Voyaging canoe under the Milky Way

Waianae Moku · Oʻahu · Hawaiʻi

MĀKAHA ANGELS

PRODUCTIONS

Hawaiʻi's Storytelling Media Company

We help Hawaiʻi businesses simplify operations, tell their story, and grow — using AI systems, cinematic media, and targeted ads rooted in the culture of this place.

What We Build Together

Services + Pricing

Every engagement starts with an Audit. We learn your operation, identify the gaps, and build a system that actually works for your business.

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Best First Step

AI Workflow Audit

Starting at $1,500

A deep-dive into your current operations. We map your workflows, identify where AI can save you time and money, and deliver a clear action plan.

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Most Popular

Workflow Build & Implementation

Starting at $3,000

We don't just advise — we build. Custom AI systems, automations, and tools implemented directly into your business.

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Enterprise

Full Systems Overhaul

Starting at $10,000

Complete transformation of your business infrastructure. AI-native operations, media strategy, and content systems built from the ground up.

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Film Production

Brand Media & Storytelling

Starting at $5,000

Cinematic brand films, documentary-style content, and visual storytelling that sets your business apart from every competitor.

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Monthly Retainer

Social Media & Paid Ads

Starting at $1,500/month

Strategic content creation and targeted advertising rooted in authentic Hawaiian culture. Not generic. Not templated. Yours.

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Monthly Retainer

Ongoing Support

Starting at $2,000/month

Continuous optimization, system maintenance, and strategic guidance. We stay in your corner as your business grows.

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The Process

How It Works

01

Audit

We map your current operations — tools, workflows, pain points, and opportunities. This is where we find the gold.

02

Strategy

We design a custom AI and media architecture built specifically for your business, your team, and your goals.

03

Build

We implement. Systems, automations, content workflows, and media assets — built and deployed, not just advised.

04

Optimize

We monitor, refine, and improve. Your business keeps getting sharper as the systems learn and the content compounds.

Trusted By

What They Say

Pono Player campaign — shot by Pākē Salmon in the Waiʻanae Mountains
Pono Player Campaign · Shot by Pākē Salmon · Waiʻanae Mountains, Oʻahu
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Pākē did an incredible campaign for our Pono Player, she covered my private concert in Maui, and helped to document our Save Our Farms efforts in Lahaina. She is amazing!

NEIL YOUNG

Rocker & Legend

Daryl Hannah — E Magazine cover
E — The Environmental Magazine · Cover Photo by Pākē Salmon
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Pākē was wonderful working with us as a creative director and cinematographer. She is easy to work with and has an extensive knowledge of content creation with her amazing photography and storytelling. I endorse her work!

DARYL HANNAH

Actress

Creative Director

Pākē Salmon

Creative Director · Filmmaker · Cultural Navigator · Mana Wahine

SAG filmmaker. White House speaker. EPA plenary presenter. Over 20 years in Hawaiʻi media. RED Komodo cinematographer. Award-winning documentary director. Native Hawaiian. West side of Oʻahu.

I have spent two decades building the credibility, the relationships, and the technical mastery that most agencies only claim. When I bring AI systems into a business, I bring everything I know about storytelling, culture, and strategy with it.

SAG Filmmaker

Screen Actors Guild

White House

Speaker

EPA Plenary

Presenter

RED Komodo

Cinematographer

20+ Years

Hawaiʻi Media

Award-Winning

Documentary Director

The Philosophy Behind the Work

"You are not hiring a consultant. You are bringing in a cultural navigator."

"AI does the heavy lifting. I keep it pono with Kanaka at the roots."

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Community Pipeline

Menehune Film Academy

Mākaha Angels Productions is the professional production arm. Menehune Film Academy is the bench. Every youth we train becomes part of a growing pipeline of Indigenous storytellers, cinematographers, and media professionals rooted in Hawaiian culture.

When you work with MAP, you support the Academy. The two are inseparable.

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"Training at-risk and Indigenous youth in real-world filmmaking, media, and storytelling skills — because the next generation of Pacific storytellers deserves a seat at the table they were born to lead."

— Pākē Salmon, Founder

For Producers, Networks & Industry Partners

Build Systems That Work For You

We combine AI strategy, cinema-quality storytelling, and deep community trust to build recruitment and brand systems that attract the right people — and keep them. This is not content creation. This is infrastructure.

AI-Powered Recruitment & Brand Strategy

AI-driven systems that solve your most expensive problem: finding and keeping the right people. Using data, targeted content, and intelligent automation — attracting qualified candidates before they ever apply.

Recruitment Landing Pages & Digital Infrastructure

Custom-built digital systems that position your company as the employer of choice. From landing pages to full recruitment funnels — designed for conversion and built for culture.

Targeted Recruitment Campaigns

Strategic paid and organic campaigns that reach the right candidates in the right communities. Rooted in authentic Hawaiian culture — not templated, not generic.

Cinema-Quality Recruitment Media

RED Komodo cinema cameras. Aerial drone coverage. Over 20 years Hawaiʻi film and television. We create recruitment content that feels authentic — and looks world-class.

Workforce Recruitment SystemsAI Strategy & AutomationCultural Media Production

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Your Story Is Your
Strongest Business Asset

Let's put it to work. Book your AI Workflow Audit and find out exactly where your business can move faster, communicate better, and grow smarter.

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