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Photography by Hanakapi'ai

Photography by Hanakapi'ai

Lihue, HI
4.9 out of 5 rating, 73 reviews
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    Mickella C. Sent on 07/12/2021
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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 Sent on 05/16/2019
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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. Sent on 05/26/2019
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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 Sent on 04/18/2018
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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 Sent on 07/25/2018
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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 Sent on 11/06/2018
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    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 Sent on 09/25/2018
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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 Sent on 08/07/2018
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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 Sent on 05/23/2018
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    Loved Hanakapi'ai! She was soo sweet and made me feel so comfortable :)
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    Hannah Sent on 05/28/2018
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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 Sent on 04/14/2018
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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 Sent on 04/13/2018
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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 Sent on 04/23/2018
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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 Sent on 05/22/2018
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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 Sent on 04/11/2018
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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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    Karen Sent on 01/25/2018
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    Amazing photographer from start to finish. Professional yet fun, creative and accommodating, she made the whole event even better! She has a knack for capturing the intimate glances that really reflect the feeling of a moment, and creates gorgeous pictures given whatever light the sun, sky and water bring her. I highly recommend her for your wedding needs - such fun to work with, very responsive to communications, and prompt with delivery of the photos. AAA rating all around!
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    Kimberly Sent on 04/19/2018
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    My husband and I had never been to Hawaii, and decided that we wanted to get married in Hawaii at Shipwreck Beach. We came across Hanakapi'ai and her husband, Nathan and hired them to officiate and photograph our wedding! They did such an amazing job! All you have to do is look at her photos to know that she is truly amazing and has the greatest ideas for quick photo shoots! My husband and I were truly amazed at how beautiful our wedding photos were! Hanakapi'ai is patient, and kind, and will AMAZE you with her work! She took our entire album of photos in 45 minutes or so, and she captured every special moment and then some! Thank you Hanakapi'ai and Nathan for making our day the best day of our life.
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    Shaina Sent on 05/19/2018
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    Hanakapi'ai is an amazing photographer and made our day so special. She produced such beautiful photos to provide lifelong memories. She made us feel so comfortable, kept us on track throughout the wedding and captured beautiful moments throughout the wedding. She even stayed late to make sure she captured every moment. We were so happy with our choice, she cared so much about us and felt just like family. Would recommend her to everyone having a wedding in Kauai. Thank you for making our day so special!
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    Nancy Sent on 04/14/2018
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    Hanakapi'ai was the perfect photographer for our perfect day! The aloha spirit comes with her! So personable, kind, fun and creative! The results were beautiful and we will treasure them forever. I recommend photography by Hanakapi'ai completely.
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    Amanda Sent on 11/12/2017
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    My husband and I got married in Kapa'a on October 23rd at the Courtyard Marriott and Hanakapi'ai was our photographer. She made everything so easy for us. Neither of us love posing for pictures but Hanakapi'ai made it easy and fun like a game. She was easy to talk to and easy to work with and we loved her. Before we got to Hawaii she and I communicated via email and phone and she was very responsive. Her hubby came along to help us all out and got some great shots of the reception while Hanakapi'ai was at the ceremony. They made a great team! Our photos came out better than I could have expected - we had a huge tropical storm ALL day and it they couldn't have come out more perfect. We are so pleased!

    Thank you Hanakapi'ai and Nathan!!
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    Justine Sent on 04/17/2018
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    Hanakapi'ai took our wedding photos in Kauai and we absolutely loved them! The settings and poses she had us do were perfect and the way the colors popped in the photos was just amazing. Our pictures came out so beautifully. We are so happy we picked her to be our wedding photographer. Thanks Hanakapi'ai!
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    Larae Sent on 04/17/2018
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    My husband and I were married on the beautiful island of Kauai and we are so thankful that Hanakapi'ai was there on our special day to capture our amazing moments. She was great to work with; easy going and professional. Her creativity shows in her work and we are more than pleased with how our pictures turned out. We highly recommend Hanakapi’ai for any photography needs.
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    Brianna Sent on 09/21/2017
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    We absolutely love all the pictures and experience we had with Hanakapi'ai. I will treasure the pictures forever. I look forward to going back to Kauai one day and using her again!
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    Lisa Sent on 04/12/2018
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    Hanakapi'ai was absolutely wonderful! She is talented, professional, and fun to work with. Her photos of our vow renewal were gorgeous. She mostly used a photojournalistic style which was perfect. She captured the emotion of each moment and the beauty of Kauai in every photo. You won’t find a better wedding/event photographer anywhere!
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    We absolutely loved Hanakapi'ai! Not only are her photography skills amazing, but she is such a gem to work with as well! She is kind, prompt, professional, and she produces high-quality work! She took wedding photos for my husband and I and we can't thank her enough for capturing the sweet and memorable moments from our special day! :)
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