Landscapes & nature

Hawaiian Islands

archipelago in the Pacific Ocean

United States · 20.7500, -156.1500

Hawaiian Islands is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 26 more. 1 production is also set here.

“Scenes in New York were filmed in 13 days; tropical scenes were filmed in the Hawaiian Islands.”

Godzilla (1998) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed at Hawaiian Islands

Lilo & Stitch 2025

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Hawaiian Islands as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Jurassic Park 1993
Lost 2004–2010
Jurassic World 2015
Die Another Day 2002
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022
Tropic Thunder 2008
Godzilla 1998
Godzilla vs. Kong 2021
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 2023
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 2012
King Kong 1976
The Master 2012
Six Days Seven Nights 1998
The Old Man and the Sea 1958
Windtalkers 2002
Inhumans 2017–
Hawaii Five-O 1968–1980
“Created by Leonard Freeman, Hawaii Five-O was shot on location in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and throughout the island of Oʻahu and elsewhere in the Hawaiian Islands with occasional filming in locales such as Los Angeles, Singapore, and Hong Kong.” Wikipedia
A Perfect Getaway 2009
South Pacific 1958
“Hanalei Bay, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, served as the filming location, with Emil Kosa Jr.'s matte paintings providing distant views of the fantastic island Bali Ha'i.” Wikipedia
The Enemy Below 1957
The Tempest 2010
When Time Ran Out 1980
The Sea Chase 1955
“Although both the Caribbean Sea and the coastline of Mexico were considered as shooting locations, some parts of the film were shot in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands.” Wikipedia
I Know What You Did Last Summer 2021–
Paradise City 2022
None But the Brave 1965
“On February 24, 1964, Frank Sinatra arrived in Honolulu, en route to Japan to cast Japanese actors, and announced filming would begin on either the Hawaiian Islands of Maui or Kauaʻi on April 15.” Wikipedia

Set here

Animated series that take place here. Nothing drawn was ever filmed here, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood: a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.

The Backyardigans 2004–

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Hawaiian Islands?

27 productions are recorded as filmed at Hawaiian Islands, including Lilo & Stitch (2025), Jurassic Park (1993) and Lost (2004–2010). 26 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Hawaiian Islands?

Lilo & Stitch (2025), covered by 39 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Hawaiian Islands?

Hawaiian Islands is in the United States. Its coordinates are 20.7500, -156.1500.

What other filming locations are near Hawaiian Islands?

Haleakalā National Park (3 km south), Haleakalā (11 km west), Maui (12 km west), Haiku (26 km north-west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Jacques Descloitres, Public domain.