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5-726: Hawaii Film Studio , owned by the State of Hawaii's Film Office , is the first film and television studio in Hawaii and is the first state-owned film and television studio in the United States. In 1975, CBS Productions leased 4.8 acres of land from the University of Hawaii at Manoa for the television series Hawaii Five-O . The land was part of the 52 acres that the University of Hawaii's Board of Regents had acquired from
10-504: The Sun , The Rundown , and 50 First Dates . As of December 2017, the studio is currently the home to the new Hawaii Five-0 . The studio began undergoing renovations in 2014. In 2015 the cottages where props and costumes are stored were replaced. In 2017, $ 3.3 million was spent on the next phase of the renovation. Hawaii Film Office The U.S. state of Hawaii is referenced extensively in popular media, supported by efforts of
15-898: The former Fort Ruger in 1974. The Hawaii State Legislature later transferred control of the property to the Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. From 1980 to 1988, it was the home for Magnum, P.I. . In the late 1980s, the studio expanded to 7.5 acres. In the early 1990s, a sound stage was added. The Hawaii Film Studio was the home for Jake and the Fatman , Raven , The Byrds of Paradise , One West Waikiki , Baywatch Hawaii , Hawaii , North Shore , Lost , The River , and Last Resort ; movies-of-the-week; episodic television shows such as Beverly Hills 90210 and ER (Africa episodes); documentaries; commercials; and feature films such as Final Fantasy , Blue Crush , Tears of
20-475: The state government. The Hawaii Film Office is an agency of the U.S. state of Hawaii through the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. The agency facilitates all in-state film and television productions and photography shoots, whether they are small, local, or independent projects or large commercial projects. Each county also has its own film commission that works in concert with
25-651: The state-run Hawaii Film Office. These county offices coordinate relations between media producers and the specific counties within which they film — Big Island Film Office, Honolulu Film Office, Kauai Film Commission and Maui Film Office. Each film commission is led by a film commissioner, appointed by respective county mayors, that acts as a liaison with the Governor of Hawaii and the Hawaii State Legislature in consideration of tax incentives and other benefits granted for filming in Hawaii. Among
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