Lost Filming in Hawaii – Kate Trial Scene

Lost took over much of the Capitol District in downtown Honolulu on Friday. They filmed at the Hawaii State Capitol and the nearby Laniakea YWCA.

Deep inside the Capitol, a police interrogation. Across the street, a courtroom. But out front, it was a madhouse. It was the trial of Kate Austen, and it was a flash forward.

For Episode 4 of Season 4, the Capitol building played a Los Angeles courthouse this morning in a scene so dramatic it was reported to real newsrooms around Honolulu. Action is called. Kate arrives in a black Lincoln Town Car, with Los Angeles police cruiser and motorcycle escorts. A mob of people, plus journalist and TV news crews (news vans from channel 6 and 19 were on the scene), are waiting. The people boo, hiss, shout “Murderer!” from behind the barricades as Kate is ushered inside.

At first blush, it sounds like it could be a flashback, relating to one of Kate’s many pre-crash crimes. But I have it on good authority that it was indeed a flash forward… although that fact may not be readily apparent as the story unfolds!

Security was unusually tight today, and sensing that, I kept my distance. As it turns out, though, fans weren’t the only ones waved away. Responding to curious calls from the public, a crew from KITV — our local ABC affiliate, actually — was dispatched to file a brief segment. But their presence caused quite a stir, and they were told loudly and in no uncertain terms (by a co-executive producer, no less) to leave the premises. It was an unusual demand considering the public nature of the State Capitol building and the very philosophy of its open-air rotunda… and considering that “LOST” airs locally on the station.

Source: Hawaii Weblog