The Mercury in McGarrett's father's garage used to belong to Jack Lord. Lord gave the car to John Boley Nordlum (Lord's stunt double) after the series ended.
In the scene where McGarrett is in his father's garage investigating his death, there is a black 1970s vintage Mercury sedan partially seen under a car cover. The car is identical to the Ford sedans McGarrett and the rest of the Five-O team drove in the original series (1968-1980).
The airdate of the pilot occured 42 years after the original series aired on CBS in 1968.
Steve says that Sang Min's wife is getting her nails done on "Kalakaua Avenue". Kalakaua is Kono's last name
The term "haole" is used to describe individuals who are not Native Hawaiian.