The Aloha State
Set in and/or filmed in Hawaii
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Books:
- Hawaii Movie and Television Book: Celebrating 100 Years of Film Production Throughout the Hawaiian Islands - by Ed Rampell & Luis I. Reyes
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- CreatorMike WhiteStarsJennifer CoolidgeJon GriesF. Murray AbrahamThe exploits of various guests and employees of a luxury resort over the span of a week.
- CreatorLeonard FreemanStarsJack LordJames MacArthurKam FongThe investigations of Hawaii Five-0, an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police answerable only to the governor and headed by stalwart Steve McGarrett.
- CreatorPeter M. LenkovAlex KurtzmanLeonard FreemanStarsAlex O'LoughlinScott CaanTaylor WilyWhen Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu to find his father's killer, the Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force: Five-0.
- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioGlen A. LarsonStarsTom SelleckJohn HillermanRoger E. MosleyThe adventures of a Hawaii-based private investigator.
- CreatorEric GuggenheimPeter M. LenkovStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonAn ex-Navy SEAL returns from Afghanistan and uses his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii.
- CreatorMatt BosackJan NashChristopher SilberStarsVanessa LacheyAlex TarrantNoah MillsFollow a team of Naval criminal investigators who operate on the Hawaiian islands.
- DirectorStefan C. SchaeferStarsAugie TulbaTaiana TullyAlex FarnhamAn ex-surf pro is forced to take a job at a beachfront hotel teaching obnoxious tourists how to surf. Soon he's the tennis pro, the yoga instructor, the handyman--he might even be the key to saving this family-run, Hawaiian-owned hotel.
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsBradley CooperRachel McAdamsEmma StoneA celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and reconnects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.
- DirectorMarc ForbyStarsQ'orianka KilcherBarry PepperShaun EvansThe true story of a Hawaiian princess' attempts to maintain the independence of the island against the threat of American colonization.
- DirectorJohn StockwellStarsKate BosworthMichelle RodriguezMatthew DavisAs a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player.
- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsAnnaSophia RobbDennis QuaidHelen HuntBethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.
- DirectorJoyce ChopraStarsCamilla BelleDwier BrownStacie HessA 13-year-old (Camilla Belle) learns to surf while visiting Hawai'i for the first time to see a plantation she inherited.
- DirectorPaul CoxStarsDavid WenhamKate CeberanoJan DecleirThe true story of the nineteenth century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.
- CreatorPeter ElkoffStarsKristoffer PolahaBrooke BurnsCorey SevierIntrigue abounds at the Grand Waimea Hotel, the perfect place for an exclusive Hawaiian getaway for the rich, powerful and beautiful.
- DirectorGeorge ArmitageStarsOwen WilsonMorgan FreemanGary SiniseA small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischevious, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.
- DirectorWilliam PhelpsStarsMatt AdlerNia PeeplesGregory HarrisonAfter learning how to surf by using the local wave tanks, Arizona resident Rick uses his winnings from a recent contest to fly to Hawaii and try to make a living for himself as a professional wave rider.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsJames GarnerVera MilesRobert CulpA Texas cowboy is rescued at sea by a 12-year-old boy. While he waits to return home, he decides to help out his rescuer's family.
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillArthur HillerStarsJulie AndrewsMax von SydowRichard HarrisAn American missionary and his wife travel to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJoan BlackmanAngela LansburyAfter arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.