NCIS: Hawaiʻi is an American police procedural television series that premiered on CBS on September 20, 2021.

The series was created by Christopher Silber, Jan Nash, and Matt Bosack who also serve as writers and executive producers alongside Larry Teng who directed multiple episodes.

The series also stars Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson and Kian Talan.

[15] The series location would also create potential crossover opportunities with CBS's other Hawaii-based drama, Magnum P.I.

[23] On January 3, 2022, it was announced that a crossover with the nineteenth season of parent series NCIS would be taking place on March 28, 2022.

Showrunners of both series had previously mentioned crossing over and CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl had stated that discussion about a crossover would start after NCIS: Hawaiʻi finished its first batch of episodes.

[29][1] On April 7, 2021, it was reported that CBS was looking to cast a female lead for the NCIS: Hawaii making it the first series in the franchise to do so.

[9] Tori Anderson and Kian Talan were cast as series regulars in the roles of Kate Whistler and Alex.

[10] On July 8, 2021, Alex Tarrant joined the main cast as Kai and Enver Gjokaj was announced to be recurring as Joe Milius.

[16] For the pilot episode, Larry Teng served as the director while Yasu Tanida provided cinematography work.

[19][37] Filming for the series began at an undisclosed location on the North Shore of Oahu with a traditional Hawaiian blessing on June 16, 2021.

[44] Cancellation of the series had negative effects on Hawaii's film industry, leaving 350–400 people without employment.

[55] Caroline Framke of Variety gave the premiere a positive review and wrote: "The show still feels of a piece with 'NCIS' proper, military jargon, efficient dialogue, flashy mysteries and all.