Chin Ho Kelly is a fictional character from CBS' Hawaii Five-O. He was portrayed by Kam Fong in the original show from 1968 to 1978, and later by Daniel Dae Kim in the series' remake from 2010 to 2017. Hawaii Five-O (1968–1978) In the original show, Chin Ho Kelly was portrayed by Kam Fong from 1968 to 1978. Fong played the role for the first ten seasons, appearing in 237 episodes. The only episodes of the first ten seasons that Fong did not appear in were "Once Upon a Time: Part 2", and "The Ninety-Second War (Part 2)". The character was killed off in the season ten finale, "A Death in the Family". Even though the character had been killed off, Fong returned to reprise the role of Chin in the 1997 unaired pilot of Hawaii Five-O. Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2017) In the reboot, Chin Ho Kelly was portrayed by Daniel Dae Kim from 2010 to 2017. Kim portrayed Chin in the first seven seasons, appearing in 168 episodes. Kim also portrayed Chin in a crossover episode with NCIS: Los Angeles, and in another crossover episode with MacGyver. Daniel Dae Kim was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Action, in 2011 and 2012, for his portrayal of Chin. Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly is the third member of Five-0. He was a former Honolulu Police Department police officer who left the force due to false allegations of corruption. He is close friends with the McGarrett family as his late father Kam Tong was a long-time colleague of John in the HPD while Chin was trained by John during his rookie days patrolling the beat. In the pilot episode he was recruited by Steve for the new task force and often serves as the team's technical expert and designated sniper alongside his cousin Kono. Throughout the show, he is often seen manipulating the smart board in the office or fiddling with all things digital. He was married to Dr. Malia Waincroft, his long-time on-and-off girlfriend. Chin attended Kukui High School and was the star quarterback until McGarrett broke his records as a sophomore. After that season, McGarrett was sent off to a military school on the mainland. As a high school student, Chin was described as being multi-talented with a wide variety of interests, having played football and was also in the math club and school band. Little is