Kaliʻinoa Maeva

You found my page. Most profiles on Hanahou are vendors you can book: photographers, hālau, caterers, lei makers. Mine is a little different. There's nothing to book here, no package to choose or quote to request. It's just a way to reach me, the person who built Hanahou.

What is Hanahou, if you're new here? It's a hand-built home for the people who make Hawaiʻi celebrations happen, and a starting point for anyone with an event to plan. Every vendor here is someone I've reviewed myself, and no one pays a commission on the work they book. What they earn stays theirs.

Really, I built Hanahou for one reason: to help. To make it a little easier for people across the islands to find each other and pull their celebrations together. And the part I love most is talking story along the way. A vendor sounding out whether Hanahou's the right home for their work. A planner who's a bit overwhelmed, wanting to think it through out loud. Those conversations are the best part of my day.

So please reach out. If you're a vendor weighing whether Hanahou's a fit, or a planner stuck on something and not sure where to begin, write me. And if you don't have a reason at all, if you just want to say aloha. Honestly, that's my favorite kind of email to get. There's no wrong reason to write. Every message comes straight to me.

With aloha,
Kaliʻinoa