The 1958 musical “South Pacific” was filmed in Hawaii. Early in the film, Joe Cable, played by John Kerr, is seen arriving on the island at Hanalei Pier, located in Kauai.

LOCATION: Hanalei Pier, Hanalei, HI 96714

The beach appears in numerous scenes with the Seabees. The pier also appeared in the 1954 film “Beachhead,” while “The Descendants” also filmed scenes at the same beach.

There is a plaque in front of the pier, primarily noting a fundraiser to save and restore the pier in 2013, after it had suffered damage from a hurricane in 1992. At the bottom, the plaque acknowledges the film, stating, “The pier was featured in the movie South Pacific and became a location for many Hollywood productions.”