Broadcast-grade production equipment based on the Big Island of Hawaii and available statewide, operated by crews who know the islands.
The inventory covers the full production chain: RED Digital Cinema camera bodies with accessories and support; two Shotover gimbals, one vehicle-mounted in a dedicated production truck and one portable; Ronin 2 and DJI RS3 handheld gimbal kits; Nauticam underwater housings for RED DSMC2 and DSMC3 with ports, monitors and lighting; Emotimo, Rhino and Kessler motion control; jibs, rails, dollies and racks; LED, HMI and underwater lighting; and cinema, macro and Canon L-series lenses in PL, EF and RF mounts.
Aerial platforms include the DJI Inspire 2 with Zenmuse X7 (6K CinemaDNG), Inspire 3 with Zenmuse X9-8K, Mavic 3 Cine and Mavic 4, plus a dedicated thermal drone for wildlife surveys and search and rescue support. Lens control runs from Chrosziel and Nucleus wireless FIZ systems to the camera control built into the Shotover F1.
Getting there is part of the kit: UTVs and 4x4 trucks with production storage, channel-crossing fishing boats, inflatables and foil boards, a GoPro fleet for multi-angle POV coverage, and Salty surf housings that put a RED in the break.
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- Equipment Rentals — Rent RED cinema cameras, Shotover gimbals, DJI drones, Nauticam underwater housings and full production packages on the Big Island, with delivery statewide and a price match guarantee.
- Hawaii Film Fixer
- Aerial Services — FAA Part 107 licensed aerial cinematography, thermal survey and location scouting across the Big Island and all Hawaiian Islands.
- Cinema — Malaʻe Productions has filmed Hawaii's natural world for broadcast since 2003 — as Directors of Photography and cinematographers on PBS Nature's Sharks of Hawaii, National Geographic's Wild Hawaii: Secrets of the Deep and Wild Hawaii: Land of Fire, and Discovery Channel's Sharkcano and Sharks of the Fire Goddess.
- Contact — Tell us about your production, rental or stock footage needs anywhere in Hawaii. We reply with availability and pricing, typically within one business day.