A Deep Dive Into ‘Renovation Aloha’ Couple Tristyn & Kamohai Kalama
What To Know
- Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama, stars of HGTV’s Renovation Aloha, are a married couple from Hawaii known for flipping houses
- They involve their large, close-knit family in their projects.
- The couple overcame financial struggles before their TV success, which they shared in a July 2026 Instagram video.
Tristyn Kalama and Kamohai Kalama have become a staple HGTV couple since Renovation Aloha premiered in 2024. With this year’s third season, which saw the couple continue to flip houses in their local Hawaii, Kamohai hoped that viewers were able to connect with them and see even more of their lives.
He told HGTV, “Every season that we do, we come closer together. I know in our personal relationship, you guys are with us, watching our business grow, and I think this season taught me how important relationships are.”
The couple also opened up about their pre-HGTV debt struggles in a July 2026 Instagram video, giving fans greater insight into their past. Scroll down for everything we know about the Kalamas, from how they met, to how many kids they have, and more.
How did Tristyn and Kamohai meet?
Tristyn and Kamohai met in quite an unexpected way. He was working as a substance abuse counselor at a treatment center where Tristyn’s mom was the executive director. Tristyn’s parents had previously been treated at the rehabilitation center following an arrest for drug possession, and her mother was so inspired by her recovery that she took a job there afterward.
Meanwhile, Kamohai, who’s been clean since 2012, was also previously treated at the center before becoming a counselor there himself. Tristyn was pursuing a career in mental health counseling and took on an internship at the center, which is where she crossed paths with Kamohai.
After getting the stamp of approval from her mom, Tristyn “slid into [Kamohai’s] DMs,” she revealed, adding, “The butterflies were instantaneous.”
When did Tristyn and Kamohai get married?
The couple married in March 2016, so they celebrated a decade of marriage earlier this year. Tristyn wrote on Instagram, “One decade down… and here’s to the rest of our lifetime creating experiences together! You are my best friend, my soulmate, and my better half. I fall in love with you over and over again. You are who God made for me, my perfect match and my divine partner, I thank our savior for you each and everyday and the life He continues to bless us with.”
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Do Tristyn and Kamohai have kids?
Yes, the couple has two children: daughter Yasiel and son Vale. Yasiel was born in December 2016, and her parents have regularly taken to social media to celebrate her birthdays.
In June 2026, they wrote a sweet message to mark Vale’s 8th birthday. “Our son, You are such a joy and blessing. You are so smart, kind, ambitious, talented, and head strong,” the couple wrote on Instagram. “You make us proud everyday. Lord, please slow down time..we can’t believe it’s been 8 years with you!”
Who are Tristyn and Kamohai’s family members?
They have a ton of family members who live close by in Hawaii, including Kamohai’s 87 (yes, you read that right) first cousins. Some of them appear on the show.
“Our family is our backbone, our foundation, our support system. My brother is our project manager,” Tristyn told HGTV. “My mom is pivotal with the kids. My sister-in-law is a realtor and sells a handful of our houses when we decide to list them. Kamohai’s cousin owns and operates the landscaping company. When there’s a need, there’s no doubt the family will be there for us.”
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Ahead of Season 2, Kamohai teased to TV Insider, “When you do come from a humungous family, you can only imagine what those 87 first cousins do in everyday life. We haven’t been able to incorporate all of them into Season 1, but we’ve introduced some new family members who have some crazy skills and do some awesome, creative things into Season 2.”
What do Tristyn and Kamohai do on Renovation Aloha?
The show features the couple flipping broken-down properties in Hawaii. They got started in real estate while they were living paycheck-to-paycheck. Tristyn saw a commercial for a real estate seminar, and they attended it together.
“I feel we could probably spend a day talking about what real estate means to us. We always say it’s more than just four walls and a roof,” Tristyn told TV Insider.
They both have a specific role when it comes to house flipping. Kamohai is the one who hunts down and acquires the flip properties, while Tristyn is the designer.
Although they’ve been able to profit from this, Tristyn and Kamohai’s No. 1 priority is giving back to their community in Hawaii. “It all comes back to the relationships we’re building with the people we’re buying the houses from. That is the most important thing,” he admitted. “On the show, we don’t buy ever house off the MLS. We’re cultivating these relationships and making sure these homeowners are getting everything they want out of the house.”
Will Tristyn and Kamohai return for Renovation Aloha Season 4?
HGTV has not yet renewed the show for Season 4, and recent legal issues have made fans wonder about its fate.
In April 2026, People reported that a civil complaint had been filed against the Kalamas for “post[ing] video and photographic content to their public Instagram account (@kamohaiandtristyn) that appears to depict the human skeletal remains.” The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) believed the remains were iwi kūpuna, or the skeletal remains of Native Hawaiian ancestors.
The complaint also claimed that an episode of Renovation Aloha contained the footage and that the couple didn’t obtain written consent from the appropriate burial council or DLNR to show it. Deadline reported that HGTV later removed the footage from the episode, called “Bones on the Big Island,” after it aired.
“We take the concerns raised by the Native Hawaiian community very seriously and are committed to ensuring our programming is respectful and appropriate,” an HGTV spokesperson told People in a statement. “We apologize to anyone who found any part of the episode offensive, as that was not HGTV’s intention.”
A month after that civil complaint was filed, Civil Beat reported that Renovation Aloha owed $40,000 to the city of Honolulu for operating two illegal short-term rentals through Airbnb.
Renovation Aloha, Seasons 1-3, Streaming Now, HBO Max
