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Hawaii is a land of crystal clear water, famous surfing spots, beautiful sunsets, the Dharma initiative, and home to flight Oceanic 815 survivors that are trying to get off the island. The producers have used the island of Oahu as the main filming location for the popular American television series LOST with many filming scenes in the series scattered throughout the island.

Spoiler Alert: If you are in the process of watching the television series and have not caught up to the final season, please do not read this post as it does contain spoilers!

The Island of Oahu (The numbers can be tracked to each location)

1. Oceanic Flight 815 Crash Scene (Mokule’ia Beach)

Who can forget this scene when most of key characters are stumbling on the beach after realizing they survived from their plane fuselage being torn apart? This scene was filmed on Mokule’ia Beach located on the northwestern side of Oahu (North Shore). You probably won’t find any Oceanic airplane parts scattered on the beach but at least you can take in the breathtaking scenery that the beach has to offer!

Flickr.com (Ali San)

2. The Banyan Trees (Turtle Bay Resort)

Every time I see these trees, I will forever be reminded that I can use them as a ‘cage’ to protect me from polar bears. You never know what all of this climate change will bring – polar bears on tropical islands might be common one day!

Flickr.com (Emma & Michael's Excellent Adventures)

3. Sydney Airport (Hawaii Convention Center)

Now you can technically be in two places at the same time by visiting the Hawaii Convention Center as this place was also used for the filming of the Sydney Airport in LOST. The architectural design, white colors and the escalator do a surprisingly great job at imitating an airport terminal. The convention center is located in downtown Honolulu and is an easy photograph opportunity if you are journeying down to the Diamond Head crater.

Flickr.com (ewen and donabel)

4. Hurley’s Golf Course (Ka’a'awa Valley)

During the first season of LOST, Hurley builds a golf course to help ease the tensions that are rising on the island. The golf course is located within Kualoa Ranch in an area known as Ka’a'awa Valley. Just becareful you don’t stumble upon any dinosaurs from Jurassic Park or Godzilla when visiting this ranch that has been used in many well known films.

Flickr.com (tobze)

5. Mr Eko’s Nigerian Village (Waialua, Oahu)

You can know kind of visit Africa without leaving the United States! The town of Waialua located in northwestern Oahu is former industrial sugar mill. It’s no where near the tourist hotspot located a few miles away in the town of Haleʻiwa. It should be safe to kick around a soccer ball without drug smuggling guerrillas showing up.

Flickr.com (Joel Abroad)

6. The Other’s Village (YMCA Camp Erdman)

Go figure, the infamous village that had us viewers salivating each week for a new episode is a local YMCA camp that is located near Mokule’ia Beach. It would be entertaining to see the YMCA staff wearing Dharma Initiative jumpsuits though.

Flickr.com (Phil Romans)

7. Rocky Beach Scenes (Lanai Lookout)

There have been many scenes in the television series where the fictional LOST charaters are walking between the beach and jungle camps. These rocky beaches used for filming can be found at Lanai Lookout

Flickr.com (anandrashmiphotos)

8. Santa Rosa Medical Center (Windward Community College)

When the ‘Oceanic Six’ make it off the island, Hurley is admitted into the Santa Rosa Medical Center. This filming location is actually part of the Winward Community College located on near Kaneohe on the eastern side of Oahu.

Flickr.com (Windward CC Library)

9. The Tree on the Beach (Mokule’ia Beach)

Sadly, the tree that Christian Shephard (Jack Shephard’s father) appeared near is no longer standing as it was burned down. The tree was located on Mokule’ia Beach near the Oceanic 815 crash site.

Flickr.com (Ali San)

10. Buddhist Temple for Jin and Sun’s Engagement (Byodo-In Temple)

I really thought that most of Jin and Sun’s scenes were filmed in Japan but as you can guess, I was wrong considering this temple is on my list! The temple is at the Buddhist Byodo-In Temple located in the Valley of the Temples near Kane’ohe.

Flickr.com (beautifulcataya)

Tour Operators

Think you might actually become lost if you try to find these locations? If so, there are many tour operators throughout the Hawaiian Island of Oahu that can give you a professional tour. A handful of them are;

• Hawaiian Escapades LOST Paradise Quest
• Discover Hidden Hawaii Tours
• Kos Tours – Hummer LOST Adventure