Film and Television at Kualoa
Kualoa is known as “the Backlot of Hawaiʻi.” For decades, Kualoa has maintained it’s dominance among top film and TV production locations that offers the rich beauty of Hawai‘i in a quiet and secluded setting. Only 45 minutes from Honolulu Airport and harbor shipping facilities, Kualoa is easily accessible.
The rich beauty of Hawai‘i in a quiet and secluded setting.
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TV and Film Productions
Some of the many productions that have utilized Kualoa locations include:
FILM
- Mister Roberts (1955)
- In Harm’s Way (1965)
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
- The Karate Kid II (1986)
- Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler (1990)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
- Escape From Atlantis (1996)
- George of the Jungle (1997)
- Mighty Joe Young (1998)
- Krippendorf’s Tribe (1998)
- Godzilla (2000)
- Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Windtalkers (2002)
- Tears of the Sun (2003)
- Along Came Polly (2004)
- Fifty First Dates (2004)
- You, Me & Dupree (2006)
- Tyrannosaurus Azteca (2007)
- Heatstroke (2008)
- You May Not Kiss the Bride (2011)
- Soul Surfer (2011)
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
- Battleship (2012)
- Jurassic World (2015)
- Snowden (2016)
- Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
- Snatched (2017)
- Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle , early 2018
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
TELEVISION
- Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
- Hart to Hart (1984)
- Hawaiian Heat (1984)
- Island Sons (1986)
- Blood & Orchids (1986)
- Dolly – My Hawaii (1988)
- Raven (1992)
- The Byrds of Paradise (1994)
- E.R. (2002)
- Warriors, Episode 10 Islands of Blood (2009)
- Off the Map (2011)
- Last Resort (2012)
- Amazing Race (2012)
- Amazing Race France (2012)
- The Biggest Loser, Episode 1312 (2012)
- Amazing Race Israel (2017)
- Hawaii Five-0 (1968-1980)
- Magnum P.I. (1980-1988)
- Tour of Duty (1987-1988)
- Jake and the Fatman (1988-1992)
- Island Son (1989-1990)
- One West Waikiki (1994-1996)
- Fantasy Island (1998-1999)
- North Shore (2004-2005)
- LOST (2004-2010)
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010-present)
CONCERTS & MUSIC VIDEOS
- The Big Mele Festival (1993)
- Carlos Santana: Far East & Hawaii Tour (1994)
- The Big Mele Festival (1996)
- The Big Mele Festival (1998)
- Surf & Roots Festival (2007)
- Nicki Minaj – Starships (2012)
- Halsey – New Americana (2015)
For assistance, please contact our Film Office or for on-site services see Production Support and Catering Services.