Towns & cities
Waikiki
beachfront resort neighborhood on the south shore of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
United States · 21.2767, -157.8286
Waikiki is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 7 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“Over 200 extras were hired for the expected three weeks of shooting in Hawaii, which included dressing up Waikiki Beach as the site of disaster.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Waikiki as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Godzilla 2014
- Big Eyes 2014
- Hawaii Five-0 2010–2020
- The High and the Mighty 1954
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Blue Hawaii
1961
“Three weeks later, location filming had finished, including scenes at Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head, Mount Tantalus, and Hanauma Bay, a volcanic crater that is open to the sea, near the bedroom community of Hawaii Kai, a few miles away from Waikiki.” Wikipedia
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Magnum, P.I.
2018–
“Other filming locations include numerous beaches, such as Maili, Waikiki, and Kapolei.” Wikipedia
- Girls! Girls! Girls! 1962
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
United States·under 1 km
hotel in Waikīkī, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaii, USA
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Landmarks & buildings
Hilton Hawaiian Village
United States·1 km north-west
largest beachfront resort in Hawaii, located on 22 acres in Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Honolulu Zoo
United States·1 km south-east
zoo in Queen Kapiʻolani Park in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, US
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Landmarks & buildings
Hawaii Convention Center
United States·2 km north-west
convention and exhibition center in Hawaii
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Landscapes & nature
Diamond Head
United States·3 km south-east
volcanic tuff cone and state monument on the southeast edge of Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Towns & cities
Downtown Honolulu
United States·4 km north-west
neighborhood and central business district in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States of America
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Waikiki?
7 productions are recorded as filmed in Waikiki, including Godzilla (2014), Big Eyes (2014) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Waikiki?
Godzilla (2014), covered by 51 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Waikiki?
Waikiki is in the United States. Its coordinates are 21.2767, -157.8286.
What other filming locations are near Waikiki?
Royal Hawaiian Hotel (under 1 km), Hilton Hawaiian Village (1 km north-west), Honolulu Zoo (1 km south-east), Hawaii Convention Center (2 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 Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.