While Scott Caan's screen time raised some concerns, there honestly wasn't any need for alarm. As Screen Rant noted, Danny appeared in five fewer episodes than Steve. But Caan saw less screen time from Hawaii Five-0 because he requested it. The actor still lived in L.A. while filming Hawaii Five-0 and, as a result, he wanted more time to be back home with his family. Roughly around the time that Caan started appearing less on the show, he was also pretty busy creatively, too. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in 2015, the actor revealed that he had written a play called The Trouble We Come From, which he also starred in. The L.A. stage scene was a passion of Caan, as the actor kept busy writing numerous plays.
Caan did, of course, finally say goodbye to Hawaii Five-0 in 2020 when he also chose to not sign on for another season like O'Loughlin. But it doesn't appear that the actor was trying to plan an early exit from the show. He just wanted more time with his family and to creatively pursue his projects for stage.
