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Kauaʻi

northernmost populated island of the Hawaiian archipelago

🇺🇸 United States · 22.0700, -159.4975

Kauaʻi is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikipedia names it for 6 more.

“The three-week Kauaʻi shoot was focused on exterior scenes, many of them set on Isla Nublar during daytime.”

Jurassic Park (1993) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed at Kauaʻi

Jurassic Park 1993
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
“The locations leading up to the Fountain were shot in the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu, but the Fountain itself was built at the 007 Stage on Pinewood.” Wikipedia
Jurassic World 2015
“Filming locations there included the islands of Kauai and Oahu.” Wikipedia

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Kauaʻi 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.

Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
“The Paramount logo dissolving into a natural mountain was an improvisation by Spielberg based on his own childhood habit of doing the same while making films; the mountain is Kalalea Mountain on the island of Kauaʻi.” Wikipedia
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997
“Although the first film was partially shot in Kauai, Hawaii, the filmmakers wanted to shoot the sequel in a different location with new scenery.” Wikipedia
Jurassic Park III 2001
“Aerial footage of Molokai's North Shore cliffs was then filmed over a two-day period, followed by a week of filming in Kauai, where locations included Hanalei Valley and rain forests in the Manoa Valley.” Wikipedia
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984
“Feeling that recreating everything on set resulted in a fake look, the cinematographer suggested that Genesis be filmed on Kauai in Hawaii, and that Red Rock Canyon stand in for Vulcan.” Wikipedia
Point Break 1991
“Two months before filming, Lori Petty, Reeves and Swayze trained with former world-class professional surfer Dennis Jarvis on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.” Wikipedia
Six Days Seven Nights 1998

Named here by Kauaʻi’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Kauaʻi, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981

“Parts of the island were used for the opening scenes of the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Wikipedia
King Kong 1976

“Other movies filmed here include Six Days Seven Nights, the 1976 King Kong, and John Ford's 1963 film Donovan's Reef.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Kauaʻi?

9 productions are recorded as filmed at Kauaʻi, including Jurassic Park (1993), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and Jurassic World (2015). 6 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Kauaʻi?

Jurassic Park (1993), covered by 99 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Kauaʻi?

Kauaʻi is in the United States, at 22.0700, -159.4975.

What other filming locations are near Kauaʻi?

National Tropical Botanical Garden, Allerton Garden, Ho'opi'i Falls, Kapaʻa and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

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, Public domain.