Vanessa Lachey Bids Emotional Farewell to NCIS: Hawai’i After Series Finale
Vanessa Lachey is saying goodbye to *NCIS: Hawai’i*. Following the series finale on May 6, the 43-year-old actress shared her heartfelt reaction to leaving the beloved CBS show.
“This show meant so much to me… and more every day I find, to lots of people. As an AAPI Woman, Wife, Mother, Colleague & Friend, I am more proud than ever to have been your Jane Tennant on TV,” Lachey wrote on Instagram. “This journey has taught me to continue to push the envelope and break glass ceilings. I encourage you ALL to as well! Anything we dream is ours for the taking, no matter what the circumstance! A Hui Hou. ❤️”
On April 26, CBS announced the sudden cancellation of the police procedural after three seasons, leaving Lachey “gutted, confused, blindsided.”
“Processing this news and still being present with my family. I Love You all!” she wrote on her Instagram Stories when the news broke. “Mahalo Nui Loa,” she added, which translates to “thank you very much.”
Five days later, Lachey posted a tribute to her character and the show on Instagram. “I wish we had more time, I’m sorry we don’t. I wish we had a proper good-bye, I’m sorry we didn’t. I know we ALL are connected deeper than any TV show,” she captioned a video of her sitting by the ocean, taken by her husband Nick Lachey. “In Hawai’i we don’t say ‘Good-Bye’, we say ‘A Hui Hou’ it means ‘until we meet again’. To you all & especially the beloved fans… A Hui Hou.”
On Friday, Lachey highlighted the show’s impressive viewership on her Instagram Stories, noting CBS’s dominance in multi-platform viewing for the 16th consecutive year. She also shared the 35-day viewing numbers, with *NCIS: Hawai’i* garnering 10.1 million viewers over four new episodes.
“Throwback to Season 1!” Lachey wrote over a screenshot labeling the show “the #1 new series” at its debut. “What a feat!!! And kept growing! So damn proud of this TEAM!!!”
Lachey, the first woman to lead an NCIS franchise, closed her series of Stories with a behind-the-scenes snap of her and co-star Noah Mills. “We ALWAYS had so much fun!” she captioned the photo. “Check out the FINALE Monday night on @cbstv.”
*NCIS: Hawai’i* is available to stream on Paramount+.
