I agree Todd, this pilot had a lot of potential. There were so many story nuggets in there to grab onto.
I also agree that Danno would have been in charge of Five-O at a point then moved on to the governor. What got me is that they didn't tweak the opening speech at all. Danno would have said something similar but not *exactly* what McGarrett was supposed to say - definitely laziness on the part of the writers.
Thanks for posting the pilot on YouTube.