Hawaiʻi Film Office
Statewide production information, permits, facilities and connections to county film offices.
filmoffice.hawaii.gov ↗Backstage toolbox
Hawaiʻi theatre, film, casting, training and career resources
These links are deliberately practical: places to look for work, training, auditions, union information, production infrastructure and ways to keep learning. Official local sources come first; national and West Coast tools expand the circle.
Hawaiʻi film & entertainment production
Know the local infrastructure
IATSE Local 665
Hawaiʻi technicians and artisans working across stage, film, television, projection and live entertainment.
IATSE 665 ↗SAG-AFTRA Hawaiʻi Local
Union information and resources for professional performers and broadcast/media members in Hawaiʻi.
SAG-AFTRA Hawaiʻi ↗Honolulu Film Office
City and County of Honolulu production permitting and local filming information.
Film offices ↗Maui County Film Office
Local production contact pathway for Maui County.
Film offices ↗Hawaiʻi Island Film Office
County-level production pathway for Hawaiʻi Island.
Film offices ↗Auditions & casting
Places performers can watch
Actors Access
Widely used casting-profile and submission platform for film, television and other performance work.
Actors Access ↗Backstage
Casting notices, career articles, training information and performer tools.
Backstage ↗Casting Networks
Commercial and screen casting profiles and notices.
Casting Networks ↗Playbill Jobs
Performance, administrative, internship and technical theatre opportunities.
Playbill Jobs ↗USITT Jobs
Technical theatre, design, production, education and entertainment-technology opportunities.
USITT Jobs ↗TCG ARTSEARCH
National theatre jobs and career opportunities from Theatre Communications Group.
ARTSEARCH ↗Training in Hawaiʻi
Learn close to home
UH Mānoa Theatre & Dance
Undergraduate and graduate study, performance, design, directing and production.
UH Mānoa ↗Windward CC / Palikū Theatre
Training and production experience in Windward Oʻahu.
Windward CC ↗UH Hilo Theatre
Drama and performing-arts education on Hawaiʻi Island.
UH Hilo ↗Kumu Kahua Theatre
A key home for locally rooted plays and voices, plus a place to follow new work from Hawaiʻi.
Kumu Kahua ↗Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Professional theatre and education focused on young audiences and learning.
HTY ↗Kauaʻi CC Performing Arts Center
A state-of-the-art campus performance venue and community resource on Kauaʻi.
KCC PAC ↗The West Coast bridge
When Los Angeles becomes useful, arrive with a plan.
Use West Coast schools and professional resources for targeted training, workshops, networking and career research—not as a signal that Hawaiʻi is merely a waiting room.
USC School of Dramatic Arts
Los Angeles training including stage-and-screen acting and theatre production disciplines.
USC Dramatic Arts ↗UCLA Theater, Film & Television
Los Angeles programs spanning theatre, performance, design/production, film and television.
UCLA TFT ↗LA Stage Alliance alternatives
Rather than relying on one organization, follow individual theatres, Playbill, TCG and union resources for current Los Angeles opportunities.
Theatre Communications Group ↗Film culture
See Hawaiʻi-made work, not just mainland releases
Hawaiʻi International Film Festival
Follow local, Pacific and international film programming, events and Hawaiʻi-made work.
HIFF ↗Official venue directory
Use HawaiiTheaters.com to find live stages and cinemas, then follow their own audition, volunteer and event pages.
Browse theaters →Keep learning
Technical careers often reward skills you can demonstrate. Build a small portfolio, learn safety, and document real production work.
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