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    Kimo's Akamai Catering

    4.6 (19 reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    THE MAIN EVENT!
    matt s.

    Kimo totally rocked our wedding. We organized the whole shebang from California and were impressed from the get-go by Kimo's responsiveness and thoughtfulness. He called us and talked through our needs, and was vastly patient when it was clear we had no idea what we were doing! The wedding itself was a smash. Kimo showed up two days early for a walk-through and the day before for prep. The day of, the heavens opened and it rained cats and dogs and boars and horses. Which ruined our outside plans! But Kimo switched to the backup plan of serving indoors -- and the food was magnificent. I think what I love most about Kimo is all the little things. He handled flowers for us, got a wedding arch and even had his team run across the street to get 20 umbrellas from the drug store! In the end, with a million changes and some things we used and some things we went over on, he sensibly threw it all out the window and called it even. I've never hugged a vendor as much as I hugged Kimo. Amazing food and a fabulous spirit. Hire him!

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    Aloha! Such awesome food, great hosts and wonderful people! Many blessings to your business for many years to come!

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    chef kimo catered our daughter's wedding...he is kind and professional and the food was awesome. !

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    “Chef Kimo ended up working our event with a very limited staff, and I would be remiss to not thank them too!”

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