DJ Kutmaster Spaz and his crew were amazing! They helped…read moremake my hanai daughter Erica's farewell celebration--before leaving for California to begin her residency--a truly memorable evening. The energy they brought to the party was incredible. From the moment guests arrived, they created a fun, welcoming atmosphere that kept everyone engaged and enjoying themselves throughout the night. From start to finish, they were professional, organized, and brought incredible energy to the party. The music kept the celebration lively all evening, and their ability to read the crowd created a fun, upbeat atmosphere that had everyone smiling, interacting, and enjoying themselves. Whether guests were dancing, singing along, or simply soaking in the moment, the positive energy they brought helped make the night unforgettable. If you are looking for a DJ who is reliable, professional, entertaining, and dedicated to making your event memorable, I highly recommend DJ Kutmaster Spaz and his crew. Thank you for helping make Erica's graduation celebration a night our family will never forget! Mahalo.

Kutmaster Spaz went above and beyond to help me with son's 1st Birthday. I hired him for DJ and MC…read moreServices and he provided much more than that. He provided my wife and I with peace of mind. Months out before the party, Spaz helped to create a timeline for my party which I didn't think of doing and he had all the questions I needed to answer to make the timeline. I didn't have all the answers at the time but he would update the timeline as the answers came in and kept me on track to get the timeline done before the party. Creating the timeline also made sure that I had things that I did not initially think about. Spaz arrived early, kept the party flowing and my guests loved his professionalism and fun atmosphere he created. Spaz also got the crowd involved with icebreakers and games. I would recommend Kutmaster Spaz for any event you want to run smoothly.

Excellent venue supporting foreign trade in the State of Hawai'i! Home of the Homer A. Maxey…read moreInternational Trade Resource Center at Pier 2, 521 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu 96813.

Holy Heck Batman- this place is almost the hardest place in the world to find the first time. And…read moreI knew exactly where I was going. You go behind the old CompUSA towards INS but on the road by INS, You see a guard house, you are supposed to go to the right of the guard house- we did, but we went on the inside of the chain link fence. Wrong! You are supposed to follow the road that is on the outside of the chain link fence by the guard house. Inside is the truck off loading docks. Also went up the metered parking just to see if the place was open as we were early. Yes it is open, yes it is really right behind wall number 2 but no you have to drive around the said fence to get to the door that goes to the conference room. There is free parking if you come early to events. Otherwise- there is no parking in the area anywhere close if the lots there are full. Bathrooms are super CLEAN!!!!!! It is as if they just opened. Wow they are spacious and nice. Meeting room, normal- nice, tech friendly, but Darin's keen eye spotted the 1 thing different. There are load supporting beams at triangle angles on the far side of the room, yes you are in a building that is super close to the ocean and needs that support in areas. It can be cold for some people in the room. I was happy as can be coming from a car in the hot sun to a room in AC- nice for me. We had a SBA State DEBT meeting called HISTEP in this location, that seems to be a 11 part series. I came to #3 in the series to check it out for a friend that now has a business and know resources to help my employers do business internationally. Answering unasked questions- no it is not a for the public kind of building, but as the State DEBT or SBA for specific foreign trade business meetings for chances to meet there. Random suggestion- google maps and a diagram printed map may not help you find this place- Everything is on the ocean so that doesn't help give bearings either. Suggestion- go with someone that has been there before- just to save car lot spaces if nothing else.

I attended the wedding of my niece here at 3:30 in the afternoon, and what a stunning place to have…read morethe ceremony! In the middle of the Hilton Hawaiian Village, the chapel had several weddings the same day, so we weren't allowed in the chapel waiting room (which is downstairs) until exactly 30 minutes prior to the wedding. If this happens to you, there is at least one place nearby that you can sit and have a drink while you wait. We entered from the ground floor, and once inside during our scheduled time, we were told to go upstairs. I did notice an elevator for anyone with issues with climbing stairs (i.e. wearing 4 inch heels or climbed Diamond Head this morning and can't face another set of stairs). There are probably a few other rooms tucked away for the wedding party, as my niece was hidden away somewhere prior to the ceremony. This is a pretty small chapel, occupancy about 50 guests or so, but for a destination wedding, it really is beautiful. I did some snooping to find out that for that hour or so rental of the chapel the cost is $2,500, but that also includes a rehearsal time slot and a wedding coordinator. I do know that my niece booked this chapel in January or February for the November date. After the ceremony, the guests all lined the exit down the back stairs (probably because the next wedding party was on the ground floor waiting for their time). The wedding party all walked down the stairs and off we went to another location for the reception.

[If you want to watch a wedding video highlight of the Ocean Crystal Chapel go here…read morewww.vimeo.com/165262275 ] I got married at the Ocean Crystal Chapel last year - it was a destination wedding from Australia. For anyone who is planning a destination wedding and is choosing this venue purely from the pictures on the internet - don't be alarmed. This chapel is BETTER IN REAL LIFE!!! The day that my bridal part showed up for the wedding rehearsal (which is included in the price) everyone was literally "WOWED" by how beautiful the chapel was. So elegant, romantic, gorgeous, bright it makes your hear skip a beat looking at it. It was the perfect size for our small destination wedding of 50 people - because it's a small chapel it made the place look full with our guests. The chapel is air-conditioned, and there is a waiting room also air-conditioned for the bride and bridesmaids to wait in before the wedding. We didn't use extra flowers - I thought the flowers already included were fine. The wedding coordinator we dealt with was very professional and helpful, great service, good communication by email so absolutely no complaints there. I think we dealt with Stevie Lynne Kumia who I can personally recommend. If you have hesitations about the price - please please just spend the money and have it at the chapel. I initially looked at this place and thought it was too expensive, but my husband encouraged me to have our wedding at this beautiful chapel and I'm so glad we did because it was my dream wedding, all the guests to this day comment on this beautiful chapel and it made me the happiest bride for my dream Hawaiian wedding.

As beautiful as our wedding was, I unfortunately did NOT have a great experience working with FTG…read moreevents and I would NOT recommend their services. I paid for the day of coordination package which included handling the contracts and communication 3 months in advance. I had a difficult time even getting a response back from Richel. It would take her weeks at a time to respond. And a couple vendors had trouble connecting with her as well. I actually emailed Richel a couple weeks before our wedding, stating that my experience working with them was subpar and asked if I needed to be reminded of the expectations, which I never got a response. On the day of the wedding, Richel and a team member were 20ish minutes late. And when they did arrive they were both holding iced drinks. Vendors were actually looking for Richel and asking where she was. I wasn't asked a single question on our wedding day. If that's what you want, fine. But I had mentioned wanting a certain use of rented furniture and it wasn't set up how I wanted. Which included, having to move furniture during the ceremony in order to accommodate our unity symbol. Also, our cake pops were out in the sun, melting. After the ceremony, food had not been saved for us, and when we went up to the table everything had been eaten. At our reception, ice for our drink buckets had melted and wasn't refilled so by the time we had gotten there the drinks weren't cold. I didn't ask for this to happen, but one would hope that your coordinator would assist with things like this. One positive. I do want to highlight the gentleman helping on the FTG team the day of our event. He was pointed out by many guests as very hard-working, personable and helpful and we were very appreciative of his services and kindness. He helped get items into the car at the end of the night and handed me a beverage or two after our ceremony. These are just little things that would have made a difference in our day, made a lasting negative impression for me.

My husband and I worked with Monique from For The Good to plan our destination wedding in Oahu…read more From beginning to end, we had the best experience. Richel met with us before we committed to working with For the Good to get a sense of our vision for our wedding, our personal values and interests, and us as a couple. We connected with Monique shortly after to start wedding planning. Over the next 6+ months, we continued to meet in 2-3 month intervals to identify and select vendors and communicated via email in between. They gave us excellent suggestions about vendors to work with based on their previous experiences. We came to Oahu twice to visit in person, and they arranged a venue tour to plan the layout of our wedding. They even came to our tastings and took notes on dishes that we wanted to add or to change. We met at more frequent intervals leading up to our wedding date to finalize the timeline, design, and other details. Regarding our wedding day, the For the Good team made the day as stress-free as possible. They took care of all of the logistics and worked with all the vendors from set up to take down. When we arrived at our venue, everything looked exactly like we'd planned, down to the smallest details at our welcome table and the wedding arch. It was honestly even more beautiful than we'd hoped for. We ended up running a little bit behind on our timeline during the wedding itself because the speeches ran long, but the team worked to get us back on track to give us plenty of time to party with our guests. Most importantly, my husband and I got to focus on spending time with our family and friends throughout our big day. We so appreciate Monique and the rest of the For the Good team for working so hard to our wedding day one of the best days of our lives and make planning our wedding a breeze! We highly recommend working with this amazing team.

We rented Picture This! Photo Booth for our wedding reception in Hawai'i and they were fantastic!…read more The people I worked with were helpful over the phone and email. The day or two before the wedding, a technician contacted me to confirm the final details of where they were to set up and what time to start the actual picture taking. On the day of the wedding, I didn't have to worry at all; everything was in place and the guests loved it! The attendant was there at all times to make sure things went smoothly and to keep the props all organized. Unlike other photo booths, Picture This! utilizes an "arcade-style" box (with simple touchscreen options) that only has to be placed on top of a table near an electric outlet. The great advantage of this is that the space is not constrained to the dimensions of a typical photo booth, where everyone would have to squeeze in to a tight space. In one of our group photos, we had 15 people in it! If we wanted more, could've just pushed the photo booth a bit further back. The printed photos come out as a 2 x 2 grid, with customized text on the side (which the renter of the photo booth decides on ahead of time). I received a copy of all the digital photos on a USB drive within less than 2 weeks (note that I live on the mainland so it'll probably be shorter if you live in Hawai'i). The USB also included individual photos, apart from the grid, which is an awesome option in case you have a favorite out of the bunch. All of the pictures were of very high quality. I highly recommend this company!

My friends and I rented their Photo Booth for a mansion party and it was AWESOME! Totally worth it…read moreto have super high quality pictures and one of the coolest parts was that people got really into it; making faces and being goofy so that it actually became one if the highlights of an already very cool party. We are repeat customers for sure!

Just finished another great fundraiser with Kala Kokua Fundraising. We raised over $21,000 through…read moreboth product sales and direct donations. The option to order online was easy and much appreciated by parents, family, and friends. Their customer service is OUTSTANDING!!! We loved supporting local food manufacturers too. Kala Kokua has the easiest fundraising program with the best profit margins around!

Our School has been working with Rod and his team for a few years now, and let me tell you, they do…read morean excellent job supporting and helping their clients get the most from their fundraiser. Our school worked very closely with Rod and are very pleased with everything that he does for us and our school. He goes above and beyond what is expected to help us raise as much money as possible. From bringing samples for us to try, bring his crew to come help and product pick up, even coming personally to deliver extras, Rod makes sure you are 100% satisfied with their product and service. This year our school went with online sales, which was a blessing. No worries about money collection, ticket counting, and tracking. The Kala Kokua website took care of everything. All we needed to do was supply the publicity though our website, and social media platforms. We really could not be more happy with our experience. We look forward to working with with Rod and his Crew for years to come.

Gina is absolutely amazing!! Word cannot express how grateful we were to have her and her team with…read moreus on our wedding day. We were planning our wedding in Hawaii from out of state and had no idea what we needed to do. We were so happy to have found Gina through a friend. Gina broke down the wedding planning process into parts for us that made it manageable (as someone who finds zero joy in event planning, this was the best). Her organization and attention to detail made everything seamless. Our wedding day was probably the least stressed we had been throughout the whole process! We were able to enjoy the day and it truly was the best day ever. Gina and her team were awesome!! If you're looking for a wedding planner in Oahu, Gina is the one!

If I could give Gina and her team at Perfection more than 5 stars, I would! Gina was our reception…read moreplanner included in our wedding package through Hawaii Vista Weddings, and she and her assistant Brinn were our coordinators on site running the show of our big day. Gina executed everything to perfection as her company name suggests! We only had two meetings with her and lots of emails and texts in between, but my husband and I were so impressed with how smoothly everything ran on the big day! She helped me feel at ease and never made me feel like I was asking too many questions. When I told her the vibe I envisioned for the reception she over delivered and it was exactly how I thought it would look in my head even though I didn't have any reference photos at all! I'd highly recommend Gina and her team to anybody!

Nick was my wedding photographer …read more He was absolutely wonderful. Communicative Creative Adaptive Insightful Kind Generous Servant Oriented (he arrived early & even helped with set up) Gentle (my grandmother had passed 3 days prior) Captured vulnerability & fragility without bring intrusive ‍Sat with me peacefully - while I would weep Did not rush me ... was peaceful & patient Fun & Silly Stayed for the after party - we had a jam session & then sang karaoke His karaoke voice is off the chain / professional Witty & Intelligent From Waianae - West Side Best Side Professional & Chill Brilliant & a Wave Rider Artistry & Timeliness at itʻs finest Prior to my wedding - I worked with Nick on cultural programming for the Waianae community, social justice oriented advocacy videos, & ridiculously choreographed Halloween/Theme Party Photo shoots. He is fun, kind, thoughtful, hilarious - and again - can sing karaoke like it is nobodyʻs business. Invite him & his lady to karaoke - and you wonʻt regret itx Highly Recommend

It was a pleasure to work with Nick! He thoughtfully offered me a couple of different options for…read morethe type of content I would receive and also gave us some ideas and direction in creating the content. Delivery of the images and videos was quick and great quality. I would definitely work with him again!