100 Media-Inspired Hawaii Captions for Your Instagram

Making an Instagram post for Hawaii and need a caption? Check out this post for 100 media-inspired Hawaii captions for your Instagram!

As someone who’s spends way too much time posting on Instagram, I tend to struggle with finding the right caption for my post. In fact, there were even times where I thought a couple of emojis would suffice.

Looking back, I now realize that your Instagram caption doesn’t have to be as complicated as you might think. In fact, it’s perfectly fine for it to be a play on words, a song, or even a quote.

Therefore, if you’re making a post about Hawaii and need an Instagram caption, you’ve come to the right place! This post alone highlights 100 media-inspired Hawaii captions that you can use to make that Instagram post sparkle.

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Instagram Captions: 100 Media-Inspired Hawaii Captions for Your Instagram

General Hawaii Captions

Here are some general Hawaii captions that you might find suitable to use for any photo in Hawaii!

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• HA – WHY – AI – AI…
• You had me at Aloha
• Leis, Baes, and Hawaiian Days
• Hey Siri, how do I stay in Hawaii?
• Wakiki, do you love me?
• It’s Mai -T(ai)me
• Oahu, I want you
• Living that Hawaiian life
• Hawaii is everything, everything
• I’m lei-ing low

Lilo & Stitch Hawaii Captions

Here are some Hawaii captions from one of my favorite childhood shows Lilo & Stitch!

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• “Ohana means Family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.” – Lilo
• “Poocha Chubugga Oom Chickee! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!” – Stitch
• “Aloha, e komo mai” – Lilo and Stitch
• “This is my family. I found it, all on my own. Is little, and broken, but still good.” – Stitch
• “Stitch not bad. Stitch fluffy!” – Stitch
• “A falling star… I call it! Get out, get out! I have to make a wish!” – Lilo
• “You’re just jealous because I’m pretty!” – Pleakley
• “I hate it when you use ohana against me.” – Lilo
• “HIIIIIIIIIII.” – Stitch
• “You are my Ohana, Stitch. And I’ll always love you.”- Lilo,

Famous Hawaiian Quotes for Hawaii Captions

Here are some famous quotes about Hawaii that you can use in your Hawaii captions!

• “Hawaii is a paradise born of fire.” – Rand McNally
• “I believe Hawaii is the most precious jewel in the world.” – Don Ho
• “You don’t have to live in Hawaii – or even be Hawaiian – to embrace the Aloha Spirit.” – Mark Ellman
• “Coming to Hawaii is like going from black and white to color.” – John Richard Stephens
• “The only good thing about leaving Hawaii is that you really appreciate it when you return.” – John Richard Stephens
• “Hawaii is a paradise – and I can never cease proclaiming it. But I must append one word of qualification: Hawaii is a paradise for the well-to-do.” – Jack London
• “I have always been proud to have been born in Hawaii.” – Barack Obama
• “No one has family in Hawaii. Everyone is family in Hawaii.” – Richie Norton
• “Aloha is the unconditional desire to promote the true good of other people in a friendly spirit out of a sense of kinship.” – Abraham Akaka
• “That greeting is Aloha – love, I love you, my love to you. Good day – what is it more than an impersonal remark about the weather? How do you do – it is personal in a merely casual interrogative sort of way. But Aloha! It is a positive affirmation of the warmth of one’s own heart-giving. My love to you! I love you! Aloha!” – Jack London
• “The hula is the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people.” – King David Kalakaua
• “Hawaii is paradise. It sounds cheesy to say it, but there’s music in the air there.” – Bruno Mars
• “For me, the magic of Hawaii comes from the stillness, the sea, the stars.” – Joanne Harris
• “Hawaii is not a state of mind but a state of grace.”
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Famous Hawaiian Proverbs for Hawaii Captions

Here are some famous Hawaiian proverbs that you can use as Instagram captions!

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• By observing, one learns. By listening, one commits to memory. By practice, one masters the skill.
• Energy flows where attention goes.
• Joy is in the voice of love.
• No one is hurt by doing the right thing.
• Rains always follow the forest.
• Strive to reach the highest.
• The growth of love is the essence within the soul.
• The sea is very calm. All is peaceful.
• The stars are the eyes of heaven.
• When one wants to dance the hula, bashfulness should be left at home.

Hawaiian Language Hawaii Captions

Here are some Hawaii captions you can use for your Instagram that are solely based on the Hawaiian language!

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• A hui hou – Until we meet again
• Mahalo – Thank you
• ’A’ ole pilikia – You’re welcome/ No problem
• Howzit? – How are you?
• ‘Ono grinds – Delicious food
• A ‘o ia! – There you have it!
• E hele kāua – Let’s party!
• E hele kāua i ke kahakai – Let’s go to the beach!
• Aloha wau iā ‘oe – I love you!
• Aloha kakahiaka – Good morning!
• Aloha awakea – Good afternoon!
• Aloha ahiahi – Good evening!
• Hui! – Hey you!

Soul Surfer Hawaii Captions

Here are some Hawaii captions that you can use for your Instagram that are solely based on the movie Soul Surfer and the book Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton!

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• “I’ve learned life is a lot like surfing. When you get caught in the impact zone, you need to get right back up, because you never know what’s over the next wave……and if you have faith, anything is possible, anything at all.”
• “I don’t need easy, I just need possible.”
• “Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.”
• “There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head.”
• “Life is full of what-ifs. You can’t let it hold you back.”
• “Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.”
• “You make your own adventure in life. And I truly believe that if you open your eyes to your surroundings, there’s lots of neat stuff to be found practically anywhere on earth.”
• “I’m happy with the way that I look and I don’t need an arm to be beautiful.”
• “Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.”
• “Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.”

Moana Hawaii Captions

Here are some Hawaii captions that are solely based on the movie Moana!

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• “If you wear a dress and have an animal sidekick, you’re a princess.”
• “In the beginning, there was only ocean.”
• “You’re welcome.”
• “The Ocean chose me.”
• “There’s a whole ocean!”
• “Sometimes our strengths lie beneath the surface.”
• “There comes a day when you’re gonna look around and realize happiness is where you are.”
• “The past shouldn’t be feared for it guides our future.”
• “There’s just no telling how far I’ll go.”
• “See that line where the sky meets the sea, it calls me and no one knows how far it goes.”

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Overall, I really hope you enjoyed this post on 100 media-inspired Hawaii captions for your Instagram! Please let me know in the comments down below which caption you would like to use the most! I would love to hear from you. 🙂

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