The Hawaii movies, books and songs to inspire your holiday
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Here are some movies, soundtracks and books to get you in a Hawaiian state of mind.
Hawaii Movies/Series
- Jurassic Park: Steven Spielberg filmed key scenes in the 1993 movie at Kualoa Ranch on Oahu and on the steep ravines in Kauai.
- The Descendants: George Clooney won a Golden Globe Best Actor award for the 2011 Oscar-nominated The Descendants, set and filmed in Oahu and Kauai.
- Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations episode on Hawaii.
- The Somebody Feed Phil episode on Hawaii.
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Steven Spielberg filmed key scenes in the 1993 movie at Kualoa Ranch on Oahu.
Hawaii Music
- Israel Kamakawiwoole instantly transports you to Hawaii with his mellifluous voice and delicate ukulele tunes. Listen to Over the Rainbow and White Sandy Beach of Hawaii.
- Gabby Pahinui was a master of the Hawaiian slack key guitar and Hiilawe is one of his all-time classic songs that was reprised in the movie The Descendants.
- Kealii Reichel is a Hawaiian musician and teacher of traditional Hawaiian music and hula.
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Hawaii by James Mitchener tells the history of the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaii Books
- Hawaii by James Mitchener tells the history of Hawaiian Islands from their creation to the time they became a state of the USA, through the viewpoints of selected characters who represent their ethnic and cultural groups in the story.
- Wind, Wings and Waves by Rick Soehren offers an excellent introduction to Hawaii’s natural history including the coral reefs, volcanoes, night sky and flora and fauna.
- Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport is a multi-generational family novel interweaving the history of Hawaii with the story of a powerful Hawaiian matriarch and her four mixed-race granddaughters.
- Cook Real Hawaii by Sheldon Simeon offers Hawaiian fusion recipes spiced with a new spirit. One of the New York Times’ best cookbooks of 2021.
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