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Oahu

island of Hawaii, United States

United States · 21.4850, -157.9650

Oahu is recorded as a filming location for 6 productions. Wikipedia names it for 43 more. 4 video games are also set here.

“Lost was filmed on Panavision 35 mm cameras almost entirely on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, given the easily accessible, wide diversity of filming locations.”

Lost (2004–2010) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed at Oahu

Lost 2004–2010
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018
Hawaii Five-0 2010–2020
Flight 29 Down 2005–2007
“The show was filmed on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.” Wikipedia
I Know What You Did Last Summer 2021–
“The series began filming on Oahu on January 25, 2021.” Wikipedia
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding 2003

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Oahu 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
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007
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
Jurassic Park III 2001
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013
Jurassic World Dominion 2022
The Descendants 2011
50 First Dates 2004
“Most of the film was shot on location in Oahu, Hawaii, on the Windward side and the North Shore.” Wikipedia
Kong: Skull Island 2017
“Locations included Honolulu's Chinatown and the Kualoa Ranch and Waikane Valley (Ohulehule Forest Conservancy) on Oahu.” Wikipedia
Battleship 2012
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 2012
Lilo & Stitch 2025
Forgetting Sarah Marshall 2008
The Master 2012
The Karate Kid Part II 1986
Tears of the Sun 2003
Aloha 2014
Above the Law 1988
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
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016
Soul Surfer 2011
Gilligan's Island 1964–
The Big Bounce 2004
Hawaii 1966
“The film was filmed in various locations throughout Oahu in the state of Hawaii, the perfect replica of Lahaina during the 1820s is built on Makua Beach and the surrounding Makua Valley.” Wikipedia
Triple Frontier 2019
Magnum, P.I. 2018–
“Filming for the series takes place in the state of Hawaii on the island of O'ahu at Kalaeloa Studio.” Wikipedia
The Enemy Below 1957
“Despite being set in the South Atlantic, filming of the open ocean scenes took place in the Pacific Ocean near Oahu, Hawaii.” Wikipedia
NCIS: Hawaiʻi 2021–
Pilot 2004
“The primary location was the Hawaiian island of Oahu.” Wikipedia
Next Goal Wins 2023
Big Wednesday 1978
Paradise, Hawaiian Style 1966
“Some scenes were filmed above, at and around the Polynesian Cultural Center on O'ahu.” Wikipedia
Into the Blue 2: The Reef 2009
Last Resort 2012–
“The show was filmed in Oahu, Hawaii, and produced by Sony Pictures Television.” Wikipedia
Finding 'Ohana 2021
Dante's Cove 2005–
“The second season was shot on the north side of Oahu in Hawaii in the spring of 2006.” Wikipedia
There's No Place Like Home 2008–
“The set for the exterior of the Orchid station was constructed in the Manoa valley on the island of Oahu, near Paradise Park, a defunct tourist attraction, which served as the Dharma Initiative Hydra station in the first few episodes of the third season.” Wikipedia
Off the Map 2011–
“The series was filmed in Puerto Rico and on Oahu, Hawaii, using many of the production facilities remaining from the ABC series Lost (2004–10).” Wikipedia

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.

Test Drive Unlimited 2006
Lost: Via Domus 2008
Test Drive Unlimited 2 2011
The Crew Motorfest 2023
“The Crew Motorfest is set in a scaled-down version of the islands of Oʻahu and Maui in Hawaii.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Oahu?

49 productions are recorded as filmed at Oahu, including Lost (2004–2010), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020). 43 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Oahu?

Lost (2004–2010), covered by 90 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Oahu?

Oahu is in the United States. Its coordinates are 21.4850, -157.9650.

What other filming locations are near Oahu?

Honolulu County (2 km south), Hawaii (4 km north-west), Wahiawa (6 km west), Pearl City (8 km south) 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 Craig Petrou (cpetrou.com), CC BY-SA 3.0.