section_path: Production/Filming
section_name: Filming
paragraph_text: Filming
  
  According to Fleischer Camp, the production team was "so dedicated" to shooting the entire film on location in Hawaii because "there's just not really a substitute for it". He vaguely alluded to "boring logistical reasons" for why the film could not be shot on location on the island of Kauai; instead, it was filmed on the island of Oahu.
  
  Principal photography was originally slated to start on Oahu on March 13, 2023, and finish on June 16. However, the first day of filming was delayed until April 17.
  
  On April 16, 2023, a fire broke out in a trailer within the base camp of the film's set in Haleiwa, causing approximately $200,000 in damage. The trailer contained costumes that would have been used for the first three weeks of filming. The fire started before 11 pm HST and was extinguished by 1 am the following day. There were no reported injuries, although the beginning of filming was delayed indefinitely. The Honolulu Police Department classified it as a first-degree arson and opened an investigation in response.
  
  Filming eventually began by May 1, 2023, when a portion of the Kalanianaole Highway was closed for the film's production.
  
  The Pelekai house was a temporary structure built at Kualoa Ranch in an area where some of the ranch managers live. A real luau, Germaine's, was rebranded as the fictional Jimmy's Luau in the film. The Kahala Hotel & Resort was used for the fictional Hoomaluhia Resort and Spa.
  
  Filming was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. It eventually resumed in February 2024 and finally wrapped in early March that year.
  
  According to Fleischer Camp, the production team was "so dedicated" to shooting the entire film on location in Hawaii because "there's just not really a substitute for it". He vaguely alluded to "boring logistical reasons" for why the film could not be shot on location on the island of Kauai; instead, it was filmed on the island of Oahu.
  
  Principal photography was originally slated to start on Oahu on March 13, 2023, and finish on June 16. However, the first day of filming was delayed until April 17.
  
  On April 16, 2023, a fire broke out in a trailer within the base camp of the film's set in Haleiwa, causing approximately $200,000 in damage. The trailer contained costumes that would have been used for the first three weeks of filming. The fire started before 11 pm HST and was extinguished by 1 am the following day. There were no reported injuries, although the beginning of filming was delayed indefinitely. The Honolulu Police Department classified it as a first-degree arson and opened an investigation in response.
  
  Filming eventually began by May 1, 2023, when a portion of the Kalanianaole Highway was closed for the film's production.
  
  The Pelekai house was a temporary structure built at Kualoa Ranch in an area where some of the ranch managers live. A real luau, Germaine's, was rebranded as the fictional Jimmy's Luau in the film. The Kahala Hotel & Resort was used for the fictional Hoomaluhia Resort and Spa.
  
  Filming was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. It eventually resumed in February 2024 and finally wrapped in early March that year.