Hawaii Five-0 is losing two core cast members. Deadline reports Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park are leaving the CBS TV show ahead of season eight.
Kim and Park play Chin Ho Kelly and Kono Kalakaua, respectively, on the police procedural reboot. The cast also includes Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Masi Oka, and Jorge Garcia.
Kim is likely leaving to executive produce his new drama on ABC, The Good Doctor. It’s unclear why Park is departing Hawaii Five-0, but CBS did release a statement thanking the actors. Season eight of Hawaii Five-0 is set to premiere on September 29th at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Read the network’s statement below:
We are so appreciative of Daniel and Grace’s enormous talents, professional excellence and the aloha spirit they brought to each and every one of our 168 episodes. They’ve helped us build an exciting new Hawaii Five-0, and we wish them all the best and much success in their next chapters. Mahalo and a hui hou…”
What do you think? Do you watch Hawaii Five-0? Will you watch season eight without Kim and Park?
I love the show and these 2 excellent actors will be missed. I hate to see them go. It’s like breaking up the family.
I will still watch it but I will miss Daniel and Grace oh so much!
I figured Park was maybe leaving,but I really will miss their characters.
It makes me sad I wont be watching the show without these actors returning. To me THE ACTORS MAKE THE SHOW AND STORY LINES . With out them it will just be same old same old its to bad
I will miss them, wish them goodluck, but I will continue to watch Hawaii Five-O
We will watch but will miss Kim and Park greatly.
AS A LAW AND ORDER FAN I KNOW ITS NOT SO MUCH THE CAST, BUT THE STORY. LIFE WILL GO ON.
I’ll miss kono. She helps to make the show. I want to know why she’s leaving.
I don’t know if I’ll watch or not without them. They added so much to the show I can’t imagine it being close without them.
They will be missed ,but love and watch the show reguardless!!
I do not know if the show will be the same or not. I liked both of them. I will give the new season a try at least.
I’ll probably watch, but it’s going to be radically different with a setting in Hawaii and without two Hawaiian characters in the team. No offense to Chi and Jorge but they don’t look like natives. Also the plots include more of the background actors which apparently diminished roles for the two originals. We’ll have to see who the replacements are to judge fully.
These two actors are of Korean descent. Grace Park grew up in Vancouver. Neither of them are Hawaiians or native to Hawaii in any way.
They were portayed as Hawaiian characters for the show
This program will never be the same! This is extremely unfortunate and I doubt I will be watching the show without the locals being part of it!
I love Hawaii Five-O and I’m looking forward to the new season. I will, however, miss those two!
I love these two. It won’t be the same without them. I hope they change their minds.