Alex O'Loughlin and Grace Park arrive at the 2010 CBS Up Front at Lincoln Center in New York City on May 19, 2010. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Daniel Dae Kim arrives on the red carpet at the "Man of Steel" world premiere in New York City on June 10, 2013. The actor is leaving "Hawaii Five-0" after seven seasons. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

July 1 (UPI) -- Longtime cast members Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park will not be returning for the eighth season of the sun-soaked, cop drama Hawaii Five-0.

"I will never forget meeting Daniel while still writing the pilot and being certain there was no other actor who I'd want to play Chin Ho Kelly," Peter Lenkov, the show's executive producer, told Deadline.com. "Needless to say, Daniel has been an instrumental part of the success of Hawaii Five-0 over the past seven seasons and it has personally been a privilege to know him. Grace's presence gave Hawaii Five-0 a beauty and serenity to each episode. She was the consummate collaborator, helping build her character from Day 1. They will always be ohana to us, we will miss them and we wish them both all the best."


"We are so appreciative of Daniel and Grace's enormous talents, professional excellence and the aloha spirit they brought to each and every one of our 168 episodes. They've helped us build an exciting new Hawaii Five-0, and we wish them all the best and much success in their next chapters. Mahalo and a hui hou [until we meet again]," CBS said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

The characters' absence reportedly will be addressed in the show's Season 8 premiere on Sept. 29.