Working Title was "Kama'aina".
Movie was shot in parts off Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii
The fight scene was choreographed by the actors themselves who felt the original choreography wasn't as real or gritty.
Daryl Bonilla (Keao) was given the freedom to ad lib a lot of his dialogue including one of the most quoted lines in the film "Ooh Mark Thompson". Even his actions such as his mocking of Mark's walk weren't in the script.
Kalani (Zulu) was an actual surfer and performed all his surf shots and also helped the other actors with their surfing as well.