Kualoa is known as “the Backlot of Hawaiʻi.” For decades, Kualoa has maintained it’s dominance among top film and TV production locations that offers the rich beauty of Hawai‘i in a quite and secluded setting. Only 45 minutes from Honolulu Airport and harbor shipping facilities, Kualoa is easily accessible.
Some of the many productions that have utilized Kualoa locations include:
- Karate Kid, 1984
- Revealing Evidence, 1990
- Jurassic Park, 1993
- The Phantom, 1996
- George of the Jungle, 1997
- Mighty Joe Young, 1998
- Krippendorf Tribe, 1998
- Godzilla, 2000
- Pearl Harbor, 2001
- Windtalkers, 2002
- Tears of the Sun, 2003
- The Rundown, 2003
- Along Came Polly, 2003
- Fifty First Dates, 2004
- You, Me & Dupree, 2006
- Byrds of Paradise (TV), 1994
- Fantasy Island (TV), 1999
- Magnum PI (TV)
- Lost (TV)
- Hawaii 5-0 (TV, old & new versions)
For assistance, please contact our Film Office or for on-site services see Production Support and Catering Services.
