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Chase & Megan

  It turned out to be an unexpected treat to roll up as a guest to this beautiful Kauhane Kalopa wedding and jumping in as an impromptu second shooter. So stoked I brought my baby, loaded and ready! The Kauhane ‘ohana is a (b-i-g) ever expanding, vivacious one, that knows how to celebrate well . […]

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Woody & Maile’s Masquerade Wedding Reception

  I’ve known Maile since back when we were just kids.  Photographing this intimate reception was so distinctly ‘South Kona’ -in its laid back, full of aloha nature, yet wild on the dance floor and knows how to celebrate.  It felt like the equivalence to our high school reunion that we all missed but hopefully all […]

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Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Kunewa

Congrats Mana & Oweita! What a fabulous wedding!  Couldn’t have been more perfect, even the rain couldn’t stand in the way of such a beautiful celebration.  May there be much more celebrating to come with this love!  Aloha Nui*  

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Baan Santisuk | “Home of Peace & Happiness”

For many years I’ve had a dream to work in an orphanage and be a part of something greater.  I think this stemmed from my personal background on this matter which runs on both sides of my family.  On my dad’s side, his dad (Grandpa Butler) was raised in a New York City orphanage until […]

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May 10

I’ll never forget listening to my roommate, Rochelle, during an interview where she made a statement that sank my heart like an anchor: ”When you talk to a little girl and ask her what she wants to be one day when she grows up, what does she say? She’ll tell you she wants to be […]

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