N879MA

A former Mokulele Airlines C208B Grand Caravan EX, N879MA "City of Kapolei" (msn 208B5019), was used in the filming of Hulu's "Vacation Friend's 2". The aircraft was originally written off following an accident at JHM, where it overran the departure end of Rwy 2 while landing. According to a very reliable source, the the airframe was flown to HNL, and stored at the Makani Kai Helicopters (now Magnum Helicopters) ramp, next to the former Kamaka Air Super DC-3 fuselage.

For this movie, the stripped fuselage was used for cabin interiors. The exterior of the airframe, probably CGI, was shot with a Caravan using the N879MA registration (which was cancelled by the FAA in April 2021), but painted in a livery similar to Kamaka Air (without titles) and seen taking off from a beach in Hale‘iwa.

"Vacation Friends 2", starring Lil Rey Howery, Yvonne Orji, John Cena and Meredith Hagner, premieres tomorrow, 25 August, on Hulu. It was filmed here on O‘ahu. A Hawaiian Airlines 717-200 was used to film the cabin interior for a scene. The Hawai‘i Convention Center's ground floor area was transformed as an airport terminal. The Turtle Bay Hotel and Resort was used as the Mexican resort.