The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports that production teams have set up show in Deming and along the Hamakua coast:

Location shooting will take place along the Hamakua Coast and Lucasfilm has opened a production office in Hilo. There is no word yet on any casting call or other local production hires.

Filming on the project, to be released May 22, 2008, started Monday in Deming, N.M., where part of the town has been decked out to resemble Morocco during World War II.

Security surrounding the yet-to-be-titled film, which has been dubbed “Project X” by those close to the production, has been even tighter than around past film projects on the island.

The full article, which also goes into some depth about the secrecy involved in the film’s production, especially when it comes to plot leaks, the worldwide media and the internet. Read the full article by John Burnett here.