The 43-year-old actress will play Jennifer, a detective from San Francisco leading the task force modelled after Five-0, who ends up developing a bond with with Chin, played by Daniel Dae Kim, reported Entertainment Weekly.
Benz, who has previously worked in "Defiance," "No Ordinary Family" and "Angel," will appear in at least three episodes of this season.
Starring Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, "Hawaii Five-0" follows an elite state police unit/task force created to fight crime in the state of Hawaii.