Tahiti and Brazil are my beautiful nieces from Ulu (my sis) and Jonnie. I love capturing the beauty within my own ohana (family) and being able to watch them grow. These two girls have 3 brothers also! I'll be posting some images of them all together soon.

I used these same ti-leaves on Latai (Model) that you see on the post below. They were all taken on the same day and put to good use........recycled and reused:)



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This young and beautifully exotic looking creature is Latai. We are starting a model portfolio for her and this was our first shoot. This shoot was put together at the last minute but I am so glad we did it. I met Latai through my niece, Ki'ilani who also likes to model for me from time to time but not anymore because she lives in Alaska now..... boohoo :( Anywho, isn't she gorgeous??

I hope to be seeing more of her in 2011!
Model: Latai Soakai
Makeup and Styling: Uilani Friedman



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Sara and I became friends from the ever popular FACEBOOK! She's a model who lives in Haiku Maui. We almost instantly set something up for my next trip to Maui. Since then we have done 2 shoots together and this is from our first visit at Kanaha Beach. She is such a lovely person. Sara is enthusiastic about trying anything and she know her body well. She is as carefree as the tropical breeze and a joy to shoot!

Can't wait to shoot with her again:)

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