The ground-state bands (GSBs) in the even-even hafnium isotopes $^{170-184}$Hf are investigated by using the cranked shell model (CSM) with pairing correlations treated by the particle-number conserving (PNC) method. The experimental kinematic moments of inertia are reproduced very well by theoretical calculations. The second upbending of the GSB at high frequency $hbaromegaapprox0.5$ MeV observed (predicted) in $^{172}$Hf ($^{170,174-178}$Hf) attributes to the sudden alignments of the proton high-$j$ orbitals $pi1i_{13/2}$ $(1/2^{+}[660])$, $pi1h_{9/2}$ $(1/2^{-}[541])$ and orbital $pi1h_{11/2}$ $(7/2^{-}[523])$. The first upbendings of GSBs at low frequency $hbaromega=0.2-0.3$ MeV in $^{170-178}$Hf, which locate below the deformed neutron shell $N=108$, attribute to the alignment of the neutron orbital $ u1i_{13/2}$. For the heavier even-even isotopes $^{180-184}$Hf, compared to the lighter isotopes, the first band-crossing is delayed to the high frequency due to the existence of the deformed shells $N=108,116$. The upbendings of GSBs in $^{180-184}$Hf are predicted to occur at $hbaromegaapprox0.5$MeV, which come from the sharp raise of the simultaneous alignments of both proton $pi1i_{13/2}$, $pi1h_{9/2}$ and neutron $ u2g_{9/2}$ orbitals. The pairing correlation plays a very important role in the rotational properties of GSBs in even-even isotopes $^{180-184}$Hf. Its effects on upbendings and band-crossing frequencies are investigated.
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