Oahu, Maui and Kauai seem to get the lion’s share of exposure on TV and film, but now Hawaii island gets some love with the return of “Love Island,” the steamy romantic reality show.

The show, which is headquartered at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in Hilo this summer, gets an expanded debut next week, with a 90-minute premiere on CBS at 8:30 p.m. July 7, followed by hourlong episodes at 8 p.m. July 8, 9 and 11. The show will then air Tuesdays through Fridays and Sundays at 8 p.m. through mid-August.

The show opens with a dozen tanned, swimsuit-clad men and women looking to score a love connection with each other as well as TV viewers, who through the Love Island app can help decide who dates whom and who gets put off the island, with the occasional replacement coming in to stir things up.

Two people with Hawaii connections are among the opening round of contestants: Kyra Lizama, 23, is a COVID-19 relief worker from Honolulu; Christian Longnecker, 24, hails from Oahu and is a co-founder of Dyna­mize, a sustainable coffee company in California. Host Arielle Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoffman return.

To ensure the health of cast and crew, the production reserved all 388 rooms at the Grand Naniloa, which is on Waiakea Peninsula, which juts into Hilo Bay. Most filming is expected to occur on private properties along the Hamakua Coast, with some appearances in public locales as well. The last time Hawaii island was used as a location for a major production was in 2008 for “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”