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Paint Pā‘ina Hosts Weekly Artistic Events In West O‘ahu
BY KYLE GALDEIRA
utor and honed her interest in wine en route to becoming a sommelier. With the paint and wine theme emerging as a natural fit, the team launched Paint Pāʻina six years ago, fittingly with the first event at a Maryknoll High School reunion.
Embodying the popular surfing phrase “Chance ‘em,” longtime friends and enthu- siastic entrepreneurs Alicia Malia Esche and Cheryl-Lynn Mattos are motivated by the joy of doing something they love, and sharing that passion with others.
“Our motivation is hav- ing fun with people doing something we love,” explains the Paint Pāʻina team. “Our friendship, bringing our tal- ents together, trusting each other and leaning on each oth- er has helped build our busi- ness.”
The duo launched Paint Pāʻina in 2016 as a mobile company specializing in customized painting parties available for engagements across the island. Esche and Mattos are eager to “bring the pāʻina to you and paint wher- ever on O‘ahu that may be! We love to do private parties or team building events.”
Paint Pā‘ina hosts workshops at Residence Inn by Marriott O‘ahu Kapolei on Tuesdays and Thursdays. PHOTOS COURTESY PAINT PĀ‘INA
your way through the hard parts?” the Paint Pāʻina team explains. “Painting provides so many things: it can be therapy, a fun way to get to- gether, an ice breaker for date night, a silly girls night out ... and the best part is you only get better, and anyone can paint! So, as we say at
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Paint Pāʻina currently has regular sessions at Residence Inn by Marriott O‘ahu Kapo- lei every Tuesday and Thurs- day. The local business also has recurring engagements on the North Shore and in Waikīkī.
Esche and Mattos are ea- ger to add local aspiring art- ists to the team to continue
Participants of all ages are encouraged to engage with Paint Pāʻina, including young children who require a partici- pating adult. The Paint Pāʻina gallery is filled with original artwork by Esche; guests who are first to sign up for an event may choose a painting from the gallery. The gallery also helps private party par- ticipants select their painting, which may align with a theme or may simply catch their eye.
“Life is short. We all spend so much time working, why not have fun at work with a partner whose company you enjoy so that you can laugh
For more information, call 808-781-2218, visit paintpaina.com or email paintpaina@gmail.com.
Paint Pāʻina is an eco-friendly company that reuses and recycles materials when possible “to celebrate the beauty of Hawai‘i and be good stewards to the ‘āina that we love so much.”
building the business, and are relieved that day-to-day life is slowly returning to normal following restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paint Pāʻina, ‘Be the artist, chance ‘em!’”
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The owners met at Mary- knoll School when they were in junior high and have been friends ever since becoming close while running track for Pac-Five. While enduring the high cost of living in Hawai‘i, the entrepreneurs sought extra income without feeling like they were taking on second jobs. Esche pursued her in- terest in art and achieved a fine arts degree, while Mattos worked at a beverage distrib-
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