Where to Watch Outdoor Movies on O‘ahu This Summer

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated to reflect the latest information.

Photo: David Croxford

Though we’re lucky to be able to enjoy the outdoors year-round, there’s something especially satisfying about summertime. The sun goes down later, the kids stay up later (oops), weekend barbecues linger well into the night. We’re all a little more carefree and looking for special things to do, and outdoor movies—getting cozy beneath the stars with snacks galore, of course—sound pretty perfect.

So load up your beach blankets and chairs and check out these outdoor movies on O‘ahu this summer.

Photo: Courtesy of HIFF

Prince Waikīkī Summer Flix

In partnership with the Hawai‘i International Film Festival, Prince Waikīkī’s Summer Flix series is featuring box office and local films and talk story sessions on the hotel’s Muliwai Deck on Wednesdays. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Get your parking validated by purchasing a drink or food from Hinana Bar. Not all outdoor movies are family-friendly, but a good amount are!

June 5, 7:15 p.m. Royal Tenenbaums (feature film), Po‘ele Wai (short film, talk story)

June 12, 7:15 p.m. My Partner (feature film, talk story), Aikāne (short film)

June 19, 7:30 p.m. Bob Marley: One Love (feature film), Aloha Got Soul (live dj performance at 6 p.m.)

June 26, 7:15 p.m. Beetlejuice (feature film), Christmas Lights + The Tempo of Solitude (short films, talk story)

July 3, 7:15 p.m. Red, White & Brass (feature film), E Mālama Pono (short film, talk story)

July 10, 7:30 p.m. Barbie (feature film)

July 17, 7:15 p.m. Uncle Bully’s Surf Skool (feature film), Seeing with Hawaiian Eyes + Amefil (short films, talk story)

July 24, 7:15 p.m. Next Goal Wins (feature film & talk story)

July 31, 7:15 p.m. Songs of Love From Hawai‘i (feature film & talk story)

Free, Prince Waikīkī, 100 Holomoana St., princewaikiki.com, @princewaikiki

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Photo: Courtesy Wet ‘n’ Wild Hawai‘i

Dive ‘n’ Movies at Wet ‘n’ Wild Hawai‘i

If you think watching a movie alfresco sounds nice, try watching a movie alfresco while floating on an inner tube in a wave pool! Dive ‘n’ Movies take place nearly every Saturday through the end of the year (weather permitting) at noon and at dusk, so the whole ‘ohana can enjoy a family-friendly film on a new 20-foot high-definition LED TV wall screen in front of the Hawaiian Waters Wave Pool. Along with the movies, you can expect extended hours (more time for slides!) as well as food and drink specials and prize giveaways.

June 8, noon & 6 p.m. Raya and the Last Dragon

June 15, noon & 5 p.m. Moana

June 22, noon & 5 p.m. Mummies

June 29, noon & 5 p.m. Maya the Bee

July 4, noon Kung Fu Panda 4

July 5, noon Top Gun: Maverick

July 6, 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. Blue Beetle

July 7, noon A Bug’s Life

July 20, noon & 5 p.m. Megamind

July 27, noon & 5 p.m. The Good Dinosaur

Aug. 3, noon & 4 p.m. The Marvels

Aug. 10, noon & 4 p.m. How to Train Your Dragon 2

Aug. 17, noon & 4 p.m. Under the Boardwalk

Free with 2024 season pass or paid admission ticket, 400 Farrington Highway, Kapolei, wetnwildhawaii.com, @wetnwildhawaii

Photo: Courtesy of Waimea Valley

Screen on the Green at Waimea Valley

Every Thursday in July, FarmLovers co-sponsors a free family-friendly movie on the main lawn at Waimea Valley at sundown. If you have the luxury of making a day of it, cruise the beach at Waimea Bay, peruse the valley’s Hale‘iwa Farmers Market from 2 to 6 p.m., then grab some good eats to enjoy during the outdoor movie. Feel free to BYO chairs and blankets.

July 4: Kung Fu Panda 4

July 11: Wish

July 18: Barbie

July 25: Hometown Legends

Free, Waimea Valley Road, Hale‘iwa, (808) 638-7766, waimeavalley.net, @waimeavalleyoahu

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