New!!! The *Kauai Film Modified Quarantine Procedures can be found here
*This is currently being updated due to the opening of travel to Hawaii and pertain s to incoming mainland production and crew. Inter-island film crews can arrive on Kauai without restriction on the State Travel requirement of pre-travel testing within 72 hours of departure currently in place assuming the test is negative. Please see www. hawaiicovid19.com for more information. If you need immediate guidance, please contact the film office at 808-241-4953.
The Revocable Film Permit can be downloaded here along with the Film Permit Guidelines
**Kaua’i Fledgling Season September 15 through December 15. If you will be filming at night during these months, there are special lighting requirements. Please go to the FAQ page for further information.
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For over 80 years, filmmakers have been using Kauai’s diverse landscapes and natural beauty to stand in perfectly for Central and South America, Africa, Australia, Samoa, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific. It’s even been used for worlds that don’t even exist.
Kauai is magic: you can transform it into Asia, Africa, or South America —and never leave the USA. Kathleen Kennedy
Producer: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hook, Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III
You’ve seen Kauai star in such famous blockbusters as Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, South Pacific, Blue Hawaii, Uncommon Valor, Outbreak, Jurassic Park and its sequels, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Mighty Joe Young, Dragonfly, Tropic Thunder, the Descendants and the biggest movie of all time, Avatar. *Soon to be released Disney’s the Jungle Cruise.
In all over sixty major films and numerous TV shows have been shot on Kauai. In addition to the wide variety of landscapes, studios and directors have also found a professional community that provides all the support and help they need to truly make this a filmmakers’ paradise.
There’s no need to spend the time and money flying all over the globe, when Kauai has everything the world has to offer right here.
To learn more about the Film Permit Application, a generous 25% Tax Credit and other information, click the FAQ page at the top of this homepage for more details!
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