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Aloha! My name is Hanakapi'ai, pronounced "Hana-copy-eye" :) I am an affordable, reliable, experienced, and fun-loving wedding photographer on the beautiful island of Kaua'i. I have been photographing weddings now for over 5 years and I love what I do! I would be so pleased to work with you to capture your special day in a dreamy way!

To view more of my work, you can visit my website at http://www.photographybyhanakapiai.com

If you have any questions or requests, please contact me at hanakapiai@hotmail.com or 808-241-1407.

Mahalo!!

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What is the starting price for your wedding photography services?

$500

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
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Traditional
Vintage

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Matted Prints
Prints
Proofs
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    Mickella C. Married on 10/03/2020
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    1000% Recommend!!

    Words cannot express how amazing Hanakapi'ai is! She was a pleasure to work with before our wedding day, very responsive and had no issues when we had to reschedule our wedding date. Then on my wedding day she was beyond incredible. The moments she captured were absolutely amazing and she went un-noticed while capturing all of these moments. When we received our photos back we were speechless. She sent sneak peek photos in less than two days, sent our full album in two weeks and we have received an overwhelming amount of compliments from guests and family that could not attend on how beautiful the images are. This was truly the greatest experience with a vendor and I would recommend anyone getting married in Kauai to choose Hanakapi'ai as your photographer.
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    Hannah Married on 09/04/2019
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    Can’t say enough about Hanakapi’ai!!!

    You will not regret hiring Hanakapi’ai as your photographer! She did the photography for our wedding day- leading up to the wedding day she was very responsive and detailed and answered any questions or concerns I had. I really wanted to try out the rustic/bohemian style of photography for wedding pictures and she went ABOVE AND BEYOND to make sure everything was just right. She sent me different variations of edits to help achieve the look I was going for and never made me feel that I was burdening her when I wanted to tweak the edits a bit more until they were perfect. She did an incredible job achieving the rustic look I was going for which goes to show her talent in being able to cater to any photography style ! I cannot wait to see the final pictures and being grateful for Hanakapi’ai that she was able to translate the emotion from our wedding day so we’ll into pictures that we will cherish forever. Also I need to mention she was almost 8 months pregnant and she was still getting on the ground lying down to capture the perfect shot!!! Crazy! Such a treasure to work with :). Hanakapi’ai, I wish you all the best with your growing family and career!
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    Mary A. Married on 05/25/2019
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    Creative, professional, approachable, and personable...wonderful photographer!!!

    Hanakapi’ai was amazing! She was so easy to work with and her energy was both refreshing and inspiring! My husband and I enjoyed meeting her and her husband. They do amazing work and we feel very fortunate that she was able to capture our wedding through her artistic talent.
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    Corinne Married on 03/16/2019
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    Hanakap'ai did an absolute AMAZING job! She was awesome to work with leading up to and on our special day. Hanakap’ai and her husband were punctual, friendly, understanding of the pressures of the day and captured everything we wanted to express in our wedding photos and more! Our “Sneak Peak” was ready the very next day and we had all of our photos within 2 weeks – SO FAST! You will NOT be disappointed with her work, our photos are simply amazing and we couldn’t have asked for a better photographer.
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    Megan Married on 10/27/2018
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    Hanakapi'ai was an absolute pleasure to work with for our wedding at Hanalei Bay Resort. When we got our pictures back, we were in awe of how beautiful they were. Hanakapi'ai is so very kind and supportive and a gem of a human being. Her professionalism and knowledge of the resort was exceptional and she is an amazing photographer. Both her and her husband made us feel so comfortable and we were so happy to have them as part of our special day. We could not have been more happier in working with them and our photos are beyond anything I expected.
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    Martin Married on 09/29/2018
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    Christian Jungle Wedding

    Hanakapi'ai and her husband made us have the most wonderful christian wedding we could imagine.
    She took the photos, while her husband, who is a pastor performed the ceremony. From the moment we met at the location, we felt like we were among friends. It never seemed as if he just performed the ceremony like any other ceremony any day of the year, but it always felt very personal, while she took the most stunning photos. Her ideas were great and she fulfilled every wish we had and she never gave us the feeling that she was a photogapher who does this every day as a job, but it felt like she was a friend who really wanted to be there.
    For us they are a very inspiring couple and we are happy that we got to meet them.

    Thank you very much for the perfect ceremony and memories, Hanakapi'ai and Nathan!
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    Lisa Married on 08/29/2018
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    After looking through many portfolios, I had narrowed it down to three photographers. I asked a friend of mine that is a photographer to look at my choices and give me his professional opinion. Of the three, he chose Hanakapi’ai noting several things about her photography that he liked.

    Hanakapi’ai was so much fun to work with. She has a great sense of humor which made the photo shoot fun and less awkward. My husband and I aren’t ones for doing the traditional posed photos. We wanted to show the fun, easy going side of who we are. She captured the vibrant colors and the natural beauty of our wedding venue. I wish I would have booked her longer to capture more of the reception/party. Hanakapi’ai also provided our sneak peak to our photos in a short time. We love our photos!
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    Christina Married on 06/17/2018
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    We are beyond happy that we chose Hanakapi'ai to capture our special day at The Beach House. The photos are absolutely amazing and we were so excited to see and share them with our family and friends, who expressed only positive things about the photography. We feel very fortunate to have selected her, and her and her husband were a delight and easy to work with. Thank you for all the wonderful photos, which we will cherish for years to come!
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    Rachel Married on 05/03/2018
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    Loved Hanakapi'ai! She was soo sweet and made me feel so comfortable :)
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    Hannah Married on 04/14/2018
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    My husband and I had our honeymoon in Kauai and decided to have a photo shoot while we were there. Hanakapi’ai was so sweet, flexible, kind, and professional. Her and her husband were so much fun to be with. We were more than pleased with our images as well.

    We were most impressed with her knowledge of the island as she’s a local having grown up on the island. I was also amazed by her talent and eye for photography! The photos she took were incredible! If you need a photographer on that beautiful island, she’s the one!
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    Luis Married on 03/26/2018
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    Best photographer ever! Final results will blow you away! We're grateful for the chance to work with her.
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    Preston Married on 03/22/2018
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    I don't possess the vocabulary to properly say how VERY pleased we were with Hanakapi'ai and the set of wedding pictures she took for us. It was an incredible experience and the final pictures are amazing. Her ability to work with us and get us 'arranged' for the best shot was absolutely perfect. The final photos are the kind of pics you see in magazines and travel guides. Just perfect in every regard. Highly, highly recommend!!
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    Lisa Married on 03/19/2018
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    Hanakapi'ai was an excellent choice for our March 2018 intimate destination wedding on Polihale Beach! She is personable, very responsive in answering questions throughout the entire process, listens to what you want (sent her a link to a Pinterest board with photo styles we were looking for aside from the "normal" ceremony photos --sunset, artsy, silhouettes, etc), and made us very comfortable with the process during our event so we looked natural. She had our sneak peek out to us quickly so we could share our day with family and friends, and our full album was ready before she had promised. She truly has a gift and that artistic eye. We are very happy we chose her as our wedding photographer. You will be more than pleased with her work!
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    Jaime Married on 03/15/2018
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    Hanakapi'ai is wonderful! We used both her and her husband for our 20 year vow renewal. They were very flexible, easy to talk to, quick at getting back to me, and made sure we had the perfect vow renewal with our 3 children. I loved the beach location she picked, it could not have been any more perfect! I love every single photo she took that I have no idea how I am going to choose which ones to put on my wall! I would definitely recommend Hanakapi'ai and if we ever make it back to Kauai I would have her do our family pictures again!
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    Tori Married on 03/03/2018
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    From beginning to end Hanakāpīʻai was absolutely amazing to work with! She was fun, present, on time, never made us feel uncomfortable and our photos were beyond incredible!! Not only did she capture the love that was there on our special day, she captured the people who made it that way as well! We have the best photos to look back at to remember our day. thank you Hanakāpīʻai your talent and personality are both equally amazing!

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Isa-B Photography Isa-B Photography Wedding Photographers

I've known Hanakapi'ai for years and cheered her on as she has grown, as a photographer. Her work is absolutely gorgeous. She is an amazing, friendly, and fun person to work with as well. On top of all of that she's extremely affordable for a wedding photographer in Hawaii!

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Photography by Hanakapi'ai frequently asked questions

Photography by Hanakapi'ai offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
  • Vintage
Photography by Hanakapi'ai offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Photography by Hanakapi'ai offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
Photography by Hanakapi'ai is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.

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