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The cast of NCIS: Hawai’i is headed back to work. Production on season three of the CBS series kicks off next Monday, December 4th, with a traditional Hawaiian blessing. The blessing has been a yearly tradition for all shows filmed in the state.

Starring Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan, the police-procedural series follows those who work at NCIS Pearl Harbor.

Season three of NCIS: Hawai’i will also feature LL Cool J as a recurring guest star, reprising his role as Special Agent Sam Hanna from NCIS: Los Angeles. The latter series ended after 14 seasons on CBS in May.

CBS revealed more about the series’ return in a press release.

NCIS: HAWAI’I will kick off the production of its third season with a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony in honor of its host Hawaiian culture. Series stars Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Jason Antoon, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Tori Anderson and special guest star LL COOL J are expected to participate alongside the NCIS: HAWAI’I producers and crew. Kahu (officiant) Kahu Aukai Kekoa will officiate the ceremony, which includes traditional royal maile leis, Oli Aloha (welcoming chant) and Pule Ho’oku’u (closing prayer). For the third season, the ceremony will center around the connections that the number three represents with the past, present and future, as well as togetherness, completeness as a team and moving forward as a family.

The third season of NCIS: HAWAI’I will premiere on Monday, Feb. 12 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

About NCIS: HAWAI’I

The world’s most successful television franchise continues on the seductive shores of Hawai’i as the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor takes command. She and her team balance duty to family and country, investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the island itself. This NCIS: Hawai’i team is a skilled mix of mainland transplants who’ve relocated to the tranquility of the Pacific and wizened locals who know their mahalo from kapu.

NCIS: HAWAI’I stars Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson and special guest star LL COOL J. Matt Bosack, Jan Nash and Christopher Silber serve as executive producers. NCIS: HAWAI’I is produced by CBS Studios.

What do you think? Are you a fan of this CBS series? Do you plan to watch NCIS: Hawai’i season three in February?