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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Filming Locations collage, showing a scene from the movie.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Filming Locations (2017)

September 18, 2018 Dan Roberts Comments 0 Comment

Like any Hollywood actor, Hawaii has played many different characters onscreen. We’ve seen it play a prehistoric world in Kong: Skull Island (2017), alien jungle planets in Avatar (2009) and Predators (2010), and even itself in The Descendants (2011). And in 2017, it was chosen to play the world of “Jumanji”. In Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the titular fictional jungle – which isn’t even seen in the original 1995 film – is finally realized, so now there are many…

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The Descendants Filming Locations: View fro St. Regis Princeville Resort, where the actors stayed during filming.

The Descendants Filming Locations (2011)

August 31, 2018 Dan Roberts Comments 0 Comment

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, director Alexander Payne’s The Descendants (2011) was filmed in Hawaii. And much like 1999’s Molokai: The Story of Father Damien, or more recently, 2011’s Soul Surfer, The Descendants is both filmed and set in Hawaii. As it shares its storytelling between the islands of Oahu and Kauai, as you can imagine, there are plenty of The Descendants filming locations waiting to be discovered. George Clooney plays Matt King, a native Hawaiian…

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Hawaii Five-0 filming locations collage, with the aerial panorame of Oahu set in a film frame

Hawaii Five-0 Filming Locations (TV Series 2010)

August 13, 2018 Dan Roberts Comments 11 comments

The 60s, 70s and 80s saw a plethora of popular cop shows, from 1968’s Hawaii Five-O to 1980’s Magnum P.I. And now, thanks to the reboot trend, you needn’t look in your rear view to relive them. Among the most popular is the Hawaii Five-0 reboot, the long-running CBS show that has left countless Hawaii Five-0 Filming Locations in its wake. Based on the original show of the same name (well, almost the same – check out Hawaii Five-0 Facts to find…

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Collage, showing the DVD cover of the movie "Molokai; The Story or Father Damien", and the teep green Pali cliffs on Molokai

Filmed in Hawaii – Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

July 29, 2018 Dan Roberts Comments 7 comments

Over the years, many pictures have been filmed in Hawaii. But one you might not be all too familiar with is 1999’s Molokai: The Story of Father Damien, directed by Paul Cox and based on Hilde Eyrikel’s biographical book. Combined with a soulful score, this beautifully-directed film is a poignant retelling of the story of the devout Roman Catholic priest. Set on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, the film sees the titular Father Damien (played by David Wenham) commit himself…

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Collage for Predators: Alien silhouette on the dense tropical forest background

Filmed in Hawaii: Predators (2010)

July 9, 2018 Dan Roberts Comments 2 comments

If you’re a fan of the Predator franchise, you’ll have recently seen the trailer for The Predator, the fourth film in the hugely-popular, ever-enduring sci-fi series. But what you might not know is that the third film, Predators (2010), starring Adrien Brody and Laurence Fishburne, was filmed in Hawaii. That said, you probably do know that Hawaii is no alien to blockbuster franchises. The 1987 original – now a true sci-fi classic – pits Arnold Schwarzenegger against a marauding alien…

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Collage for Soul Surfer: Tunnels beach in Kauai serves as background; surfboard and shark silhouette symbolise the events of the story

Filmed in Hawaii: Soul Surfer (2011)

July 8, 2018 Dan Roberts Comments 11 comments

Hawaii has seen a great deal of inspirational real-life stories in its time, but that of “soul surfer” Bethany Hamilton is one that tends to stand out more than others. It’s fair to say that most people will be familiar with the story of the young surfer who lost her left arm in a shark attack on Kauai’s North Shore back in 2003. After all, it’s one that has since been told in both book and film. Based on the…

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A collage showing a dinosaur's reflection in the car side-view mirror

Filmed in Hawaii: Jurassic World (2015)

June 2, 2018 Dan Roberts Comments 10 comments

If you’re as familiar with 1993’s Jurassic Park as I am, then you’ll know that Hawaii is no stranger to prehistoric monsters. It’s also home to filming locations for The Lost World Jurassic Park (1997) and Jurassic Park III (2001) – the second and third films in the series. More recently, though, 2015 blockbuster Jurassic World was also filmed in Hawaii. In fact, the fourth film covered more Hawaiian ground than any of its predecessors. And while the new park doesn’t last long once…

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The fallen tree of the Jurassic Park movie - Kualoa Ranch, Kauai

Filmed in Hawaii – Jurassic Park (1993)

March 19, 2018 Dan Roberts Comments 16 comments

In 1993’s ground-breaking Jurassic Park, tourists are pitted against genetically-engineered theme park dinosaurs. But if there’s something visually-striking about the movie besides its special effects, it’s the alluring backdrop. The remote island setting may be fictional, but its lush valleys, rugged mountains and majestic coastlines are very real. Along with the bestselling novel on which it’s based, Jurassic Park is set in Costa Rica, but it was actually filmed in Hawaii. Various filming locations included Oahu’s Kualoa Ranch and Kauai’s…

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