Have you ever wondered about the names of Maui film and television shows shot in Maui's tropical splendor? Over the years, a wide variety of Maui films and television shows have been filmed on this beautiful island.
Read on and you will find a list of selected Maui movie and television shows (see below) that were in whole or in part filmed in Maui or on one of it’s close neighbors, Lanai and Molokai (both islands are a part of Maui County –
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Of course, other famous movies not listed below, like Elvis Presley’s “Blue Hawaii” (filmed at the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu), were filmed elsewhere in Hawaii.
To increase the number of Maui film and television productions and of those in Hawaii generally, the governor of Hawaii recently signed into law (May 10, 2006) Act 88. The way this new law should attract more Maui film and television based productions is that it changes Maui’s tax incentive for these companies from 4% to 20% (the same increase for Kauai and the Big Island), and Oahu’s tax incentive improved from 4% to 15%.
The hope is that Act 88 will generate tax revenues, provide jobs and income for residents, support tourism and the natural beauty of Hawaii, and enable the state to effectively compete against other locations that offer similar tax incentives for the film industry.
It is interesting to note that studios of recent major movies had considered Hawaii but instead chose other venues that offered better incentive packages. Walt Disney Studios with “Pirates of the Caribbean” (second and third sequels) chose the Bahamas over Hawaii.
Similarly, Paramount and Columbia with “The Longest Yard” chose New Mexico, and NBC with “Surface” drama series chose North Carolina. Maui as well as filming officials from the other Hawaiian Islands believe Act 88 will place them on a more competitive playing field.
If a trip to Maui is somewhere on the radar screen, you may want to rent one of these (if available) to get you “in the mood” for Maui. Do you recognize any of these Maui film and television shows?
Movies filmed in Maui or Maui County
The Hulk. Universal Pictures. Directed by Ang Lee and starring Eric Bana. Maui, 2003. Ice: Hawaii’s Crystal Meth Epidemic. FilmWorks Pacific. Directed by Edgy Lee. Multiple islands including Maui, 2003. Die Another Day, the 20TH James Bond film. MGM. Directed by Lee Tamahori. Starring Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry. Opening sequence in Maui, 2002. Jurassic Park III. Directed by Joe Johnston and starring Sam Neill and William H. Macy. Maui, Oahu and Kauai, 2001. Molokai: The Story of Father Damien. Directed by Paul Cox and starring David Wenham. Molokai, 1999. In God’s Hands. Big Wave Productions. Directed by Zalman King; Maui and Oahu; 1998. Race to the Volcano. Angel Grove Productions. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; Maui; 1997. Jurassic Park. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. Maui—one scene only: Where the T-Rex comes out of the bushes and eats the gallimimus, the rest was filmed in Kauai; 1993. Surf Ninjas of the South China Sea; Katja Motion Picture Corp. Maui and Oahu, 1992. Papillon; Allied Artists; Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen. Maui, 1973. The Hawaiians. United Artists. Directed by Tom Gries and starring Charleton Heston. Maui and Kauai, 1970. Devil at Four O’Clock. Columbia. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra. Maui; 1961. Twilight for the Gods. Universal. Directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Rock Hudson and Cyd Charisse. Maui and Oahu, 1958. Hawaii Calls. Directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Bobby Breen and Ned Sparks. Maui, 1938.
Television Shows filmed in Maui or Maui County
Treasure Hunters. ABC. Maui, summer 2006. $40 a Day. Food Network. Episode AD1B06 starring Rachael Ray, Maui, July 11 and July 12, 2006. Fine Homes & Great Estates - Maui Segment. 2005. Follow That Food. Food Network. Episode FW1B03. Maui, March 25, 2005. Food Finds. Food Network. Episode FI1A10. Maui, August 11, 2004. Opra Winfrey Show. Harpo Productions. Segment shot on Maui, 1999. Baywatch Hawaii. Pearson Television. Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Big Island, 1999-2000. Crowfoot. CBS. Pilot. Maui, 1994. Some Enchanted Islands. The Discovery Channel. Maui, Big Island and Kauai, 1991. Fantasy Island (the new version). ABC. Pilot. Starring Malcolm McDowell and Madchen Amick. Maui, 1998-99. Growing Pains. Warner. Season 3 opener. Starring Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns and Kirk Cameron. Maui, 1987. Perry Como Christmas Special. Burt Reynolds and Marie Osmond. Big Island and Maui, 1985.
