Pirate ship arrives on Oahu
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11985420
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It's Hollywood in Hawaii, as the
Black Pearl arrives. That's the ship featured in the
"Pirates of the Caribbean" films.
It docked at Kalaeloa Harbor early Sunday morning. State
tourism leaders say it's a shining symbol of good things to
come, despite being in the tough economy.
The state tourism office's phones have been ringing off the
hook, as the Black Pearl cruises towards the islands.
State leaders say a lot of work went into getting the film
here and the excitement of the ship is just the beginning.
Sky News Now got an exclusive look of the Black Pearl.
Traveling at 10 miles per hour, its journey took it from the
Bahamas to L.A. and then to Kalaeloa.
"It's quite a global traverse if you will, for Hawaii to be
the home birth for it is pretty exciting," State Creative
Industries Division chief Georja Skinner said.
The fourth installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean"
series, "On Stranger Tides" is set to start filming this
summer on Oahu and Kauai. It's expected to steer millions of
dollars into the state's economy.
Tax rebates, special hotel rates and other cost-cutting deals
helped bring this movie back.
"We've really started to see the actual manifestation of what
this project is going to mean for Hawaii, for our economy and
also for the whole world, when they see it, they'll know
Hawaii is the place," Skinner said.
The film's most recognizable figure is already causing a
stir.
"I've seen a lot of movies about it, but I've never seen an
actual ship," Salt Lake resident and bystander Al Rutherford
said.
Others didn't know how to react when they woke up seeing it.
"I was surprised because it's a new sight to look at it,
something new for me," Neighboring ship crewman Labor Day
Hunkin said.
And despite losing three of the five people in the state's
film office because of the budget crisis, Department of
Business Economic Development & Tourism leaders feel they can
still bring in big films, like this one.
"They'll be working on preps and decking her out and there's
a lot of prep that goes into that and so we're grateful
they're here to do that and also helping employ people here
in our economy," Skinner said.
The state film office currently runs on a $650,000 budget.
But they say that's not enough.
"Production activity coming from somewhere else or it's
driven and built here is so important to keep our economy
striving, especially in the tough times and the good times,"
Skinner said.
There are currently 15 bills in the legislature this year,
which hope to grow the Hawaii Film and Television Fund.
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