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A Comprehensive list of the movies filmed in Hawaii since 1913 or scheduled to be filmed, the year they were filmed and who starred in them.

A partial list of TV shows filmed in Hawaii follows the film list.

With a big Mahalo to the Hawaii Film Office!

2009

  • YOU MAY NOT KISS THE BRIDE; Showcase Entertainment; Mena Suvari, Vinnie Jones, Tia Carrere; Oahu.

2008

  • THE TEMPEST; Miramax; Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand; Big Island, Lanai.
  • HONOKA’A BOY; Fuji Television; Masaki Okada; Big Island.
  • INTO THE BLUE 2: THE REEF; MGM Home Entertainment; Chris Carmack, Laura Vandervoort; Oahu.
  • FLIRTING WITH FORTY; Lifetime; Heather Locklear, Robert Buckley; Oahu.
  • THE INFORMANT; Warner Brothers; Matt Damon; Oahu.
  • PRINCESS KA’IULANI; Matador Pictures; Q’Orianka Kilcher, Barry Pepper; Oahu.
  • SPECIAL DELIVERY; Lifetime; Lisa Edelstein, Brenda Song; Oahu.

2007

  • TROPIC THUNDER; Dreamworks; Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Tom Cruise; Kauai.
  • INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL; Paramount; Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf; Big Island.
  • LIFE: TEARS IN HEAVEN; Toho Company; Takao Osawa; Oahu, Maui.
  • FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL; Universal; Jason Segel, Kristen Bell; Oahu.
  • PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END; Disney; Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley; Maui, Molokai.

2006

  • SUPERGATOR; Sci-Fi Channel; Kelly McGillis; Kauai.
  • KU‘U A‘INA ALOHA: MY BELOVED COUNTRY; Documentary about the Overthrow; Molokai, Kaho’olawe, Oahu.

2005

  • THE SHAGGY DOG; Walt Disney Pictures; Tim Allen, Kristin Davis; Oahu.
  • YOU, ME, AND DUPREE; Universal Pictures; Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Owen Wilson; Oahu.
  • SNAKES ON A PLANE; New Line Cinema; Samuel L. Jackson; Oahu.
  • THE ORB; Sandust Productions; Independent horror film directed by Scott Lee Mason; Oahu.
  • PELE O KA FOODMART; Scriptwise Partners; Independent feature film directed by Michael Wurth; Big Island and Oahu.

2004

  • THE HAWAIIANS: REFLECTING SPIRIT; FilmWorks Pacific; Documentary directed by Edgy Lee; Multiple Islands.

2003

  • 50 FIRST DATES; Columbia Pictures; Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore; Oahu.
  • THE HULK; Universal Pictures; Eric Bana; Maui.
  • EMBRACING MANA; Toho Films (Japan); Iayoko Kawahara; Big Island.
  • ALONG CAME POLLY; Universal Pictures; Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing; Oahu.
  • ICE: HAWAII’S CRYSTAL METH EPIDEMIC; FilmWorks Pacific; Documentary directed by Edgy Lee; Multiple Islands.

2002

  • THE BIG BOUNCE; Shangra-La Entertainment; Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman; Oahu.
  • THE RUNDOWN; Universal Pictures; Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), Christopher Walken; Oahu.
  • CHARLIE’S ANGELS II — FULL THROTTLE; Columbia Pictures; Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu; 2nd unit, Oahu.
  • TEARS OF THE SUN; Revolution Studios; Bruce Willis, Monica Belucci; Oahu, plate shots on Kauai.
  • BLUE CRUSH; Universal/Imagine Entertainment; Kate Bosworth, Faizon Love; Oahu.
  • DIE ANOTHER DAY; 20th Century Fox;James Bond film; MGM; Pierce Brosnan; opening sequence; Maui.

2001

  • LILO & STITCH; WaltDisney Pictures; animated; voices of Daveigh Chase, Jason Scott Lee; Tia Carrere; Kauai.
  • THE TIME MACHINE; Dreamworks/WB; Guy Pearce; Kauai.
  • DRAGONFLY; NDE Productions; Kevin Costner; Kauai.
  • PLANET OF THE APES; 20th Century Fox; Mark Wahlberg; Big Island.
  • FINAL FANTASY; Columbia Pictures; computer animated; produced by Square USA; Oahu.
  • PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE; Revolution Studios; Adam Sandler; Oahu.
  • THE RIDE; Third Reef Pictures; Independent feature film directed by Nathan Kurosawa and starring Scot Davis, Sean Kaawa; Oahu.
  • BLOOD OF THE SAMURAI; Hellcat Productions; Independent feature directed by Aaron Yamasato; Oahu.

2000

  • THE NIGHT MARCHERS; Cousins Brothers Productions; Blake and Brent Cousins; Big Island.
  • THE TESTAMENTS (formerly titled Legacy II); Deseret Media; IMAX biblical feature for LDS; Kauai.
  • WAIKIKI: IN THE WAKE OF DREAMS; FilmWorks; documentary; Edgy Lee, writer-producer.
  • JURASSIC PARK III; Universal/DreamWorks; Sam Niell, Tea Leoni; Kauai, Oahu, Molokai.
  • WINDTALKERS; MGM; Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater, Adam Beach; Oahu.
  • TO END ALL WARS; Argyll Film Partners; Keifer Sutherland; Kauai.
  • PEARL HARBOR; Jerry Bruckheimer/MichaelBay/Disney; Ben Affleck; Oahu.

1999

  • THE BIG SHOW; Cinequannon Prods.; Japanese musical by Shigeru Muroi; Oahu.
  • OFF THE LIP; Abandoned Pictures; Robert Michelson, pdcr/dir; Maui.

1998

  • MOLOKAI: The True Story of Father Damien; ERA Films (Belgium); David Wenham and Peter O’Toole; Molokai & Oahu.
  • MOONGLOW; Latitude 20 Pictures; Joe Moore and Milo O’Shea; Oahu.

1997

  • PANIOLO ‘O HAWAII, COWBOYS OF THE FAR WEST; FilmWorks; documentary; Edgy Lee, writer-producer.
  • 6 DAYS/7 NIGHTS; Touchstone Pictures; Harrison Ford and Anne Heche; Kauai.
  • DINOSAURS, Walt Disney Pictures; animated feature; Big Island, Maui and Kauai.
  • CITY OF ANGELS; Atlas Entertainment; Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan; Oahu.
  • RETURN TO SAVAGE BEACH, Skyhawk Films; Maui.
  • GODZILLA; TriStar Pictures; Matthew Broderick and Hank Azaria; Oahu.
  • LANI LOA–THE HEAVENLY PASSAGE; Chrome Dragon Films; Angus MacFadyen and Ray Bumatai; Big Island.
  • SPHERE; Warner Bros., Dustin Hoffman and Sharon Stone; Oahu.
  • KRIPPENDORF’S TRIBE; Touchstone Pictures; Richard Dreyfuss and Lily Tomlin; Oahu.
  • RACE TO THE VOLCANO; Angel Grove Productions; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; Maui.
  • MIGHTY JOE YOUNG; Walt Disney Pictures; Bill Paxton; Kauai and Oahu.
  • MEET…THE DEEDLES; Walt Disney Pictures; Dennis Hopper, Oahu.

1996

  • A VERY BRADY SEQUEL; Parmount Pictures; Shelley Long, Gary Cole, and Tim Matheson; Oahu.
  • BEYOND PARADISE (originally titled KAMA’AINA); Brickwood Galuteria; Oahu and Big Island.
  • GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE; Walt Disney Pictures; Brendan Fraser and Leslie Mann; Oahu and Kauai.
  • THE LOST WORLD; Universal Studios; Jeff Goldblum; Kauai.
  • IN GOD’S HANDS; Big Wave Productions, directed by Zalman King; Oahu & Maui.
  • GANG RELATED; Orion Pictures; Lela Rochon

1995

  • RACE THE SUN; Tri-Star/Sony; Jim Belushi, Halle Berry, Joseph Cho, Anthony Ruivivar, Adriane Uganiza; Oahu.
  • THEN THERE WERE NONE; Hawaiian history documentary; Elizabeth Lindsey, writer/producer.

1994

  • WATERWORLD; MCA/Universal City Studios; Kevin Costner and Jeanne Tripplehorn; Big Island.
  • UNDER THE HULA MOON; Jersey Born Pictures; Stephen Baldwin, Emily Lloyd, Chris Penn; Oahu.
  • OUTBREAK; Warner Brothers; Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman and Rene Russo; Kauai.
  • BORN TO BE WILD; Fine Animal Productions/Warner Brothers; Helen Shaver, Peter Boyle and Wil Horneff; Oahu.
  • DON JUAN DeMARCO; Juno Pictures; Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando and Faye Dunaway; Oahu.

1993

  • NORTH; Rob Reiner – Castle Rock Pictures; Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood, Jason Alexander, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Kauai.
  • AIRBORNE; Icon Productions; Marty Thomas, Shane McDermott and Seth Green; Oahu.
  • EXIT TO EDEN; Savoy Pictures; Dana Delany, Paul Mercurio, Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O’Donnell; Lanai.
  • PICTURE BRIDE; A Thousand Cranes Filmworks; Toshiro Mifune, Yuki Kudoh, Akira Takayama, Tamlyn Tomita, and Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa; Oahu.

1992

  • NEMESIS; Greenleaf Productions; Oliver Gruner, Tim Thomerson and Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa; Big Island.
  • JURASSIC PARK; Steven Spielberg – Amblin Entertainment; Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill and Sir Richard Attenborough; Kauai.
  • SLIVER; Paramount; Sharon Stone and William Baldwin; Big Island. (Hawaii footage deleted in final edit.)
  • SURF NINJAS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA; Katja Motion Picture Corp.; Oahu and Maui.

1991

  • WIND; Filmlink International Zoetrope Studios; Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey and Cliff Robertson; Oahu.
  • HONEYMOON IN VEGAS; CastleRock; James Caan, Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicholas Cage; Kauai.
  • GOODBYE PARADISE; Latitude 20 Pictures; Joe Moore and Pat Morita; Oahu.
  • UNDER SIEGE; Steven Segal; Oahu.
  • HOOK; ILM; Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman and Julia Roberts; Kauai.
  • HARD HUNTED; November Down Company.
  • DO OR DIE; November Down Company/Malibu Bay Films; Drew Sidaris; Molokai.

1990

  • POINT BREAK; Largo Entertainment; Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves; Oahu.
  • HAWAII: BORN INTO PARADISE; Hawaii Research Productions; IMAX Film.
  • WISHMAN; Wishman Productions.

1989

  • SAVAGE BEACH; Sidaris Productions; Molokai.
  • FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER; Paramount; Willem Dafoe, Danny Glover and Rosanna Arquette; Kauai.
  • LORD OF THE FLIES; Castle Rock Pictures; Kauai.
  • JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO; Warner Brothers; Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan; Oahu.

1988

  • FISTS OF STEEL; Sanford Entertainment; Carlos Palomino and Marianne Marks.
  • POLYNESIAN ODYSSEY; IMAX Films.
  • TRAVELS WITH SAZAE-SAN; Producer Kiyoshi Suzuki; Keiko Takeshita, Haruko Kato and Midori Kuichi; Kauai.

1987

  • NORTH SHORE; Pipeline Productions; Gregory Harrison; Turtle BayHilton, Oahu.
  • THROW MAMA FROM THE TRAIN; Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal;Kauai.
  • FAREWELL TO THE KING; Orion pictures; Nick Nolte.
  • HAWAIIAN DREAM; New Century Producers (Japan).
  • PICASSO TRIGGER; Picasso Trigger (A. Sedaris); Molokai.

1986

  • ISLANDS OF THE ALIVE; Larco; Mike Moriarty; Kauai.
  • HARD TICKET TO HAWAII; Hard Ticket Company (A. Sedaris);Molokai.

1985

  • KARATE KID II; Columbia Pictures; Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio;Oahu.
  • BLACK WIDOW; 20th Century Fox; Debra Winger; Big Island.

1984

  • RADIOACTIVE DREAMS; Radioactive Dreams Productions, Inc.;Hawaii.
  • HANAUMA BAY; Hanauma Bay Productions; Oahu.

1983

  • UNCOMMON VALOR; Paramount Productions; Gene Hackman;Kauai.
  • BEHOLD HAWAII; MacGillivray-Freeman Productions; IMAX; Blaine Kia and Kimo Kahoano; Kauai.

1981

  • BODY HEAT; Warner/Ladd; William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Richard Crenna; Kauai.
  • BUDDY BUDDY; MGM; Walter Matthau and Jack Lemon; Oahu.

1980

  • RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK; Lucas-Spielberg Productions;Harrison Ford; Kauai.

1979

  • THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED; Irwin Allen, Paul Newman and William Holden; Big Island.
  • FINAL COUNTDOWN; UA; Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen and Katherine Ross.
  • LAST FLIGHT OF NOAH’S ARK; Walt Disney; Elliot Gould and Ricky Schroeder; Kauai.
  • “10”; Warner Brothers; Dudley Moore and Bo Derek.
  • ROUGH CUT; Paramount/David Merrick; Burt Reynolds and DavidNiven.

1978

  • GOING COCONUTS; Donnie and Marie Osmond.
  • MAUI; feature film.
  • SEVEN; A. Sedaris Films; feature film.
  • INVITATION FROM BEACH; Japanese feature film.

1977

  • DAMIEN; PHA; Don Murray, Writer-director; Padre, HumbertoAlmazan; Oahu.
  • THE DEEP; Columbia/EMI; Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, and Robert Shaw.
  • ACAPULCO GOLD; Mar Vista; Marjoe Gortner; Robert Lansing and Ed Nelson; Kauai.
  • ISLANDS IN THE STREAM; Connaught-Paramount; George C. Scott; Kauai.

1976

  • HOT LIPS AND INNER TUBES; Yuri Farrant; surfing movie.
  • MIDWAY; Universal; Charleton Heston, Henry Fonda and Toshiro Mifune.
  • KING KONG; Paramount-Dino DeLaurentis; Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges and Charles Grodin; Napali, Kauai.
  • SUNDANCE; Carl Mastalka; surfing movie.

1975

  • ALOHA MEANS GOODBYE; James Franciscus and Sally Struthers.
  • GOIN’ SURFING; MacGillivray and Freeman; Oahu.

1974

  • CASTAWAY COWBOY; Buena Vista; James Garner and Vera Miles;Kauai.
  • HE IS MY BROTHER; Cinema Financial of America; Kathy Paulo and Bobby Sherman.

1973

  • PAPILLON; Allied Artists; Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen.

1970

  • THE HAWAIIANS; United Artists; Charleton Heston; Maui and Kauai.
  • TORA! TORA! TORA!; 20th Century Fox; Jason Robards, Martin Balsam and Joseph Cotton.

1968

  • LOST FLIGHT; Universal Studios; Billy Dee Williams, Lloyd Bridges and Anne Francis; Kauai.
  • KONA COAST; Warner Brothers; Richard Boone and Vera Miles.
  • YOAKE NO FUTARI (Rainbow over the Pacific, in Japanese); Shochiku Yukio;Kauai.
  • LOVERS AT DAWN; Mirisch Productions; (in Japanese); Kauai.

1967

  • BIKINIS IN PARADISE; Cinema 3; local cast.
  • HAWAII NO IKIRU (Life in Hawaii, in Japanese).

1966

  • LT. ROBIN CRUSOE, USN.; Buena Vista; Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan; Kauai.
  • HAWAII ESCAPADE; Tiare Wood.
  • TIKO AND THE SHARK; MGM; Marlene Among and Al Kaue.
  • PARADISE, HAWAIIAN STYLE; Paramount; Elvis Presley.
  • THE ENDLESS SUMMER; Bruce Brown; documentary.
  • HAWAII; United Artists; Julie Andrews and Max von Sydow; Oahu and Kauai.

1965

  • NONE BUT THE BRAVE; Warner Brothers; Frank Sinatra and Clint Walker; Kauai.
  • IN HARM’S WAY; Paramount; John Wayne and Kirk Douglas; Oahu.
  • OPERATION ATTACK; Selmur Production; Kauai.
  • ALOHA; Lea Productions; Amalia Fuentes and Romeo Vasques; (in Tagalog).

1964

  • RIDE THE WILD SURF; Columbia; Fabian, Tab Hunter, Shelly Fabares; Oahu.

1963

  • DIAMOND HEAD; Columbia; Charlton Heston; Big Island and Kauai.
  • HONOLULU-TOKYO-HONG KONG
  • GILLIGAN’S TRAVEL; United Artists; Bob Denver; Jim Backus; Kauai.
  • YOUNG GUY IN HAWAII (HAWAII NO WAKADAISHO); (in Japanese).
  • DONOVAN’S REEF; Paramount; John Wayne; Kauai.
  • THREE GENTS IN HAWAII
  • UNLUCKY LUCK
  • ALOHA, THREE GENTS
  • RAMPAGE; Warner Brothers; Robert Mitchum; Big Island.

1962

  • SANGA ARI; Shochiku; Hideko Takamine; (in Japanese).
  • GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!; Paramount; Elvis Presley.

1961

  • SLIPPERY WHEN WET
  • GIDGET GOES HAWAIIAN; Columbia; James Darren.
  • SEVEN WOMEN FROM HELL; 20th Century Fox; Denise Darcel; Kauai.
  • BLUE HAWAII; Paramount; Elvis Presley; Kauai.
  • DEVIL AT FOUR O’CLOCK; Columbia; Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra; Maui.

1960

  • WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMY; Columbia; Jack Lemmon; Ricky Nelson; Kauai.

1958

  • SOUTH PACIFIC; 20th Century Fox; Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor; Kauai.
  • THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA; Warner Bros; Spencer Tracy; Big Island and Oahu.
  • TWILIGHT FOR THE GODS; Universal; Rock Hudson and Cyd Charisse; Maui and Oahu.
  • SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE; Stanley Warner Cinema; travelogue; Waikiki, Oahu.
  • SURF SAFARI
  • SHE GODS OF SHARK REEF; American International; Don Durant and Lisa Montell; Kauai.
  • GHOST OF THE CHINA SEA; Columbia; David Brian.

1957

  • THE ENEMY BELOW; 20th Century Fox; Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens.
  • FORBIDDEN ISLAND; Columbia; John Hall; Kauai.
  • NAKED PARADISE; American International Pictures and Sunset Producitons; Richard Denning, Beverly Garland and Lisa Montell; Kauai.
  • VOODOO ISLAND; United Artists; Boris Karloff and Beverly Tyler; Kauai.
  • JUNGLE HEAT; Bel-Air/United Artists; Lex Barker and Mari Blanchard; Kauai.

1956

  • THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER; 20th Century Fox; Jane Russell and Richard Egan; Oahu.
  • BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL; 20th Century Fox; Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford and Buddy Ebsen; Kauai.
  • THE LIEUTENANT WORE SKIRTS; 20th Century Fox; Tom Ewell, Sheree North and Rita Moreno; Oahu.
  • FLIGHT TO HONG KONG; United Artists; Rory Calhoun and Dolores Donlon; Oahu.
  • BEACH HEAD; Audrey Schenck Production; Tony Curtis; Kauai.

1955

  • MR. ROBERTS; Warner Brothers; Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon and James Cagney.
  • UNDERWATER; RKO-Radio; Jane Russell and Gilbert Roland; Big Island and Oahu.
  • THE ETERNAL SEA; Republic; Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger and Alexis Smith; Pearl Harbor, Oahu.

1954

  • THE CAINE MUTINY; Columbia Pictures; Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray and Jose Ferrer; (aboard ship).
  • MISS SADIE THOMPSON; Columbia Pictures; Rita Hayworth and Jose Ferrer; Kauai.
  • HELL’S HALF ACRE; Republic; Wendall Corey; Evelyn Keyes and Elsa Lanchester; Oahu.
  • THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY; Warner Brothers; John Wayne, Robert Stack and Claire Trevor.
  • HAWAII CHINDOCHU (UNUSUAL TRIP TO HAWAII); Sadao Sugihara/Shintoku Studio; Chiemi Eri, Yoshio Tabata, Shunji Sakai; Oahu and Kauai.

1953

  • FROM HERE TO ETERNITY; Columbia Pictures; Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed; Oahu.
  • HAWAII NO YORU (HAWAIIAN NIGHT); Shintoho; Koji Tsuruta, Keiko Kishi; Oahu; Neighbor Islands.

1952

  • BIG JIM McLAIN; Warner Brothers; John Wayne and James Arness; Oahu.

1951

  • BIRD OF PARADISE; 20th Century Fox; Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget and Louis Jordan; Big Island, Oahu and Kauai.
  • OPERATION PACIFIC; Warner Brothers; John Wayne and Patricia Neal; Oahu.

1950

  • PAGAN LOVE SONG; MGM; Esther Williams and Howard Keel; Kauai.
  • DAMIEN; Hawaiian Productions, Ltd.; Russell Collins; Molokai and Oahu.

1948

  • MILLION DOLLAR WEEKEND; Eagle-Lion; Gene Raymond and Francis Lederer.

1945

  • HAWAIIAN MEMORIES; Bud Browne, producer.

1943

  • THE BIG SURF; Bud Browne, producer.

1942

  • SONG OF THE ISLANDS; 20th Century Fox; Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Jack Oakie; Big Island.

1940

  • SOUTH OF PAGO PAGO; United Artists; Victor McLagen and Frances Farmer; Big Island.
  • KARAYO; (in Ilocano); Katy Evangelio and Faustino Gambra; Oahu.
  • LINGLINGAY; Madolora Cabalora Amusements; Max Velasco, FelisaCatalona, Rose Labrador.(Musical)

1938

  • HAWAII CALLS; RKO; Bobby Breen; Maui and Oahu.
  • HAWAIIAN BUCKAROO; 20th Century Fox; Smith Ballew and Evalyn Knapp; Parker Ranch, Big Island.

1937

  • WAIKIKI WEDDING; Paramount; Bing Crosby, Martha Raye and Anthony Quinn, Oahu.
  • LOVERS IN HAWAII’S PARADISE; Hoshi Reiko, Sugi Kyoji and Shima Koji.

1935

  • NAVY WIFE; 20th Century Fox; Claire Trevor and Ralph Bellamy; Oahu.
  • CURLY TOP; Shirley Temple.

1934

  • FOUR FRIGHTENED PEOPLE; Paramount; Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall; Big Island.

1933

  • HELL BELOW; MGM; Robert Montgomery, Walt Huston and Jimmy Durante; Pearl Harbor, Oahu.
  • WHITE HEAT; Seven Seas (J.D. Trop); Virginia Cherrill, Mona Maris, Hardie Albright, David Newell; Kauai.

1932

  • BIRD OF PARADISE; RKO; Dolores Del Rio and Joel McCrea; Oahu.

1931

  • THE BLACK CAMEL; 20th Century Fox; Warner Oland, Bela Lugosi and Robert Young; Oahu.

1930

  • FEET FIRST; Paramount; Harold Lloyd and Barbara Kent; Oahu.
  • ALOHA HAWAII; Lawrence Barber, Libby Keanini, Winona Love; Big Island and Oahu.

1929

  • HIS CAPTIVE WOMAN; First National Pictures; Milton Sills and Dorothy Mackaill; Big Island.
  • THE KAMAAINA; Junior League of Honolulu; Kinau Wilder McVay, Jack Walker and Harold Dillingham; Oahu.

1925

  • DANGEROUS INNOCENCE; Universal; Laura La Plante and Jean Heersholt.

1923

  • VENGEANCE OF THE DEEP; American Releasing Corp.; Richard Arlen; Oahu.
  • THE WHITE FLOWER; Famous Players-Lasky; Betty Compsen and Edmund Lowe; Big Island and Oahu.

1922

  • THE BONDED WOMAN; Paramount; Betty Compson, John Boles and Richard Dix.

1921

  • PASSION FRUIT; Metro Studio; Doraldina, Edward Earle, Stuart Holmes; Oahu.
  • THE BLACK LILY; Hawaiian Motion Picture Co.; Peggy Aldrich and J.J. Banks; Oahu.

1919

  • A FALLEN IDOL; Fox; Evelyn Nesbit, Thelma Parker.

1918

  • THE HIDDEN PEARLS; Paramount; Sessue Hayakawa; Big Island and Oahu.

1916

  • KAOLULOLANI; Aloha Film Co.; Ned Steel and Helen Holmes.

1914

  • THE NATION’S PERIL; William Crawford and Marie Walcamp; Oahu.

1913

  • HAWAIIAN LOVE and THE SHARK GOD; Universal; Virginia Brissac and James Dillon; two 1-reelers; first Hollywood production in Hawaii; Oahu.

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TV

2009

  • MY ANTONIO; VH1; Series; Big Island.
  • UFC PRIMETIME: GEORGES ST. PIERRE VS BJ PENN; Spike; Three Episodes; Big Island.

2008

  • WEDDING DAY; TNT; Episode; Maui.
  • KNIGHT RIDER; NBC; Episode; Oahu.
  • WHEEL OF FORTUNE; Sony Pictures Television; Twenty Episodes; Big Island.
  • ENTOURAGE; HBO; Episode (Season Premiere); Oahu.
  • HIGH SCHOOL REUNION 5; TV Land; Season; Kauai, Oahu.

2007

  • EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION; ABC; Episode (Season Premiere); Oahu.
  • THE BACHELOR: OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN; ABC; Episode; Oahu, Kauai.
  • AMAZING RACE ALL-STARS; CBS; Episode (Season Finale).
  • BEACH PATROL; Court TV; Season; Oahu.
  • HIGH SCHOOL REUNION 4; TV Land; Season; Maui.
  • MY FAIR BRADY; VH1; Episode; Kauai.
  • DESIGN STAR; HGTV; Episode; Oahu.

2006-2007

  • DANTE’S COVE; Here Network; Oahu.

2006

  • TOP CHEF; Bravo; Episode (Season Finale); Big Island.
  • ANTIQUES ROADSHOW; PBS; Episode; Oahu.
  • SUPERNANNY; ABC; Episode;  Oahu.
  • SOAP TALK; Soap Net; Talk show, four episodes for premiere week; Oahu.
  • LIVING LAHAINA; MTV; Reality pilot and series; Maui.
  • MAUI FEVER; MTV; Reality pilot and series; Maui.
  • LAS VEGAS; NBC; Drama series, two episodes for premiere of fourth season; Oahu.
  • HOUSE HUNTERS; HGTV; Episode; Oahu.
  • STUNT JUNKIES; Discovery Channel; “Shark Swoop” episode; Oahu.
  • TRUE LIFE; MTV; “I’m Moving to Vegas” episode; Maui.
  • ANIMAL PLANET: GET OUT THERE!; Episode; Oahu.
  • INKED; A&E; “Surf and Murph” episode; Oahu.
  • KELLY SLATER INVITATIONAL; MTV Sports Special; Big Island.
  • “RUSH” MUSIC VIDEO; By Aly & AJ; Oahu.
  • “WHY YOU WANNA””MUSIC VIDEO; By T.I.; Oahu.
  • “YES!”  MUSIC VIDEO; By Exile (J-Pop boy band); Oahu.

2005-2007

  • FLIGHT 29 DOWN; Discovery Kids/NBC series; Oahu.
  • BEYOND THE BREAK; The N Network; Oahu.

2005

  • SOAP TALK; Soap Net; Talk show, four episodes for premiere week; Oahu.
  • CALL TO GREATNESS; MTV; Reality series; Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai.
  • BLIND DATE; NBC Universal; Reality series; Oahu.
  • MEET THE BARKERS; MTV; Reality series; Maui.
  • BUGGIN’ WITH RUDD; Episodic; Animal Planet/Discovery Channel; Oahu.
  • “FAIRY LAND” MUSIC VIDEO; By Ayumi Hamasaki (J-Pop); Oahu

2004-present

  • LOST; ABC/Disney; Hawaii-based series; Oahu.
  • DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER; A&E; Hawaii-based reality series; Oahu, Big Island.

2004

  • TIDES OF WAR; Pacific Films; Made-for-TV movie; Oahu.
  • ROCKY POINT; WB Network; pilot; Oahu.
  • NORTH SHORE; Fox Television; Hawaii-based series; Oahu.
  • HAWAII; NBC; Hawaii-based series; Oahu.
  • AVERAGE JOE: HAWAII; NBC reality series; Big Island.
  • COWBOY U: MOLOKAI; Country Music Television reality series; Molokai
  • ENDURANCE HAWAII; Discovery Kids/NBC series; Kauai.

2003

  • HIGH SCHOOL REUNION 2; WB Network; reality mini-series; Oahu.
  • THE BREAK; pilot; Fox Television/Imagine Entertainment; Dylan Brunno,Vanessa Minnillo; Oahu.
  • SURF GIRLS; MTV reality series; Oahu.
  • THE AMAZING RACE 4; CBS; reality series; Big Island.
  • ER; NBC; series episode; Oahu.
  • “SOAK UP THE SUN” MUSIC VIDEO; By Sheryl Crow; Oahu
  • AMERICAN IDOL; Season 3 episode: Hawaii Auditions; Oahu
  • “PARADISE””MUSIC VIDEO; By LL Cool J feat. Amerie and Gabrielle Union; Maui

2002

  • CELEBRITY MOLE HAWAII; ABC; Oahu, Big Island.
  • HIGH SCHOOL REUNION; WB Network; reality mini-series; Maui.
  • BOARDING HOUSE (former title North Shore); WB Television; reality show; Oahu.
  • THE LAST RESORT; Fisher Entertainment; reality show; Big Island.
  • BAYWATCH HAWAIIAN WEDDING; Fox; MOW; Oahu.
  • MY WIFE & KIDS; ABC; series episode; Oahu.
  • THE STEVENS GET EVEN; Disney Channel; MOW; Oahu.
  • ER; NBC; series episode; Oahu.
  • MASTER SPY: THE ROBERT HANSSEN STORY; Fox; mini-series; Oahu.
  • THE BACHELOR; ABC; reality show; Big Island, Maui.
  • ALL FOR YOU; HBO; Janet Jackson live in concert.

2001

  • DEEP RIVER; pilot; USA Network; Maui.
  • BEYOND HAWAII; HBO movie; Maui.
  • MANHUNT; UPN; reality show; Kauai.
  • MOOLAH BEACH; Fox Kids Network; reality show; Kauai.
  • THE LAST RESORT; Fisher Entertainment; reality show; Big Island.

2000

  • BRITNEY IN HAWAII; Fox special; Waikiki Beach and Oahu.
  • LESSONS LEARNED; HBO pilot; Maunawili Valley, Oahu.
  • HAWAII, SONGS OF ALOHA; PBS special; Stephen D. Reed, producer; Oahu.

1999-00

  • BAYWATCH HAWAII; series; Pearson Television; David Hasselhoff, Jason Brooks; Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Big Island.
  • GONE TO MAUI; Peter Trunk Productions; MOW; Pat Morita, Maui.
  • DESTINATION STARDOM; PAX cable series; Al Masini Productions; Oahu.
  • JOHNNY TSUNAMI; Disney Channel Original Movie; Brandon Baker; Oahu.

1999

  • TOO RICH: THE SECRET LIFE OF DORIS DUKE; CBS mini-series; Von Zerneck-Sertner Films; Lauren Bacall and Richard Chamberlain; Oahu.
  • THE REAL WORLD; MTV; Jan.-May; Oahu.

1998

  • HOTEL, TBS-Tokyo, Japan; Masanobu Takashima, Hiroki Matsukata, Tetsuro Tamba and Akira Akasaka; 13 episodes; Oahu.
  • HONOLULU CRU; pilot, ABC; Russell Wong; Oahu.
  • FANTASY ISLAND; pilot; ABC; Malcolm McDowell; Maui, Oahu , Kauai. Return for 12 episodes, Oahu.
  • WIND ON WATER; pilot +8 episodes filmed (2 aired) NBC; Bo Derek and Lee Horsley; Big Island.

1997

  • HAWAII FIVE-0, a new pilot; CBS; Russell Wong and Gary Busey; Oahu.
  • SOUL MATES; pilot; Fox Television; Oahu.
  • BEVERLY HILLS 90210; Spelling Entertainment; Fall season opener; Oahu.
  • “EVERYTHING” MUSIC VIDEO; By Mary J. Blige; Kauai

1996

  • ESCAPE FROM ATLANTIS; pilot/cable MOW; TM Productions; Jeff Speakman and Tim Thomerson; Oahu.

1995

  • HAWAII’S LAST QUEEN; PBS documentary, “The American Experience” series; Oahu and Kauai.

1994-95

  • ONE WEST WAIKIKI; series; Cheryl Ladd and Richard Burgi; Oahu.
  • MARKER; series; Paramount Pictures Television; Richard Grieco and Gates McFadden; Oahu.

1994

  • CROWFOOT; CBS pilot; Paramount Pictures Television; Donald Bellisario, Producer; Jim Davidson and Tsai Chin, Maui.
  • HEAVENLY ROAD; infotainment; Unity House and Diamond Head Group; Maui.
  • STEVENSON’S TRAVELS; BBC documentary; Oahu and Molokai.

1993

  • A CRY OF PEACOCKS; Green Glass Productions; BBC/KITV; Heather Marsh, Debbie Nakanelua and Coline Aiu.
  • ROYAL HAWAIIAN TRAVELLERS; documentary; Green Glass Productions.
  • LEGEND OF THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES; CBS Entertainment; Mac Davis, Reba McIntyre and Ray Charles; Big Island.
  • BIG WAVE DAVE’S; ABC summer series; Iron Orchid Films/Paramount; Jane Kaczmarek, Adam Arkin; Oahu.
  • THE BYRDS OF PARADISE; series; Steven Bochco Productions; ABC; Timothy Busfield and Elizabeth Lindsey; Oahu.

1992-93

  • RAVEN; series; Invader Prods; CBS; Jeffrey Meeks and Lee Majors; Oahu.

1992

  • WATERMEN; National Geographic.
  • LAVA AND LIFE; Peace River Films.
  • BETRAYAL; Kukui Foundation; Marlene Sai, James Grant Benton, Ray Bumatai and Brickwood Galuteria.
  • WHAT HAPPENED; NBC pilot; Hearts Entertainment; (HEP Telpro Series)
  • DANGER ISLAND; NBC pilot; Von Zerneck-Sertner Productions; June Lockhart, Gary Graham, Kathy Ireland, and Joe Lara; Oahu.
  • ‘TIS THE SEASON; Ke Ola Film Group; Ray Bumatai, Carmella Barut and June Lockhart; Oahu.
  • PAPAKOLEA: A Story of Hawaiian Land; documentary; Edgy Lee, Producer; Haskell Wexler, Cinematographer.
  • HAWAII: Paradise in Peril; TBS/National Audubon Society; documentary narrated by Richard Chamberlain.

1991

  • SOME ENCHANTED ISLANDS; The Discovery Channel; Big Island, Maui and Kauai.
  • DREAM ISLAND II; ZDF and Gerd Zimmerman Productions; Kauai.
  • RAVEN; Invader Prods.; CBS pilot; Jeffrey Meek and Lee Majors; Oahu.
  • SIMPLE COURAGE; A Historical Portrait for the Age of AIDS; (Father Damien documentary); Stephanie Castillo and Hawaii Public Television.

1990

  • REVEALING EVIDENCE; TWS Productions/Universal; pilot; Stanley Tucci and Mary Page Keller; Oahu.
  • WIDE WORLD OF KIDS; Bennett Productions/ABC-TV series; Kauai, Big Island and Oahu.
  • PURE INSANITY; Pye-Jaffe Productions/Fox TV Network; pilot; variety series.
  • AND THE SEA WILL TELL; Green-Epstein Productions, mini-series; Rachel Ward, Hart Bochner, James Brolin and Deidre Hall.

1989

  • SWIMSUIT; American First Run.
  • MURDER IN PARADISE; Columbia Pictures.
  • TRENCHCOAT IN PARADISE; MOW; CBS; Dirk Benedict
  • PARENT TRAP IV: THE VACATION; Walt Disney; Haley Mills.
  • ISLAND SON; series; CBS; Richard Chamberlain; Oahu.
  • MIRACLE LANDING; MOW; CBS; Connie Sellecca and Wayne Rogers.
  • TARZAN IN MANHATTAN; American First Run.
  • A DAY AT THE BEACH; ESPN.

1988

  • ISLANDS OF THE FIRE GODDESS; documentary; PBS in cooperation w/BBC.
  • DOLLY – MY HAWAII; ABC; Dolly Parton Special.

1988-90

  • JAKE AND THE FATMAN; series; Viacom Productions; William Conrad, Joe Penny and Alan Campbell; Oahu.

1987-88

  • TOUR OF DUTY; series; CBS; Terence Knox, Ramon Franco; Oahu

1987

  • THE WALLY AMOS HAPPINESS HOUR; pilot.
  • HOWIE MANDEL LIVE FROM MAUI; HBO.
  • THE NEW GIDGET; Columbia Pictures TV; Caryn Richman and Dean Butler; Turtle Bay Hilton; Oahu.
  • WAR AND REMEMBRANCE; mini-series; ABC-TV; Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen and Jane Seymour; Sheraton Makaha; Oahu.
  • YUKI SAITO SPECIAL; Excor.11 P.M.; Producer YTV Osaka, Japan; Kauai.

1986

  • ISLAND SONS; pilot; ABC; Timothy, Joseph, Samuel and Benjamin Bottoms, Kim Miyori; Oahu.
  • THE BEACH BOYS 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL; ABC.

1985

  • OUT ON A LIMB; ABC Circle Films; Shirley MacLaine; Oahu.
  • BLOOD AND ORCHIDS; CBS; Jane Alexander; Kris Kristofferson and Jose Ferrer; Oahu
  • PERRY COMO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL; Burt Reynolds and Marie Osmond; Big Island and Maui.

1984

  • HAWAIIAN HEAT; series; ABC; Robert Ginty and Jeff McCracken; Oahu.
  • THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN; James Stewart and Carol Burnett.
  • GIDGET’S GRAND TOUR; Columbia Television; Oahu.
  • THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD (pageant); Dick Clark Prods.
  • ISLAND OF ST. TERESA

1982

  • THE THORN BIRDS; ABC mini-series; Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward; Kauai.
  • TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY;series; ABC; Stephen Collins

1981

  • CHRISTMAS IN HAWAII; Lee Productions; Jim Nabors, Carol Burnett and Tom Selleck.
  • ALOHA PARADISE; series; ABC; Debbie Reynolds; Big Island.
  • DEATH MOON; CBS Productions; Kauai.

1980

  • BATTLES; pilot; Universal Studios; William Conrad and Debbie Reynolds.
  • WAIKIKI; MOW; Lorimar; Dack Rambo, Donna Mills, Darren McGavin.

1980-88

  • MAGNUM P.I.; series; Universal Television; Tom Selleck, Larry Manetti, John Hillerman and Roger E. Mosely; primarily on Oahu.

1979

  • M STATION HAWAII; pilot; Tom McFadden, Elessa Dulce and Moe Keale.

1978-79

  • FROM HERE TO ETERNITY; NBC mini-series; Wm. Devane and Natalie Wood.

1978

  • THE ISLANDERS; pilot; Universal Television; CBS; Dennis Weaver and Bernadette Peters.
  • PEARL; mini series; ABC; Angie Dickinson and Dennis Weaver; Oahu.
  • WONDERLAND COVE; (aka The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove); pilot; ABC; Clu Gulager and Lori Walsh.
  • FANTASY ISLAND; series; ABC; Ricardo Montalban four episodes; Kauai.

1977

  • ONCE AN EAGLE
  • BIG HAWAII; series; NBC; Cliff Potts, John Dehner, Elizabeth Smith and Moe Keale.

1976-77

  • THE DON HO SHOW; ABC; half hour daytime variety show.

1976

  • THE KILLER WHO WOULDN’T DIE/OHANIAN; TV Movie.
  • PERRY COMO’S HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY
  • DEATH WATCH; Mike Connors and Samantha Egger.

1975-76

  • WESTWIND; series; NBC; Van Williams and Niki Dantine.

1975

  • DIAMOND HEAD GAME; Bob Eubanks, host; Oahu.

1973

  • ALOHA FROM HAWAII; NBC;Elvis Presley Special.

1972-74

  • LITTLE PEOPLE; series; CBS; Brian Keith.

1968-80

  • HAWAII FIVE-O; series; CBS; Jack Lord, James MacArthur and Kam Fong; primarily on Oahu.

1964

  • GILLIGAN’S ISLAND; pilot; CBS; Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Jim Backus; Kauai

1961-62

  • FOLLOW THE SUN; series; ABC; Barry Coe and Brett Halsey.

1961

  • BEACHCOMBER; pilot; Cameron Mitchell.

1960

  • MAUI JAIL BREAK; pilot; Maui.

1959-63

  • HAWAIIAN EYE; series; ABC; Robert Conrad and Connie Stevens.

1959-62

  • ADVENTURES IN PARADISE; series; ABC; Gardner McKay.

Episodics and Other Programs Filmed in Hawaii:

A Current Affair

America’s Funniest People

American Journal

Anyplace Wild

Basic Training, The Workout

Lucille Ball Show

Baywatch

Beverly Hillbillies

Beverly Hills 90210

Bodies in Motion

The Best of Wine & Food

The Brady Bunch

Charlie’s Angels

China Beach

Code 3

The Dating Game

Dateline

Days of our Lives

Dr. Who

Mike Douglas Show

E! Entertainment Television

Eight is Enough

Entertainment Tonight

Eye on L.A.

Fantasy Island

Fox Summer Games

Full House

Gamewarden Wildlife Journal

Arthur Godfrey Show

Good Day L.A.

Good Morning America

Gotcha Pro Sports

Growing Pains

H30 Hawaiian Heavywater

Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures

The Hardy Boys

Hart to Hart

Hennessy

Home & Family

T.J. Hooker

I Dream of Jeanie

Inside Big Game Fishing

Inside Edition

The Jeffersons

Barnaby Jones

Life Goes On

Life of Riley

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

Live with Regis and Kathie Lee

Lonely Planet

Mama’s Family

The Howie Mandel Show

Miss Universe Pageant

MTV – Beach; House of Style;

Totally Pauly

Mrs. America Pageant

Murder She Wrote

NBC Friday Night

NBC Today Show

Our House

Jack Paar Show

Pacific Blue

Places of Mystery

QVC Home Shopping

Ready…Set…Cook!

Real People

Rebecca’s Garden

Renegade

Rescue 911

Rockford Files

Sanford and Son

Santa Barbara

Saved by the Bell

Scratch

Sesame Street

Showtime Comedy Club Network

Six Million Dollar Man

Sixty Minutes

Starsky and Hutch

Step by Step

Stewardess Cops (Japan)

Too Hot Tamales

Tour of Duty

True Detectives

TV Magazine

20/20

Unsolved Mysteries

Untold Stories

VH1

Vegas

Lawrence Welk

West 57th Street

Wheel of Fortune

Win Lose or Draw

The Young and the Restless

Your Big Break