History Main / AlohaHawaii

A Tourist Trap episode whereby the cast packs up and vacations in UsefulNotes/Hawaii, land of HulaAndLuaus.[[note]]not a Tourist Trap episode set in Aloha (pronounced uh-low-uh), Oregon.[[/note]]

A Tourist Trap episode whereby the cast packs up and vacations in Hawaii, land of HulaAndLuaus [[note]]not a Tourist Trap episode set in Aloha (pronounced uh-low-uh), Oregon.[[/note]]
. Often a thinly veiled excuse for a BeachEpisode, if not outright inexplicable considering how expensive traveling there can be for mainlanders. Expect to see a huge number of native Hawaiians, even though they make up less than a quarter of the population, and a majority of Hawaiians are Asian or part-Asian. Hawaii-themed episodes seemed to reach the peak of their popularity back in the '70s and '80s, when shows like ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'', ''Series/FantasyIsland'', and ''Series/MagnumPI'' were on the air and going strong.

* A part of the MovieOfTheBook adaption of ''Film/EverythingEverything'' is set there for a while.

A subtrope of VacationEpisode.

A subtrope of TropicalIslandAdventure and VacationEpisode.

A Tourist Trap episode whereby the cast packs up and vacations in Hawaii, land of HulaAndLuaus. Often a thinly veiled excuse for a BeachEpisode, if not outright inexplicable considering how expensive traveling there can be for mainlanders. Expect to see a huge number of native Hawaiians, even though they make up less than a quarter of the population, and a majority of Hawaiians are Asian or part-Asian. Hawaii-themed episodes seemed to reach the peak of their popularity back in the '70s and '80s, when shows like ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'', ''Series/FantasyIsland'', and ''Series/MagnumPI'' were on the air and going strong.

* ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'': The team visits Hawaii, and teams up with the Hawaiian Precures.

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', if [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] is summoned, Sora will be warped to Hawaii to be greeted by the little alien before returning to the world he was in before. This is quite amusing if triggered in a world with form change, as it will result in Sora standing in Hawaii in vampire garb or in grey armor with cyan TronLines.

** Said shows are: ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''; ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong''; ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''; and ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily''.

* Hawai'i's got a ''lot'' of international tourists - while the main draw is Japan, many tourists come over from all over Asia (India included) and Europe.
* The Polynesian Resort at Walt Disney World is an entire vacation resort based on this stereotype: all of the buildings are modeled on massively oversized longhouses and various "Hawaiian" music is played (often ukulele tunes) throughout the resort. All of the hotel buildings are named after Pacific islands and chains like Hawaii, Tonga, and Tahiti. Guests entering the Great Ceremonial House (the main building) are often given a lei and a fire dancing/torch lighting ceremony is held every day just before evening. This is only the tip of the iceberg.
** There is a Walt Disney Resort on Hawai'i itself, on O'ahu, called Aulani.
* Resorts on Hawai'i itself have been doing something similar for quite a while as well, with paid luaus. All of the Luaus will have a dance: if it's not exploring every culture of the Polynesian islands, they'll demonstrate the various forms of Hula. Kalua pig (a pig pressure-cooked underground) is a must.

A subtrope of the VacationEpisode.

* ''[[Film/JackFrost1997 Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman]]'' moves the titular killer snowman to Hawaii. Must be one hell of a sunscreen.

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* The Polynesian Resort at Walt Disney World is an entire vacation resort based on this stereotype: all of the buildings are modeled on massively oversized longhouses and various "Hawaiian" music is played (often ukelele tunes) throughout the resort. All of the hotel buildings are named after Pacific islands and chains like Hawaii, Tonga, and Tahiti. Guests entering the Great Ceremonial House (the main building) are often given a lei and a fire dancing/torch lighting ceremony is held every day just before evening. This is only the tip of the iceberg.

* ''TestDrive Unlimited''. In the first one it is the main venue, and it is fully explorable, with no invisible walls. In ''2'' is joined by the island of Ibiza.

* RoxyMusic had "Hula Kula" as the BSide to "Street Life." Arguably a case of ShownTheirWork as Phil Manzanera spent part of his childhood in Hawai'i.

* Film/SoulSurfer

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* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' takes place in a Hawaii-inspired region Alola.
* ''TestDrive Unlimited''. In the first one it is the main venue, and it is fully explorable, with no invisible walls. In ''2'' is joined by the island of Ibiza.
* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', if [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] is summoned, Sora will be warped to Hawaii to be greeted by the little alien before returning to the world he was in before. This is quite amusing if triggered in a world with form change, as it will result in Sora standing in Hawaii in vampire garb or in grey armor with cyan TronLines.
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' features a school trip to Hawaii for its main cast mid-way into the game. Interestingly, the characters complain about how mundane they find the whole experience, basically doing nothing out of their ordinary routines.
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* A counterfactual novel by Creator/HarryTurtledove explores the (global) consequences of how UsefulNotes/WW2 would have panned out if the Japanese had followed through Pearl Harbor with a full-scale invasion and occupation of Hawaii. As well as altering the course of the wider war, occupation would not have been fun for American citizens of all ethnicities.