Hi, I'm Kaila! (pronounced like ky-la)
I am 27 years old, Native Hawaiian, a wife, a mom of 2, a creator, and a wedding & elopement photographer!
I have had an undying love and passion for photography since I was 18- landscape specifically has always been a huge inspiration for me. You'll probably notice how much I love to incorporate landscape, color and natural lighting into all my work! The combination between nature and love is just unbeatable. I've been a full time photographer now for 4 years and have never looked back. KKP has been one of the best decisions I've made for myself. I've captured love in places like Oregon, Washington, Utah, and have gone as far as Australia and New Zealand. I'm ALWAYS down to travel and you'll never catch me leaving my camera behind.
My husband and I met in college and fell in love very fast. We did long distance for 3 years (wow, how did I manage to survive that?) while I worked on completing my degree here on O’ahu and he worked overseas in Australia. It was incredibly difficult, but even from another country, my husband supported my photography career. In April of 2019, we were married in Laie, Hawai’i. We have now been married for 5 years, and had long ago decided to settle down in Hawai'i where our kids can grow up learning their roots.
I graduated college with a degree in Elementary Education. After graduating, I went on to teach at different schools on the North Shore of Oahu. I was quick to learn that although I had JUST graduated. I found myself dreaming of being full time in my photography. When COVID-19 came around, it was my final push to make the leap.
Currently, we have two beautiful boys! Our oldest, Kekona (we call him Koko for short) is a fiery, high-spirited, curious little boy. He keeps us equally as entertained as he does on our toes, LOL! Our youngest is Kairyn, who is so chill and unbothered by anything and everything. Our boys are only 13 months apart (I know, I know lol) and we are currently trying to survive 2 under 2! Our boys keep us busy, but they are 1000% the drive behind all of our hustle and hard work.
"My fiancé and I were looking for a photographer in Oahu to capture our love and celebrate our engagement. We ultimately found Kaila's page on Instagram and fell in love with her aesthetic. I swear, she really captures emotions in photos because that's the first thing we noticed from every couple/family she worked with. We had to deal with torrential downpours/terrible weather for our shoot with Kaila but she seriously is the best! Our pictures turned out to be amazing and unique, she's super sweet and easy to work with and helped us with poses. She really took the time to make sure we were comfortable and had a great experience despite the weather. She's seriously the best!!! She even sent us sneak peeks right away, same day as our shoot. We're totally booking her again to capture future special life moments as long as we're in Oahu and you should too!"
While I am Hawai'i based, I often travel for work! If I'm coming to your city, travel fees are automatically waved! If you don't see your location on my 2025 list, get in touch and we can make it happen!
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