Oahu
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Ala Wai Yacht Harbor |
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"The Love-For-Sale Boat" (5.17), "Old Acquaintance" (6.3) & Others |
Located near Ala Moana Regional Park. Site of the infamous "Lemon Brawl" in "The Love-For-Sale Boat". |
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Aloha Stadium |
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"One More Summer" (2.17) |
Home of the University of Hawaii Warriors and the annual NFL Pro Bowl game. |
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Anderson Estate |
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Home of Robin's Nest! The estate was also used in some Hawaii Five-O episodes. |
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Byodo-In Temple |
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"Tropical Madness" (2.7), "Did You See the Sunrise? (2)" (3.2), "The Arrow That is Not Aimed" (3.14) & "Little Girl Who" (7.7) |
Buddhist temple located in the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. |
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Chinatown |
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"The Last Page" (2.20), "Forty" (7.17) & Others |
Many street scenes were shot in and around Chinatown and the adjacent Hotel Street district. The famous Wo Fat Restaurant was seen in "The Last Page". |
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The Contemporary Museum Honolulu |
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"The Taking of Dick McWilliams" (2.10) & "Echoes of the Mind" (5.1 & 5.2) |
Beautiful art museum nestled high on a hill in Makiki. Features stunning views of Honolulu and Waikiki. The William Twigg-Smith Gallery was used as the home of Mitsu McWilliams in "The Taking of Dick McWilliams". The Spalding House was used as the home of Diane Dupres in "Echoes of the Mind". |
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Crouching Lion Inn |
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"Try to Remember" (2.15) |
Sign, front parking lot and the main dining room of the restaurant are seen. |
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Diamond Head Lighthouse |
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"Missing in Action" (1.9) & Others |
At the foot of Diamond Head Crater, constructed in 1899. |
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Dillingham Ranch |
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"The Black Orchid" (1.16) & "Memories Are Forever" (2.5 & 2.6) |
In Waialua, on the North Shore. Wyndom Jackson's house in "The Black Orchid". |
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Elks Honolulu Lodge |
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Numerous episodes from the first three seasons |
Used as the location for indoor/outdoor King Kamehameha Club scenes (non-"Beach Bar" setting) in Season One, with occasional scenes in Seasons Two and Three. |
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Falls of Clyde |
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"Memories Are Forever" (2.6) & "Blood and Honor" (6.10) |
Museum ship in Honolulu Harbor. It's the only surviving iron-hulled, four-masted full rigged ship, and the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker, in the world. |
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Fort Street Mall |
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"Paradise Blues" (4.15) |
This crowded pedestrian plaza was the site of a Magnum pedicab ride, courtesy of Kika (local Hawaiin comedian James Grant Benton). |
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Haiku Valley Ladder |
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"J. "Digger" Doyle" (1.17) |
Also known as "The Stairway to Heaven", it's a 3,922-step stairway up the Koolau Range. At the site of a former Naval Radio Station, currently owned by the U.S. Coast Guard. |
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Hawaii Film Studio |
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Known as "Diamond Head Studio" during the MPI filming days, this was where all of the indoor set scenes (Magnum's quarters, Higgins' study, Rick's office, etc.) were filmed. The soundstage was called "Five-O Stage". Two brief outdoor scenes were filmed on the premises in "Torah, Torah, Torah" (5.21) and "Forty" (7.17). |
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Hawaii Kai |
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" ... By Its Cover" (3.21) & Others |
This SE Oahu neighborhood was used as the backdrop for many outdoor scenes and chases. |
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Hickham Air Force Base |
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"Pilot Movie" & "From Moscow to Maui" (2.4) |
F4-E Phantom's from the base were used extensively for closeups, aerials and landing sequences. |
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Honolulu International Airport |
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"Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too" (1.4), "All Roads Lead to Floyd" (1.13), "Faith and Begorrah" (3.23) & Others |
As soon as you step off the plane you are in Magnum Territory. ;) The airport is currently under a phased, 12-year, $2.3 billion modernization project. |
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Honolulu Zoo |
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"The Eighth Part of the Village" (3.4) & "Birdman of Budapest" (3.16) |
Good shots of the giraffe and flamingo exhibits can be seen in "The Eighth Part of the Village". [Zoo Map] |
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Hotel Street |
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"Memories Are Forever" (2.5 & 2.6), "Luther Gillis: File #521" (4.2), "Laura" (7.18) & Others |
Honolulu's infamous vice district was the location for the fictional "Little Saigon" setting in the show and was used for many "seedy" street scenes throughout the series. The famous "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" sequence [video] with Frank Sinatra was shot here for "Laura". |
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International Marketplace |
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"Laura" (7.18) |
Used for a nighttime stakeout scene involving Tom Selleck and Frank Sinatra. |
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Iolani Palace |
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Backdrop in numerous episodes. |
Used as the state police headquarters in Hawaii Five-O. |
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Kahala |
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Numerous episodes |
This SE Oahu neighborhood was used as the backdrop for many outdoor scenes and several oceanfront mansions were featured extensively in select episodes. |
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Kahala Hilton |
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"Echoes of the Mind" (5.1), "Tran Quoc Jones" (5.9) & Others |
Location used for the third King Kamehameha Club setting (non-"Beach Bar"). It was only used in a few episodes, starting with "Echoes of the Mind" (5.1). Today, it's known as the Kahala Hotel & Resort. |
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Kaiser High School Track |
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"From Moscow to Maui" (2.4) & "Straight and Narrow" (7.4) |
All of the track scenes were filmed at this location. |
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Kapaolono Park |
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"Basket Case" (3.15) & "Squeeze Play" (4.7) |
Located in Kaimuki. The softball field was used for all of the softball game scenes in "Squeeze Play" and the basketball courts were used for the beginning scenes in "Basket Case". |
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Kyoto Gardens of Honolulu Memorial Park |
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"Forty" (7.17) |
The three-tiered Sanju Pagoda was used for a climactic nighttime shootout. |
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Kualoa Ranch |
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"Birdman of Budapest" (3.16), "Paniolo" (6.8) & Others |
Also referred to as Kualoa Valley, this landmark on the windward coast has been used as a filming location for many movies and tv shows, including Jurassic Park (1993), Godzilla (1998), the Fantasy Island remake (1998) and Lost (2004-). |
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Kuliouou Beach Park |
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"Jororo Farewell" (4.11) & "Tigers Fan" (8.4) |
Used for youth baseball scenes in both episodes. |
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Makapuu Beach |
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"Legacy From a Friend" (3.19) & Others |
Used several times in the show. |
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Makapuu Lighthouse |
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"Faith and Begorrah" (3.23) |
Located at Makapuu Point, this historic lighthouse was first built in 1909. Famously used for the shocking denouement in "Faith and Begorrah", where a woman ("Legs") is tossed from the lighthouse by an abusive boyfriend. |
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Maki Research Pier |
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Numerous episodes from seasons 2-8 |
Homebase for T.C.'s Island Hoppers charter company. |
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Marks Estate |
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Numerous episodes from seasons 2-8 |
The second location used for outdoor King Kamehameha Club shots (non-"Beach Bar" setting). The property is located in the Nuuanu Valley section of Oahu, at 3860 Old Pali Road. Additional, extended shots and scenes can be seen in Billy Joe Bob" (2.1), "Murder 101" (5.8) and "Summer School" (6.13). The property was purchased from the Marks family by the state of Hawaii in 1956. During the 1980s, the Marks Estate was used as the headquarters for HIMAG (Hawaii Institute for Management and Analysis of Government), a local government "think tank". |
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Outrigger Canoe Club |
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"China Doll" (1.3), "Adelaide" (1.14) & Others |
Used for some outdoor King Kamehameha Club scenes in the early seasons. |
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Pali Tunnels |
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"Distant Relative" (4.4) & Others |
The site of numerous killer car (and chopper) chases! |
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Pauena Point |
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"The Taking of Dick McWilliams" (2.10) & "Operation: Silent Night" (4.10) |
North Shore, on the northern tip of Waialua Bay. The "beach shack" scenes in "The Taking of Dick McWilliams" and virtually all of the scenes in "Operation: Silent Night" were shot here. |
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Punchbowl National Cemetery |
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"The Last Page" (2.20) |
Meeting location for Magnum and Taylor Hurst in "The Last Page". |
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Royal Hawaiian Hotel |
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"Magnum on Ice" |
The "Pink Palace of the Pacific" was used extensively in Part Two of the MPI - Murder, She Wrote crossover story, for both inside and outside shooting. |
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Queen Emma Summer Palace |
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"Holmes Is Where the Heart Is" (4.18) & "Forever in Time" (8.5) |
Historic landmark & museum. |
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Sand Island |
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"Forty Years From Sand Island" (3.18) |
Located at the entrance of Honolulu Harbor, this small island was the main U.S. Army WWII Internment Camp for Japanese-Americans and foreign nationals. |
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Sea Life Park |
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"Old Acquaintance" (6.3) & "Rapture" (6.11) |
The Reef Tank was used for several underwater closeup shots in "Rapture". |
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Shriners Beach Club Waimanalo |
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"Foiled Again" (3.8) |
Used for the fencing tournament scenes (where Troubshaw gets zapped). The property is located directly next to the Anderson Estate (aka Robin's Nest), on the north side. |
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Shriners Hospital for Children |
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"The Black Orchid" (1.16) & "Texas Lightning" (2.18) |
Used as the "establishing shot" for the fictional "Honolulu General Hospital" and for a few brief outdoor scenes. |
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SS Constitution & Kauai |
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"All Thieves on Deck" (6.15) |
The ocean liner SS Constitution (commissioned in 1951) was used at the main setting for the majority of this episode. The ship operated out of Honolulu in the 1980s. Most of the scenes, however, were shot when the ship was docked at an unknown location somewhere on the leeward coast of Kauai. You can see Kauai in the background in most of the outdoor, upper deck scenes. |
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St. Andrews Cathedral & The Parke Chapel |
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"Memories Are Forever" (2.5 & 2.6), "I Do?" (3.17) & Others |
Located in Queen Emma Square, St. Andrews Cathedral was used for several scenes in "I Do?". The Parke Chapel was the site for many key "secret meeting" scenes involving Magnum and Michelle or Lily - "Memories Are Forever" (w/ Michelle), "Resolutions" (w/ Lily). |
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Sunhala Mansion |
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"Novel Connection" (7.9), "Magnum on Ice" |
Otherwise known as the McMillian Estate. This property was used for many scenes in the MPI-Murder, She Wrote crossover story. The property features a stunning private garden and immaculately trimmed trees. |
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Turtle Bay Hilton |
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"From Moscow to Maui" (2.4) & "Mixed Doubles" (3.10) |
On the North Shore, it's known today as Turtle Bay Resort. |
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University of Hawaii at Manoa |
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"Italian Ice" (2.16), "Murder 101" (5.8) & Others |
The Andrews Outdoor Theatre was used for the climatic scene in Italian Ice. In "Murder 101", they filmed both inside and outside scenes at the university, including several shots of Hawaii Hall. [pic] |
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USS Arizona Memorial |
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"Lest We Forget" (1.10), "Almost Home" (3.11) & Others |
The famous tomb and memorial was the centerpiece of Season Three's "Almost Home". |
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Waialae Beach Park |
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Numerous episodes |
The location for all of the outdoor King Kamehameha Club "Beach Bar" scenes. Used many, many times in the show. |
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Waialua Sugar Mill |
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"Foiled Again" (3.8) |
The North Shore mill closed in 1996. The property is now home to several shops (including a soap factory), food vendors and a farmers market. |
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Waikiki |
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Numerous episodes |
Waikiki Beach, International Marketplace, Kalakaua Ave, Ala Moana Blvd, the Zoo - the show pretty much filmed all over Waikiki. |
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Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort |
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"The Hotel Dick" (6.5) |
Location for the fictional "Hawaiian Gardens Hotel". |
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Waikiki Shell |
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"The Sixth Position" (2.11) |
At Kapiolani Park, this iconic site was used for several ballet-related scenes. |
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Walker Estate |
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"The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club" (1.11), "Of Sound Mind" (3.13) & "Smaller Than Life" (4.3) |
Historic Hawaiian estate in the upper Nuuanu Valley, at 2616 Pali Highway. Used extensively in several episodes. |
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War Memorial Natatorium |
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"Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too" (1.4) &
"Death and Taxes" (7.6) |
Located in Kapiolani Park. The famous scene of Rick surfacing with scuba gear was filmed here. |