Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Honors Troops in Hawaii

Dwayne Johnson attends the "Moana 2" UK premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square in London on Nov. 24, 2024. Kate Green/Getty Images

Dwayne Johnson expressed his gratitude for U.S. service members while visiting with troops in Hawaii.

The “Jumanji” star took to social media to share his trip to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Oahu, where he met with stationed soldiers and their families.

“My absolute honor to once again come back to [sacred] land, and spend time with our soldiers and their families at JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM here in Oahu, Hawaii,” Johnson captioned an Instagram post. “Boundlessly grateful to all our military men and women & their families for their service.”

The 52-year-old also shared several photos of him smiling and interacting with military members and their loved ones.

“A great day to look you in your eyes and shake your hands and loved all the daps, hugs, tears and selfies too,” he added. “God bless you, and your families. Forever a proud patriot as our freedom is our greatest privilege.”

During his visit to the base, Johnson also provided a special screening of his latest film, “Moana 2,” in which he voices the Pacific Island demigod Maui.

“Delivered a special screening of MOANA 2 for military families on the base,” he captioned a separate post. “Man we had a helluva time and I can never say this enough—THANK YOU to all our soldiers and their families—from deep in my bones—for your service.”

In a video, Johnson shares why hosting the screening in the Aloha State hits close to home.

“What a privilege and an honor it is to be back here on this base,” he told a crowd of military members. “I grew up here, on the other side of the island. As a kid and a teenager, I was doing a lot of things I shouldn’t be doing.

“We’re very excited about this movie because it’s about our culture, our people, our islands.”

While on stage, Johnson was also awarded a flag of the Joint Base by a serviceman as a token of appreciation.

“I love you guys, thank you for your service, all of you. I love you so much,” Johnson said before leaving the stage with the flag draped over his arm.

’Moana 2’

“Moana 2” has taken home multiple records since its recent debut.

Upon its release, the Disney-animated film became the biggest debut over a Thanksgiving weekend with more than $225 million in domestic ticket sales and $185 million internationally as of Monday, according to box office records.

In November, Johnson also became the first to have two No. 1 films in the same month, with Amazon MGM Studios action film “Red One,” starring Chris Evans and J.K. Simmons, and “Moana 2.”

“Massive mahalo + thank you to you guys everywhere for making this crazy thing happen,” he wrote alongside an Instagram post sharing the news.

Johnson’s upcoming projects include “The Smashing Machine” and the live-action version of “Moana,” in which he will reprise his character Maui.

Born on May 2, 1972, “The Rock” rose to fame when he appeared as Rocky Mavia in the wrestling promotion WWF, now known as WWE, winning his first championship in 1997. He went on to win eight WWE championship titles.

Johnson made his film debut in 2001’s “The Mummy Returns,” followed by his first lead role in 2002’s “The Scorpion King.” Other notable films of his include 2017’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” followed by its 2019 sequel, “Jumanji: The Next Level,” as well as 2014’s “Hercules,” 2015’s “San Andreas,” and his leading roles in the “Fast & Furious” franchise since 2011’s “Fast Five.” He remains one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood.

Johnson is married to Lauren Hashian, and they have two daughters together. He also shares a daughter with his ex-wife, Dany Garcia.