It was a whirlwind end to summer for Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama. The HGTV stars juggled home renovations and back-to-school chaos while also navigating a hurricane in Hawai’i. Now, they’re giving fans a glimpse at everything that kept them busy in their latest life update.
Tristyn & Kamohai Kalama Share Wild August Roundup: Hurricanes, Houses, & Back to School
On September 1, Tristyn and Kamohai took to Instagram with a photo dump and life update for the month of August.
“August was … a lot. Are we the only ones that feel that way?” they wrote in the caption.
The HGTV stars shared just a glimpse at everything that August brought their way. “Kids went back to school, a bagillion sports, Hawai’i experienced a hurricane, we launched a new podcast episode, bought, started and finished some houses, found a cat a home, installed our first septic system on Oahu, hired new employees, got a vibe board, took family photos, and of course got some back to school sickness,” they wrote.
“There’s a lot more not in there but you get the [gist],” the couple added.
Fans loved seeing this look into the family’s busy life, with many sharing that their last month of summer was also rough.
“Absolutely. It felt like 3 months. Notice how no one ever says ‘lazy summer’ anymore? I don’t think the concept exists now,” one fan noted.
The Kalamas responded, “Right, we were talking about August and my brain about melted.”
“What a beautiful and precious family! Yes, everything feels like … A LOT! 💕 Love watching you guys share your skills and talents with a us viewers — thank you,” another fan shared.
One fan wondered how the Kalamas weathered the hurricane. “Wow that was some month! Hope you made out ok with the hurricane 🙏,” they wrote.”Love your show and your beautiful family! You are blessed 😍.”
They responded with an update, writing, “We are good! A lot of families still recovering and a lot of people don’t know about what Hawai’i experienced with the hurricane.”
In response to a comment that noted, “Beautiful family ❤️. Adorable dogs,” they shared, “The dogs are the babies of the family 😂.”
“Love seeing a normal family like you all! Hope all was ok with the hurricane 🙏,” another fan wrote.
‘Renovation Aloha’ Stars Reveal New Design Business
On August 26, Tristyn and Kamohai took to Instagram to share a big development.
In the video, Tristyn noted, “We kept getting asked over and over, ‘Hey, can you design my kitchen?’ ‘Hey, can you design this?’ ‘Hey, can you renovate my house?’ … And we were always saying no.”
She continued, “Since season 1 aired it was like a repetitive question we were getting, and it was like, ‘No, we don’t do that.’ And I’m like, why are we saying no?”
“And then I saw an opportunity to really open another business with my family … with my brother and my sister-in-law. And where my brother could truly thrive because he’s the journeyman carpenter,” she noted.
Kamohai added, “And so, for a year, we were looking at each other, asking each other, like we need to do this. Because, to be honest, there were more of those clients reaching out than people that want to sell their house to us.”
The HGTV star added, “And so, it was a perfect storm. This new business was like perfect to really start something new with family because we love family so much. And really, we had all the pieces to the puzzle, so it was really just about putting those pieces together.”
With a mission to “solve problems and help as many local people as we can,” the business allows them to expand “by offering all of these other services,” Kamohai shared.
Tristyn added that it’s a way for people “to get what they see on TV, on ‘Renovation Aloha,’ and the designs — and get a little piece of that for themselves in their own home.”
