<P> Dr. Jumba Jookiba is arrested and put on trial by the Galactic Federation for illegal genetic experimentation , evidenced by his creation `` Experiment 626 '' , a small sentient creature with unparalleled intelligence and strength but also a propensity to cause chaos . Jumba is imprisoned while Experiment 626 is sentenced to exile on a desert asteroid. 626 manages to steal a spaceship and activates the hyperdrive , causing its guidance systems to malfunction and randomly set a course for Earth . 626 crash - lands on Kaua ʻi , Hawaii only to be knocked unconscious by passing trucks and taken to an animal shelter . The Grand Councilwoman dispatches Jumba and Agent Pleakley , the Council 's expert on Earth , to the planet to have 626 captured discreetly . </P>
<P> Dr. Jumba Jookiba is arrested and put on trial by the Galactic Federation for illegal genetic experimentation , evidenced by his creation `` Experiment 626 '' , a small sentient creature with unparalleled intelligence and strength but also a propensity to cause chaos . Jumba is imprisoned while Experiment 626 is sentenced to exile on a desert asteroid. 626 manages to steal a spaceship and activates the hyperdrive , causing its guidance systems to malfunction and randomly set a course for Earth . 626 crash - lands on Kaua ʻi , Hawaii only to be knocked unconscious by passing trucks and taken to an animal shelter . The Grand Councilwoman dispatches Jumba and Agent Pleakley , the Council 's expert on Earth , to the planet to have 626 captured discreetly . </P>
which island does lilo and stitch take place
which island does lilo and stitch take place
Kaua ʻi , Hawaii
Kaua ʻi , Hawaii