: Oh God!
Mary: Yeah! You said that a lot last night.

Hawaii Five-0 Season 1 Quotes

Danny: We shouldn't be doing this without backup.
Steve: You are the backup.
Danny: I am the backup. I hate him so much.

McGarrett: Tell me you know how to swim.
Danny: I know how to swim. I swim for survival, not for fun.