McGARRETT TRACKS DOWN A FORMER DIAMOND SMUGGLER TO HELP FIVE-0 CLEAR HIS SISTER OF TRAFFICKING CONFLICT DIAMONDS, ON A REBROADCAST OF "HAWAII FIVE-0," ON A SPECIAL NIGHT AND TIME, SATURDAY, MARCH 2

Emmy Award Winner Ed Asner Guest Stars, Reprising His Role of "August March," a Diamond Smuggler, in an Original "Hawaii Five-0" Episode from 1975

Footage from the Original Series Included in the Episode

"Kalele*" - When McGarrett's sister is arrested for trying to smuggle $20 million worth of conflict diamonds, he and Chief Fryer reach out to August March, an ex-con who served 30 years for diamond smuggling, to help arrange a sting operation, on a rebroadcast of HAWAII FIVE-0, on a special night and time, Saturday, March 2 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Emmy Award winner Ed Asner guest stars, reprising his role of August March, an up-and-coming world-class smuggler, from the original "Hawaii Five-0" 1975 episode, "Wooden Model of a Rat." Footage from the original series will be included in the episode. (Originally broadcast 3/19/12.)

(*Kalele is Hawaiian for "Faith")

SERIES REGULARS:

Alex O'Loughlin (Steve McGarrett)
Scott Caan (Danny "Danno" Williams)
Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho Kelly)
Grace Park (Kono Kalakaua)
Masi Oka (Dr. Max Bergman)

RECURRING:

Tom Sizemore (Chief Fryer)
Taryn Manning (Mary Ann McGarrett)

GUEST CAST:

Ed Asner (August March)
Tony Todd (Jordan Nevins)
Devon Nekoba (Myers)
Rebecca Ocampo (Angela Branson)
Kevin Napoleon (Uniform #1)
Samuel Rodriguez Jr. (Uniform #2)
Jason Scott Lee (Kaleo)
Anthony Brandon Wong (Darryl Kaleo)

WRITTEN BY: Joe Halpin

DIRECTED BY: Fred Toye

RATING: TBD