Meet the County Film Offices

Meet the state film office's partners in crime: the county film offices, representing the 6 major Hawaiian islands. The county film commissioners are the location experts for their respective islands, and they also issue shooting permits for city and county property and facilities. These four county film offices plus the Hawaii Film Office make up the "Film Offices of the Hawaiian Islands." Click on the links below to go to the county commissions' individual sites.


Big Island Film Commission
Commish: Marilyn Killeri
Island: Hawaii (Big Island)
Filmography: Black Widow, Picture Bride, Waterworld, Krippendorf's Tribe, Jurassic Park III, Planet of the Apes
Claim to Fame: Black sand beaches, volcanoes, Mauna Kea, cattle ranches
Contact: 808-326-2663, film@bigisland.com



Kauai Film Commission
Commish: Art Umezu
Island: Kauai
Filmography: South Pacific, Blue Hawaii, King Kong, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lord of the Flies, Jurassic Park I, II, & III, Hook, Mighty Joe Young, George of the Jungle, Outbreak, Dragonfly, 6 Days/7 Nights, Dinosaur
Claim to Fame: Na Pali Coast, lush foliage
Contact: 808-241-6386, info@filmkauai.com

Maui Film Commission
Commish: Benita Brazier
Islands: Maui, Molokai, Lanai
Filmography: Papillon, Jurassic Park I & III, Molokai: The True Story of Father Damien, Die Another Day, Dinosaur, The Hulk

Claim to Fame: Valleys, waterfalls (Maui), ranches (Molokai), pineapple fields (Lanai)
Contact: 808-270-7415, info@filmmaui.com

Honolulu Film Commission
Commish: Walea Constantinau
Island: Oahu
Filmography: From Here to Eternity, Blue Hawaii, Point Break, Godzilla, Pearl Harbor, Punch-Drunk Love, Final Fantasy, Windtalkers, Tears of the Sun, Blue Crush, The Rundown, Charlie's Angels II, The Big Bounce, Fifty First Dates, plus TV series Lost, Hawaii, North Shore, Raven, Byrds of Paradise, Jake & the Fatman, Magnum P.I., Hawaii Five-O
Claim to Fame: Mix of jungles, beaches, and urban environments
Contact: 808-527-6108, info@filmhonolulu.com