Hawaii & Pacific Islands

State of Hawaiʻi Film Office

State Film Office · Honolulu

Established 1978, the central coordinator for filming on state-administered parks, beaches, highways and facilities — managing permits, the 22–27% Production Tax Credit and the state-owned Hawaii Film Studio at Diamond Head. The top-level government body for all film production in Hawaii, including stunt-heavy shoots, and the first contact for action work.

Film Offices of the Hawaiian Islands (FOHI)

County Film Commissions · Hawaii

The network of four county film offices — Oahu (Honolulu Film Office), Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi Island (Big Island) and Maui County — working alongside the state office. These commissioners hold the closest working relationships with local production professionals, including stunt coordinators, on each island. The most direct route to island-specific crew and stunt contacts.

SAG-AFTRA Hawaii Local

Performers' Union · Honolulu

The Hawaii chapter of SAG-AFTRA, representing actors, stunt performers and on-camera talent across Hawaii and Guam. National SAG-AFTRA's Stunt & Safety committee and stunt protections apply on union shoots in the islands; the local advocates for film jobs and runs on-set safety support. The relevant union body for any unionised stunt performer in Hawaii.

Film Fiji

National Film Commission · Suva, Fiji

Fiji's government film commission — “the film hub of the South Pacific” — administering film permits, the production tax rebate, a certified Audio Visual Agents register and a training department to upskill local crew. The relevant entry point for stunt and action work in the wider Pacific beyond Hawaii. Socials: Facebook /filmfiji, Instagram @filmandfiji.

Vice Hawaii

Stunt Team & Action Workshops · Oahu

A team of local Hawaii stunt actors — Darin Fujimori, Jason Triplett and Saxon Sawai — that grew out of their local action series into a group running open action-training workshops for all levels. Members carry credits on Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I., Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Jurassic World. Social-only: the link is their official Instagram.

Brian Keaulana

Water Stunt Coordinator & Waterman

Water Stunt Specialist · Mākaha, Oahu

Hawaii's most renowned water-stunt figure — lifeguard, big-wave waterman, stunt coordinator and a member of the elite Stunts Unlimited group — who pioneered jet-ski ocean rescue and has coordinated water stunts on Jurassic World, Waterworld, Point Break and Hawaii Five-0. The benchmark name for Hawaii's signature speciality: ocean and water action.

UH Mānoa — School of Cinematic Arts

formerly the Academy for Creative Media

University Film School · Honolulu

Hawaiʻi's flagship film school — originally the Academy for Creative Media, now the School of Cinematic Arts — with BA tracks in Cinematic Arts, Animation and Digital Cinema, emphasising Hawaiʻi, the Pacific and Asia. Graduates feed Hawaii's working production crews; the academic pathway for the directors and crew who stage action.

Hoʻokino (Aerial Arts Hawaii)

Stunt Team & Training · Hilo, Big Island

A ~25-person Big Island stunt-and-acting team founded by veteran stuntman Keoni Kramer (many members met on Jason Momoa's Chief of War). Hoʻokino runs hands-on training — fight scenes, falls, height and fire rigging, safety — to give local talent a pathway into film/TV stunt work, using Aerial Arts Hawaii's Hilo studio. Confirm current schedules via the venue's socials (@airhouse_hilo).

Kajukenbo

Hawaiian-origin martial art

Martial Art / Lineage Resource · Oahu

Hawaii's own hybrid martial art, created 1947–49 at Palama Settlement on Oahu by five masters blending Karate, Judo/Jujitsu, Kenpo and Chinese boxing into a street-practical system — directly relevant to realistic screen fight choreography. Kajukenbo.Org is the history and lineage hub; the school directory lives at kajukenbo.com.