Towns & cities
Honolulu
capital city of the U.S. state of Hawaii and seat of Honolulu County
United States · 21.3047, -157.8572
Honolulu is recorded as a filming location for 12 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Honolulu, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 28 more. 1 video game is also set here.
12 productions were filmed at 18 places inside Honolulu rather than at Honolulu itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Set in Hawaii, the film was shot on location in Honolulu.”
Movies and TV series filmed in Honolulu
- From Here to Eternity 1953
- Pearl Harbor 2001
- Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
- Battleship 2012
- Punch-Drunk Love 2002
- Inhumans 2017–
- Blue Hawaii 1961
- Next Goal Wins 2023
- In Harm's Way 1965
- The Revolt of Mamie Stover 1956
- Molokai: The Story of Father Damien 1999
- The White Flower 1923
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Honolulu 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.
- Lost 2004–2010
- Jurassic World 2015
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017
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The Descendants
2011
“Most of the film was shot in Honolulu and around Hanalei Bay.” Wikipedia
- 50 First Dates 2004
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Godzilla
2014
“Further on-location filming was done in June and July 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii.” Wikipedia
- Kong: Skull Island 2017
- Godzilla vs. Kong 2021
- Hawaii Five-0 2010–2020
- The Rundown 2003
- Snakes on a Plane 2006
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall 2008
- Midway 2019
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Aloha
2014
“Cooper was filming in downtown Honolulu on December 18 and 19, 2013.” Wikipedia
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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
- Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016
- Gilligan's Island 1964–
- Triple Frontier 2019
- Snatched 2017
- Into the Blue 2: The Reef 2009
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Lost: Missing Pieces
2007–
“The "mobisodes", or "webisodes", were shot in Honolulu, Hawaii, and produced by the same crew with the same cast as the television series; thus, all content is considered to be canonical.” Wikipedia
- Athena: Goddess of War 2010–
- The Blue Lagoon 1949
- Diamond Head 1963
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The Black Camel
1931
“Much of the picture was shot on location in Honolulu, with several scenes filmed at the renowned Royal Hawaiian Hotel.” Wikipedia
- Big Jim McLain 1952
- Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. 2021–
- Miracle Landing 1990
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Honolulu
12 productions shot at 18 places inside Honolulu, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Honolulu itself.
- Jurassic Park Kualoa Ranch per Wikipedia 1993
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Kualoa Ranch 2018
- Big Eyes Waikiki per Wikipedia 2014
- Lilo & Stitch Kualoa Ranch per Wikipedia 2025
- You, Me and Dupree Kualoa Ranch per Wikipedia 2006
- Windtalkers Kualoa Ranch per Wikipedia 2002
- The High and the Mighty Waikiki per Wikipedia 1954
- Magnum, P.I. Kualoa Ranch per Wikipedia 2018–
- Girls! Girls! Girls! Waikiki per Wikipedia 1962
- NCIS: Hawaiʻi Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam per Wikipedia 2021–
- Dante's Cove Kualoa Ranch per Wikipedia 2005–
- There's No Place Like Home Manoa per Wikipedia 2008–
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Towns & cities
Kualoa Ranch
United States
human settlement in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States of America
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Landmarks & buildings
Hawaii Convention Center
United States
convention and exhibition center in Hawaii
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Landscapes & nature
Honolulu Zoo
United States
zoo in Queen Kapiʻolani Park in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, US
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Landscapes & nature
Halona Blowhole
United States
rock formation and a blowhole on the island of Oahu, Hawaii
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Towns & cities
Waikiki
United States
beachfront resort neighborhood on the south shore of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
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Towns & cities
Chinatown
United States
Historic neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii
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Towns & cities
Downtown Honolulu
United States
neighborhood and central business district in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States of America
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Landscapes & nature
Koko Head
United States
headland in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Manoa Falls
United States
waterfall in Hawaii, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
United States
hotel in Waikīkī, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaii, USA
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Landscapes & nature
Diamond Head
United States
volcanic tuff cone and state monument on the southeast edge of Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
United States
US military joint service installation in Oahu, Hawaii, US
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Landmarks & buildings
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
United States
airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Landmarks & buildings
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
United States
national cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii
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Landmarks & buildings
Hawaii State Capitol
United States
state capitol building of the U.S. state of Hawaii
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Castles & palaces
ʻIolani Palace
United States
former royal residence and capitol building in Hawaii
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Landmarks & buildings
Hilton Hawaiian Village
United States
largest beachfront resort in Hawaii, located on 22 acres in Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Towns & cities
Manoa
United States
residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Set here
Video games that take place here. A game is filmed nowhere, 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.
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Downtown Honolulu
United States·under 1 km
neighborhood and central business district in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States of America
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Landmarks & buildings
Hawaii State Capitol
United States·under 1 km
state capitol building of the U.S. state of Hawaii
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Castles & palaces
ʻIolani Palace
United States·under 1 km
former royal residence and capitol building in Hawaii
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Castles & palaces
Aliiolani Hale
United States·under 1 km
United States historic place
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Towns & cities
Chinatown
United States·1 km north-west
Historic neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii
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Landmarks & buildings
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
United States·1 km north-east
national cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Honolulu?
52 productions are recorded as filmed in Honolulu, 12 of them at places inside it, including From Here to Eternity (1953), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). 28 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Honolulu?
From Here to Eternity (1953), covered by 60 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Honolulu?
Honolulu is in the United States. Its coordinates are 21.3047, -157.8572.
What other filming locations are near Honolulu?
Downtown Honolulu (under 1 km), Hawaii State Capitol (under 1 km), ʻIolani Palace (under 1 km), Aliiolani Hale (under 1 km) 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 Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.