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The 34-year-old will play Kono Kalakaulau, niece to police squad member Chin Ho Helly (Daniel Dae Kim), says The Hollywood Reporter.
The pilot will find Kono, a surfing champ, about to graduate from the police academy. Steve McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) recruits her to join an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police.
The CBS pilot is being penned and produced by Star Trek scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
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