Vanessa Lachey Reflects On ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’ Ending: “I Wish We Had A Proper Goodbye, I’m Sorry We Didn’t”

Vanessa Lachey is reflecting on her time on NCIS: Hawai’i after news that CBS canceled the show after three seasons.

In a new social media post, Lachey shared a lengthy sentiment about what the show meant to her and how she wished she had gotten a “proper goodbye.”

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“Forever your Sweet Jane… This was the same spot where I filmed episode 1,” Lachey wrote on Instagram along a video overlooking the ocean taken by her husband Nick Lachey. “I sat here at 2am on June 2021 and stared into the ocean. I asked her to protect me, my family, my crew and our show. I told her we will do all we can to protect the grace and integrity of Hawai’i while also sharing her Beauty with the world. As I sat here today, knowing our show is over, I turned to her again… what do we do now….(please protect us all) She answered with ease.”

She continued, “Just as the air hits the water & the water hits the land, the waves connect to the shore, some with a huge impact, then… it goes back out. You see… we aren’t meant to be here forever, we are on borrowed time. We appreciate what was given to us for our use, we nurture it and then we leave it better for the next dreamer.”

The Love is Blind host said that she was “wishing for my crew and my cast that we all remember the Beauty of what we had… we will spread this Aloha in every direction we go.”

“I wish we had more time, I’m sorry we don’t,” she added. “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. I will go to the ends of the earth for my cast & crew! If you come across ANY of them… hire them! You won’t be disappointed. Salt of the earth people!”

“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,” she said. “Love Always, Your Sweet Jane.”

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