CBS has had a string of hit series set in Hawaii, but Hawaii Five-0 ended a year before NCIS: Hawai'i hit the airwaves. The shows do technically share a universe, however, thanks to a crossover back in the day between Five-0 and NCIS: Los Angeles, and it turns out that Five-0 and Hawai'i have a surprising connection that many fans may not be aware of. They use the same filming studio.
NCIS: Hawai'i uses Hawaii Film Studio in Honolulu to film scenes that require the use of a sound stage and interiors, according to Decider, which is the same studio that was used during the production of Hawaii Five-0. That show ran for ten seasons. Hawaii Film Studio has also hosted Magnum P.I., which started off on CBS in 2018 before moving to NBC in 2023.
