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MC Hammer Renews His Vows at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu

Where: 57-091 Kamehameha Highway [map], Oahu, Hawaii, United States, 96731

Hammertime happened right here!

We’re island-hopping around Hawaii this week for a few assignments, and stopped by Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore to do a quick tour of the hotel. The 880-acre property is a real stunner with five miles of perfectly uncrowded coastline. If we gave a rat’s ass about golf we're sure we'd be impressed by the Arnold and Fazio pro golf courses, but sadly, the sport is lost on us.

But, as an Oahu wedding or honeymoon destination, Turtle Bay Resort is one of the best.

That’s why MC Hammer (a.k.a. Stanley Burrell) decided to have an impromptu vow renewal with his wife of more than 23 years during a recent spring break stay at the resort. All the Kleenex-worthy drama will air this Sunday on the has been 90’s rapper’s reality TV show, Hammertime on A&E.

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Movie Set Hotels: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Where: 57-091 Kamehameha Highway [map], Kahuku, HI, United States, 96731

Judd Apatow's newest man-child comedy, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," comes out today, and a bunch of it was filmed at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu. Supporting actress Mila Kunis even plays a Turtle Bay desk clerk in the film.

The resort turns into a romantic ground zero when Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) and his newly ex-girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) both drop in to get away from each other. Fortunately the hotel has a few bars that lead to some choice Apatow comedy moments for Peter.

Turtle Bay has plenty of beach, plus pools, golf courses, tennis courts and a surf school. But if you're willing to head further afield, Jaunted has some movie set travel ideas for ya.

Related Stories:
· Hawaii Hotels [HotelChatter]
· Movie Set Travel: Forgetting Sarah Marshall [Jaunted]

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Should Sean Penn Leave or Stay at the Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu?

Where: 7-091 Kamehameha Highway [map], Oahu, HI, United States, 96731

[Ed. Note: Alex Salkever who's behind the island blog Hawaiirama returns this week to offer his opinion of the Turtle Bay resort, where Sean Penn is staying much to the dismay of some Oahu natives. Enjoy.]

According to Page Six and the blog Hollywood Interrupted, the self-righteous Tinseltown crusader Sean Penn and clan is vacationing at the Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu.

This might seem an odd choice considering that the owners of land surrounding this hotel are embroiled in a controversial struggle to load up the pristine, rural coastline with thousands more condos and possibly anger Native Hawaiian activists who claim the site as an ancestral sacred spot.

Then again, the hotel recently resolved its union problems and it is the largest single employer on the economically challenged North Shore, so Penn's presence and copious spending are going to support real blue-collar working folks, something that he would be proud of.

And the maligned expansion plan, which I dislike for purely aesthetic reasons, enjoys a broad measure of support in the immediately surrounding community of Kahuku.

So should Sean stay or should he go? Tough call. At the moment, with the ground still unbroken for new construction and Penn supporting local union workers staying in a 30-year old hotel that's no longer an environmental flashpoint, he's got no reason to leave for now.

[Photo: Aruba14]

Related Stories:
· Turtle Bay Resort Oahu reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Oahu Outrage [Page Six]
· I am Sean! [Hollywood Interrupted]

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In the Spotlight: Turtle Bay Resort, O'ahu, Hawaii

According to the Hawaii Film Office, it looks like production for the new Fox pilot called O'ahu will soon start at the Turtle Bay Resort.

The show, formerly called Hotel & The Big Island, will "will follow a cast of characters running a luxury resort.  Filming is set to begin on February 23."