We value family at Aloha Sitters and it’s because of these families that we even exist. Our mission has always been to provide the highest quality care and efficient service for every family so that there is less time spent worrying and more time spent living. Our program has helped vacationing families all around the world and our testimonies speak for themselves.

We are on our flight back to Berkeley and I wanted to send word on our experience with Mandy Tardif. Vacationing this past week in Honolulu with our grandchildren and our close friends and their grandson would not have been as memorable and as enjoyable without the daily presence of marvelous  Mandy. Not only did she manage to fulfill all of our expectations but she exceeded them by some!  She was completely in tune with the children’s needs, moods  and desires.  She engaged them creatively and joyfully at the hotel, doing face painting, ( Mandy is a true professional), spending time at Kid’s City, at the Arcade and on all mornings – spending splendid time at the beach building sand castles, throwing football and running around with the kids. But, the most magical and memorable moments happened on the beach with our 5 year old grandson, JJ.  From being fearful around water and afraid to get into  the ocean, within a week’s time,  with  daily morning  beach time,  playing in the sand and in the water,  Mandy, with her joyful, confident and playful  attitude, gained our grandson’s full trust.   With her guidance and total attention,  he was transformed into a playful fish, handling his own small surfing board and refusing to get out of the water.  We are forever grateful to her for  helping our boy overcome his fear and transforming  him into a sea and sand lover. When his mother asked him this morning, what he loved most about Hawaii,  he said ‘meeting Mandy’! – Mrs Nagel

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Aloha Sitters gave me peace of mind. My 12.5 yr old flew internationally, solo, from Japan to Honolulu. Gisela greeted her as she exited customs/immigration and then took her shopping and site seeing for almost six hours until her dad arrived from mainland (since my tween could not check into the hotel without her parent present). It was a perfect hand-off and I felt my daughter, who is mommy-helper aged herself, was safe in this new city, as she battled jet lag, temperature change, culture change. From liaising with Deborah from overseas to liaising with Gisela via WhatsApp on logistics- was great. The sitter sent me photos and updates, so I knew that my tween was being entertained. All in all, would recommend this company in a heartbeat. Reliable, trustworthy, ability to deal with weird requests (like an airport pick up!), can entertain tweens (bathing suit shopping)! Five star!!

–Michelle S

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…I just wanted to tell you THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU a hundred million times over! You have seriously sent us a blessing and we could not be more grateful! Thank you so much and have a great day! Aloha! – Esme (Local Customer)

From the get go, Kamila was 110% committed to the welfare and happiness of our children. Both William and  Sophia absolutely adored her and were devastated when our holiday came to an end. Kamila was enthusiastic and understood the individual needs of a 7 year old boy and a 4 year old girl. She was creative in the activities that she brought with her and not once was the TV turned on! Kamila was considerate and proactive and was able to inform us of local and free activities that she thought would interest our children including ukulele lessons and the local fireworks night. We had complete confidence that she would look after our children inside and outside of the pool and on several occasions sort other children from the hotel to join in on some team activities. She was always polite and courteous and very happy to do the night time routines including dinner, bath time, and reading all number of books our children could get away with! We wish she lived in Australia and would have no hesitation in calling Aloha Sitters for her services if we return to Hawaii or recommending her to future families. She was a delight to have around and made our family holiday a restful holiday for both my husband and I. Thank you once again. Regards. – Mr. & Mrs. Reid 

 “I have contacted Aloha Sitters on two occasions to assist with sitting needs. Each time I received a warm and welcoming greeting on the phone. They explained the process and was able to provide feedback within the first half hour of the 2 hour window. I must say, I was very impressed with the quick response time 🙂 Each sitter I was linked with, contacted me promptly after accepting the job to provide details about themselves and answer any questions I had of them. I am currently a local here now but I will definitely use Aloha Sitters again as a visitor to the island. Nice, friendly, and professional sitters. I will definitely recommend Aloha Sitters to anyone in my network that visit the island with their little ones.”  -Lashanna 

I’m writing to tell you how impressed we were with your services, and especially with Junior Tesoro. He was everything and more than you had with promised and exceeded our expectations. He came 10 minutes early. He came with a backpack and two other bags loaded with all kinds of goodies for our son to play with. However, he also parked his truck with his surfboards nearby and ended up taking our son to the lagoon where he taught him how to ride on the surfboard. Our son was so excited and he had a great time. Later that evening, when we came back, Junior and our son were making the most incredible paper airplanes. As soon as Junior left, our son said he wished Junior could come again. And again this morning our son was asking when Junior could come over again because “he was so much fun.” – Michelle Smith

I would like to thank you for your excellent service and care during our visit to Oahu. My wife was airlifted to Oahu from Maui after going into pre-term labor on June 16th. I followed her over the next day with less than 24 hours notice, along with our 2 year old Andrew. You can imagine that there were many details to attend to, including who would care for him while my wife was giving birth, so we are so very grateful to have found you and Aloha Sitters.

I work for Expedia Local Expert and manage a team of activity concierges, so one of them recommended you to us. Your ability to find a sitter on short notice (1-2 hours) and your impeccable communication and service made a world of difference to us in our time of need. Andrew had the best care and attention from several of your sitters, who were even able to spend the night with him on little notice so I could be with my wife for the birth of our twins Archer and Avey.

I cannot put a price on how valuable it was to have that time worry-free with her for this very important life event, so from all of us, we want to thank you and your staff from the bottom of our hearts for taking such good care of our family. Mahalo nui loa. – Bob, Laura, Andrew, Archer, and Avey 

Thank you for your assistance with child care during our stay at Waikiki. Our sitter was outstanding! I trusted her and she was gentle and patient with my kids. The boys loved her. Mahalo. – Erika G. 

Aloha! I have found two wonderful sitters on your site which I use regularly…thanks so much! – Kelly Anderson 

I just wanted to write a note and let you know how much we loved Stacey Ferrario! We are so impressed with how well it worked out to book and use a sitter from a distance. We will definitely be recommending you to our travel agent and all our friends. Everything went like clockwork and we had a couple of great breaks away for dinner. Thanks again for all your attention and responsiveness and a big thumbs-up for Stacey! Mahalo & Happy Holidays! – Brandy

Renee Silva was great with my three year old daughter. She brought so many toys along with her, snacks, & dinner, absolutely NO [television] on and left a few prizes for my little princess. She even helped my little one use the potty and dress her for photos at my sibling’s wedding.  – Taylor 

We had the pleasure of having Priscilla McClellan babysit our kids in Hawaii. Priscilla has a warmth and charm about her and our kids immediately took a liking to her. We had a 9 year old, a toddler, and a baby. She was flexible and responsible and took care of our children at different times of the day. We highly recommend her. – Mr. & Mrs. Jindal

Aloha! We had Whitney babysit for us this week and just wanted to report she was an absolute dream!!! I would definitely recommend her and your services to others visiting Honolulu in future…Thanks again for all your help accommodating my bookings at the very last minute and with such a wonderful babysitter. I feel so grateful and helped me out of a very tricky work situation. I’ll be recommending you guys to everyone here in Sydney! Thank you!!! – Avi 

Just a little note so say how impressed we were with Pa, she was absolutely incredible and our kids adored her. My daughter cried today saying goodbye for the last time. She was amazing with our kids and won over their little hearts very quickly. We will definitely be using your services again when we return and hope that Pa will be a available. Thanks again. – Torie Tye 

We loved Kayla! We were in Hawaii for a wedding and couldn’t bring our son to the event, so we went through the hotel to find a sitter. I was nervous and didn’t know if I was going to be able to relax and enjoy my time at the wedding if my son was not comfortable with the sitter. Well, Kayla agreed to FaceTime with us a week before so he could “meet” her and he was very smiley when he saw her. She was on time, sweet and thoughtful and came bearing gifts! She brought toys which he loved she communicated with us throughout the night, sending us updates. We’d definitely recommend Kayla, she was awesome! – Christa Mantey 

I just wanted to say a massive thank you to Maile & Aloha Sitters. Maile has just been amazing. The kids connected with Maile immediately and have never been so calm & happy after being watched (even by family!), Maile was our first non-family sitter and has now encouraged us to give it a try back in Australia (just wish Maile would move to Oz!!!). Thank you again for making our trip so worthwhile. I am happy to provide my recommendations as needed. All the best. – Pryce, Todd & Kids 

I am emailing you concerning both wonderful women who watched our darling girl in the beginning of February. The two sitters you set us up with were AMAZING!! This was the first time we had ever left Antonia with anyone who wasn’t family. She was so happy and content with both Renee Silva and Chelsey Buyuan! I just could not have been happier with their care of our precious girl. I want to make sure they both get 5 stars! I would give 10 stars if I could. They both texted me with updates which I loved. Auntie Renee brought lots of toys and games that she loved! Chelsey was so sweet to come watch her for after work, sort of last minute when we wanted to catch a late movie. We will absolutely use them again when we return to Hawaii. If either of them move to the Bay Area in California, I hope they let me know!!  – Cory Blum 

Just wanted to thank you for connecting us with Adeola (Ady) for babysitting on our recent trip to Waikiki. She was so delightful, flexible, and accommodating. She was 100% reliable and obviously loves children very much. She was great with our 8 month old and would be terrific with kids of any age. We even learned some new songs from her. Thanks again! – Shira 

We loved Priscilla – professional and a credit to your company and herself – a warm loving person that if we could, would steal from you in a heartbeat back to Australia. We are new parents and instantly felt comfortable leaving our little guy with her. We need more people in the world like Priscilla. Best regards. – Danielle 

I just wanted to write to let you know how happy we were with Lucie on our recent trip to Waikiki. She was just fantastic! She arrived each time armed with play-dough, her guitar, and more to keep our 3 year old entertained. In fact, they got along so well that we booked her for a total of 5 times during our 10 day holiday. Having someone like her on hand really meant we could relax and enjoy our holiday more, having a little bit of time on our own. Lucie will be our first port of call for any future trips we organize! Regards! – Pascale Maestri 

My husband and I used your service so that we could have an adult evening on our last night in O’ahu. I was apprehensive of leaving my child alone with a stranger, but felt reassured by the hotel’s recommendation and the fact that your sitters are well vetted and are CPR certified. Our sitter, Kellie, was really amazing!!! She came in and immediately bonded with our son, showed him a few books and toys and really earned his trust, as well as ours. She let us know that her schedule was flexible which was convenient as we ended up having to take advantage of the extra time. Throughout the evening, she responded to texts within seconds and reassured us that everything was going well. In between events, we stopped back at the hotel to bring our son dinner and he couldn’t have been happier. He was happy and enjoying Kellie so much that we were able to walk in, talk and leave without any meltdowns. This is really a great service and I would select Kellie, if available, again and again. Thank you! – Norra 

I just wanted to let you know how impressed we were with Liz’s professionalism and attitude when she babysat for us on Wednesday night. She certainly had her hand full with the kids in our room but from the minute she walked in the door, we felt comfortable. The kids have mentioned several times today how great Liz was in dealing with the twins and a rather hyperactive little boy. Can you please pass on my many thanks to Liz for a fantastic job. Kind regards! – Kendra Bell 

We recently visited the island of Oahu and were staying at the Royal Hawaiian. Kate Hooven was our sitter. We found her personality very endearing and very warm. Not only did our daughter warm up to her, she loved her company. Kate also helped us in snorkeling in the morning when we went to Hanauma Bay and looked after our daughter in the evening when we wanted to do some bar hopping. She is surely an asset to your company and we loved every bit of her!! She is an awesome nanny! Thank you so much! We highly recommend your services!!! We will definitely hire your services the next time we visit! – Mr. & Mrs. Jaine 

I just wanted to say thank you for sending Karen. She was very warm, professional and the children said (with big smiles) she was “fantastic – best babysitter ever!” They loved the games and craft activities. Please pass on our thanks. Kind regards! – Leilani Harvey 

I just wanted to say a big thank you for all your help organizing babysitters for my 40th celebrations. Everyone was very happy with their sitters, including us – Kamila is lovely and we hope to see her again next year a we are hoping to come more often!!!! You were very organized and easy to work with – I really appreciate that. I wish we were still there!! Mahalo. – Justine and all the crew 

Hi there, I just want to say a quick thank you to Debbie and Shannon! Debbie was so easy to deal with and so fast at finding a sitter for our little 9 month old boy. Shannon was absolutely great. So professional and you can tell she loves kids. I just wish we had found out about Aloha Sitters earlier. I’ll definitely be recommending your service to the many mothers in Sydney that I know will be coming for the holidays in the near future. Hopefully we will be back again one day too. Thanks again! – Mrs. Langley

I cannot say enough about how amazing Kamila is. She was such a blessing to our whole family! My girls (and my husband and I) absolutely love her. What a wonderful person and childcare provider. Thank you for providing this service. We had to have a babysitter due to work functions and it was so nice to be able to leave our kids and have peace of mind. – Mr. & Mrs. Green 

I just wanted to say a huge, big thank you for your beautiful babysitter Renee. We have just had her for the 2nd night look after my very much of a mummy’s boy and my daughter and she has done the most amazing job ever!!!!! She was early to both evenings, came with a car full of appropriate toys and games both evenings. Although my children did get upset when I left I knew they were both in very good hands Renee even left a little gift for them in the morning. I was after a mature, energetic, trustworthy, fun and most importantly loving babysitter and Renee is all of this and a lot more. I would highly recommend Renee to anyone. Many thanks for this service. – Angela

We were staying at the Ala Moana Hotel for a business conference and needed a sitter for a 1 year old and 3 year old for the day. We called Aloha Sitters and they sent Kamila over. She was absolutely fantastic! We travel all over the world on business and she is by far the best sitter we have ever had! By far. Five stars. Thank you, Kamila!!! – GF Garnes III

We had Jena babysit a couple weeks ago while at Aulani Hotel. Just wanted to say how much we appreciated your help especially last minute! You were really great. Also, Jena was really lovely, professional, and great with the kids. It was great how she brought a big bag of goodies to occupy the kids – paper, crayons, books, and all sorts. Though they didn’t need it much since they played outside and in, it really eased my mind to know they would be well occupied and kept happy. She kept us updated (sending a lovely picture too) and handled any situation that came up just fine. We had an amazing time on our dive – without a worry about the kids. Thanks so much for all! – Dionne 

Just wanted to thank you so much for your help in finding us a sitter for our baby on our vacation to Oahu! Jackie was such a great sitter! She showed up at our hotel room with shell leis for my husband and I and a big back of tricks for our baby. Unfortunately, our little guy got really sick during our trip on a night Jackie was scheduled to come over. She swept in and calmed us down, held him and got him to sleep. The next day she checked in with us while we were at the doctor and all day long to see how he was doing, then insisted on coming over so that we could go out and enjoy our last night in Hawaii. It says something about her nature that we felt comfortable leaving our sick baby with another person, but she completely put us at ease and was as competent as they come. I’m only sorry he didn’t get to spend all day with her! She was really, really great. In fact, my husband joked when we were leaving about getting her to move to the mainland! Thank you so much! – Melinda Carreon 

I was recently in Honolulu on a vacation and I used your service on two occasions. Jackie was our sitter and she was AWESOME!!!! She brought over lots of toys and left them there for my son to play with until the next time she came and she played with him and took awesome notes on his activity. She was also so friendly and gave us some good tips on things to do. It wasn’t easy to leave him in a strange place, but Jackie made us fee totally comfortable and I totally trusted her as soon as I met her. I would definitely recommend her and your service to anyone and I will definitely use her again if we come back. – Melinda Carreon

My family visited Oahu for my brother’s wedding and Holli Smith babysat for us on three occasions. Holli was absolutely amazing and we feel so lucky that we were paired with her during our visit. She brought books and activities to do with my 3 year old son and she even charmed my 12 month old daughter who is very shy and was in a phase of immense stranger anxiety when we were in Hawaii. She asked good questions, kept us apprised of the goings on while we were away, and she handled the kids and their many idiosyncrasies with aplomb. For example, on the first night that she babysat and as we were walking out the door, my son had a huge temper tantrum over sharing some crayons with my daughter, which then set my daughter off into a temper tantrum – Holli seemed completely un-phased by the meltdowns and urged us to go ahead to our dinner. On top of her skills with the kids, Holli seems like an incredibly kind, interesting and smart person, and we thoroughly enjoyed having her around the house. we wish that she lived here in DC so that we could use her services on a regular basis! In any case, many thanks to you and Holli for the babysitting services we received in Hawaii. Next time we’re there, we will definitely reach out to Aloha Sitters again. – Kalea Clark 

We are SO lucky we were matched with Gisela, she was beyond amazing! It is always tough trusting your child to a complete stranger, but we have immediately felt comfortable with her as soon as we met her. She was warm, loving, friendly, smart, and our 8 month old completely adored her. Every time she came in the door, Avery got so excited she would crawl right to her, smiling and laughing. She brought her own toys which Avery had a great time playing with. She was always on time, gave us great reports each night about what they had done and she always went above and beyond what we had asked or expected. – The Smiths

We wanted to write to tell you how much relief you gave us by providing such a great service. We appreciated being able to read all the references of all the sitters and the testimonials of other parents. It was wonderful to be able to trust you to match a great sitter, Frances Nuar, with our extremely active and talkative three kids (ages 4, 6, & 7) before we landed in Honolulu. Fran was fabulous! She arrived on time, ready to take over playing in the ocean and sand, pools and board games with our kids. Our kids enjoyed having Fran during the day and evenings. Between our three kids we have different food allergies, medicines,  grommets and different allergies to different sunscreens. Fran had it all down pat and just got on with everything, no bother. She also provided us with invaluable information about surf lessons with the Star Beach Boys [which was] perfect for all the kids! We had peace of mind and this was the first time I have actually been able to totally relax on holiday since my first child was born. Thanks so very much to Fran. We hope our paths cross again and if we are in Honolulu again, you will be the first [people] we call…Many thanks for helping us to make our holiday so fun! – Amy Young

Debbie Murto looked after both our 3 year old son and 1 year old daughter for 10 consecutive days/nights while we were in Waikiki in March 2012. Debbie made it possible for my husband and me to have a proper holiday. Debbie was always punctual, reliable, and completely flexible. She was dynamic and the kids really liked her company. On one occasion due to bad weather we called Debbie on a day we had told her she was not working all and asked if she could be at our hotel in half an hour so we could catch a shuttle bus and she gave an enthusiastic ‘yes’ and made it there on time! [She] came prepared with toys for the kids and did things with the children that they enjoyed. My son is fairly clingy and doesn’t like being left with just anybody, so I was pleased to return after a particularly long day to have him tell me how much fun he’d had with Debbie. Debbie followed all instructions in terms of food and sleep routines and every day would give me details of exactly what had happened whilst we were away. I would recommend her to any family traveling to Honolulu who needs either a night time babysitter for a few hours or someone longer term. Thanks again! Regards! – Amanda Isenberg

We had the pleasure of having Ashlie Provost babysit our kids in Hawaii. Ashlie was outgoing and engaging and our kids immediately warmed up to her. We had a 9 year old, a toddler, and a baby. Ashlie was fantastic in handling all 3 kids as well as being able to address each kid’s needs. We highly recommend her. – Mr. & Mrs. Jindal 

My family and I visited Honolulu for a week in June. We were there mainly for work, but brought our kids (2 & 11 years old) with us. Annette was our babysitter and was wonderful. My two years old son is not easy and usually doesn’t like to stay with people he doesn’t know. Nevertheless, Annette did a great job. She brought toys and took them to the playground. She took care of all the details like changing diapers on time, food, drinks, sleep. At the end she always gave me a written paper of the things they did and at which time, which I absolutely loved! My daughter although she is older had a blast with Annette. We would certainly recommend Annette to anybody looking for a calm and trustworthy babysitter. We hope to come back to Honolulu again. Thank you very much for your help! Best regards! – Margarita 

I would just like to take this opportunity to write a short reference of thanks for Alyssa Christian. Alyssa Christian was amazingly wonderful. She is a very sweet & reassuring professional who made a very nervous mother leaving her 19 month old child for the first time very at ease. We would not hesitate to use her services again & are happy for our reference to be used on your website. Please let me know if there’s anything more I can say to assist in promoting Alyssa in your company. Kind regards! – Amanda & Adam Griffin

I just wanted to write in to you and let you know what a pleasure it was to have Abby sit for us while we were visiting our family. Abby was always on time (and early)! She brought toys for the kids and did yoga with them. My son who is 4 and daughter who is 2 are still talking about her and asking me when we can go visit HER! I just want to say thank you to both Abby for a lovely week and for Debbie who set this all up. We will be back in March and I look forward to using Abby and Aloha Sitters again! – Elizabeth Wells 

We just wanted to thank you for your wonderful care for Eva while we were on Oahu. Eva enjoyed her time with Mahele and Jennifer so much. Both Jennifer and Mahele were flexible about Eva’s choice of activities. they showed up on time for each scheduled shift and made sure that they understood how to best meet our daughter’s special needs. Eva thoroughly enjoyed her time with each of them and counts her time with each of them as a highlight of our trip to Hawaii. We also really enjoyed talking with them and getting to know about their lives although Eva preferred to keep each of them to herself! Thank you for making this a really nice trip for her and for enabling us to have some down time. It was so much fun to meet both of [them] and I hope our paths will cross again! Aloha Sitters has wonderful caregivers! Mahalo nui loa! – Jan Fondell

“Approximately two years ago when we met Travis when he applied for the Teaching position at The Green House. Travis has been very prompt and reliable. He has never called in sick or cancelled. Our dress is dirt friendly here … doing garden work and working with kids, outdoors, for our eco explorer program – he always dressed appropriately for the job. His responsibilities were to prepare lessons, manage groups of kids(approximately 15), teach eco lessons/curriculum, take groups of kids on field trips. I would describe his character as super upbeat, positive energy, smiles and hugs people … someone you want around. His communication style is positive and genuine. He strikes a very good balance of enforcing the expectations/rules but giving enough freedom for the kids to explore and experience. He strongly values, role models and implements positive communication skills and conflict resolution with the kids. He is caring and kind and great at following what you give him to do. He gets right in and interacts with the children! He is very good at listening to them and talking with them about what their interests are, their thoughts and again, very good at helping to work out conflicts. He’s a really wonderful human being and it feels like a gift to have hime around and I wish I could employ him more here.”  – Karla Meek from The Green House 

I would like to give my utmost praise to your company! To say we were pleased with the service Kamila provided would be an understatement. She was ALWAYS punctual, accountable, courteous, and above all…took care of my daughter as if she were her own. If it were not for Kamila, we would not have been able to get married or enjoy all of the experiences Hawaii has to offer. She was diligent in watching and caring for our daughter during our wedding ceremony and when we went on dates! I would also like to not how trustworthy [she] is! We would provide her funds for Ava and her to buy food and for activities. She was accountable with the funds and only spent them on Ava; although we stressed this was not required. Kamila would bring her own food and make smart choices with the money we gave her for the day. Kamila is a kind, loving, trustworthy, beautiful soul. We wish she lived closer so we could see her more often. We love her and miss her dearly! We would love to be a referral for anyone interested in having her watch their kids. She is the best!!! Thank you! – Alicia Wichmann

“I am emailing you concerning both wonderful women who watched our darling girl in the beginning of February. The two sitters you set us up with were AMAZING!! This was the first time we had ever left Antonia with anyone who wasn’t family. She was so happy and content with both Renee Silva and Chelsey Buyuan ! I just could not have been happier with their care of our precious girl. I want to make sure they both get 5 stars! I would give 10 stars if I could. They both texted me with up dates which I loved. Auntie Renee brought lots of toys and games that she loved! Chelsey was so sweet to come watch her after work, sort of last minute when we wanted to catch a late movie. We will absolutely use them again when we return to Hawaii. If either of them move to the Bay Area in California, I hope they let me know!!” – Cory Blum 

“I just wanted to say thank you for sending Karen. She was very warm, professional and the children said (with big smiles) she was ‘fantastic – best babysitter ever!’ They loved the games and craft activities. Please pass on our thanks.” – Leilani Harvey 

“First and foremost I want to say that I whole-heartedly recommend Travis Joy Smith as a childcare worker!!! I have known Travis for about a year and a half. I first met him during the summer of 2015 when he came to volunteer at our school (The Early School). He was introduced to us by a much-loved Early School Alum, who also became a former sub and part-time aide at our school. I understand that she met him when they were both volunteering at The Art Explorium which is owned by a former Early School parent! We all immediately liked Travis and his positive energy. He had a natural way with the children, and we appreciated his willingness to help in any way he could. He quickly was asked to be on our sub list and was also hired as a part-time afternoon aide. Because we enjoyed working with him and trusted his work with the children he became a much sought-after sub and was very busy subbing for us!!! He’s responsibilities were to Monitoring/overseeing interacting with children during indoor and outdoor play, supporting children in the use of the bathroom and basic hygiene, supporting circle times, reading to children, serving snack, helping children settle down to rest during naptime, keeping children safe. I would describe his character as Calm, Honest, Caring, Compassionate, a Good Listener, Thoughtful, Helpful and Kind. He is a clear, honest and caring communicator with staff and children. He’s definitely there to help in any way he can. He’s eager to learn and a hard worker. He’ll ask questions if he’s not sure what to do so that he can do the best job he can. The children love him and seek to be around him. He is playful, honest, open, very responsible, and he will also let them know in a positive way if they are doing something that’s not okay.” – Deirdre Yim, Ph.D. from The Early School 

“I met Travis almost 3 years ago when I was working as the education coordinator for the Art Explorium in kaimuki. He became one of our most reliable volunteers for our toddler program, “little artists.” He was never late, cancelled or called in sick. He always dressed appropriately for the job. He came in early to help the instructor prep materials for the classes, assisted with art activities for the students (age 18 mo to 5 years), assisted with cleanup, read books, and even led a few activities himself. I would describe his character as Friendly, positive, upbeat, & engaged. Fantastic communication skills – He is a very clear and friendly communicator. I would describe his work ethic as “on it!”. It’s often hard to find male caretakers and educators as sweet and sensitive and easy to communicate with as Travis. Any program that hires him is lucky to have him!” – Janice Staab from the Art Explorium

“Aloha! We had Whitney babysit for us this week and just wanted to report she was an absolute dream!!! I would definitely recommend her and your services to others visiting Honolulu in future. Debbie – Thanks again for all your help accommodating my bookings at the very last minute and with such a wonderful babysitter. I feel So grateful and you helped me out of a very tricky work situation. I’ll be recommending you guys to everyone here in Sydney! Thank you!!!” – Avi

“We just wanted to thank [our sitter] so very much for looking after Madi every night for 2 and a half weeks while we were on vacation in Waikiki. It was so nice that we were able to enjoy each night of our trip knowing Madi was in great hands and we completely trusted her 100%. The continuous updates throughout the night were reassuring that we definitely had the right person looking after our daughter. We cannot recommend Aloha Sitters high enough and we will definitely be using your service again when we return at the end of the year. Thank you for making our holiday so enjoyable. P.S Madi absolutely LOVES her book that Kathy gave her on the last night. Lots of Love.” – Josh, Chloe and Madi 

“I just wanted to write in to you and let you know what a pleasure it was to have Abby sit for us while we were visiting our family. Abby was always on time (and early)! She brought toys for the kids and did yoga with them. My son who is 4 and daughter who is 2 are still talking about her and asking me when we can go visit HER! I just want to say thank you to both Abby for a lovely week and for Debbie who set this all up. We will be back in March and I look forward to using Abby and Aloha Sitters again!” – Elizabeth Wells

“Hi there, I just want to say a quick thank you to Debbie and Shannon! Debbie was so easy to deal with and so fast at finding a sitter for our little 9 month old boy. Shannon was absolutely great. So professional and you can tell she loves kids. I just wish we had found out about Aloha Sitters earlier. I’ll definitely be recommending your service to the many mothers in Sydney that I know will be coming for holidays in the near future. Hopefully we will be back again one day too. Thanks again!” – Mrs. Langley

“Ciara Steynberg was amazing–she was fabulous! In fact, we’ve had her back several times. We couldn’t have asked for someone better. We were just thrilled! I’ve used a lot of nannies and I can tell which ones are good and which ones aren’t. She is exceptional! She was willing to do anything . . . if we wanted to go surfing, she’d go surfing . . . I know how hard it is to find good staff, so you guys are doing a great job!” – Tiffany Young

“As regular visitors to Hawaii from New Zealand we decided on our recent trip to use the services of a local sitting service. In the past we had bought a nanny with us to care for our children. After requesting a sitter through Aloha Sitters website for a 6 day period (13-18 October 2014) we were offered Debbie Murto for the duration of our stay. After reading her profile we were delighted and felt confident of our holiday plans. This was reconfirmed when we first met Debbie and felt completely at ease leaving our 9 and 3 year old boys in her care. We stayed at 2 hotels in Waikiki and found Debbie to use her local knowledge to her advantage including showing the children where a local playground was and where certain local (favourite) restaurants were. She also enthusiastically took the boys swimming and took an interest in their hobbies. Debbie was always on time and was prepared to work 2 days fairly long hours. She was very conscientious about making sure the children adhered to her rules and at the same time ensured she kept to my youngest routine of an afternoon nap. She gave us a complete overview of their day and what/amount of food/drink they had consumed and activities undertaken while under her care. Our children both still fondly talk about Debbie and we would not only request her on any future trip we would highly recommend her to others.” – Carolyn and Peter Bromhead

“Just a little note so say how impressed we were with Pa, she was absolutely incredible and our kids adored her. My daughter cried today saying goodbye for the last time. She was amazing with our kids and won over their little hearts very quickly. We will definitely be using your services again when we return and hope that Pa will be a available. Thanks again,”  – Torie Tye 

“We loved Priscilla – professional and a credit to your company and herself – a warm loving person that if we could would steal from you in a heartbeat back to Australia. We are new parents and instantly felt comfortable leaving our little guy with her. We need more people in the world like Priscilla.” – Danielle

“We had Jena babysit a couple weeks ago while at Aulani Hotel. Just wanted to say how much we appreciated your help especially last minute! You were really great. Also, Jena was really lovely, professional & great with the kids. It was great how she brought a big bag of goodies to occupy the kids – paper, crayons, books and all sorts. Though they didn’t need it much since they played outside and in, it really eased my mind to know they would be well occupied and kept happy. She kept us updated (sending a lovely picture too) and handled any situation that came up just fine. We had an amazing time on our dive – without a worry about the kids. Thanks so much for all!” – Dionne

“My family and I visited Honolulu for a week in June. We were there mainly for Work but brought our kids (2 and 11 years old) with us. Annette was our babysitter and was wonderful. My two years old son is not easy and usually doesn’t like to stay with people he doesn’t know. Nevertheless, Annette did a great Job, she brought toys and took them to the playground. She took care of all the details like changing diapers on time, food, drinks, sleep. At the end she always gave me a written paper of the things they did and at which time, which I absolutely loved! My daughter although she is older had a blast with Annette. We would certainly recommend Annette to anybody looking for a calm and trustworthy babysitter. We hope to come back to Honolulu again. Thanks you very much for your help. Best regards!” – Margarita 

“We had the pleasure of having Priscilla McClellan babysit our kids in Hawaii. Priscilla has a warmth and charm about her and our kids immediately took a liking to her. We had a 9 year old, a toddler, and a baby. She was flexible and responsible and took care of our children at different times of the day. We highly recommend her.” – Mr & Mrs. Jindal

“Debbie Murto looked after our little Ruby for the past 5 nights. It’s been a massive step for us leaving her with a sitter for the 1st time & Debbie had made the experience really enjoyable & stress free. We have truly relaxed & enjoyed our evenings knowing our baby girl was in such good hands. Thank you for the bottom of our hearts. Mahalo!” – Kate & Sam 

I just wanted to send you an email to say a very big THANK YOU to Windy for being such an amazing babysitter for us during our stay in Hawaii. Not only did she have a very special bond with Jaime she also tackled some tricky situations along the way with such great professionalism!!! Ted and I felt so incredibly comfortable leaving with Jaime with Windy each night and Jaime just loved her. Looking forward to returning one day, was quite sad to leave. Thank again. – Jasmin & Ted

I would like to take this opportunity to say how happy we were with Malama. It takes talent to keep 3 kids under six safe and happy! We organized for her to take the kids to the hotel restaurant for dinner every night and for an ice cream after, and they loved it. She also thought to bring everything to make leis with them one night which they loved and to bring books and bubbles on other nights. Such a calm and lovely person. Our kids were so exhausted from endless hours at the pool that they were asleep quite early…and she did a great job at winding them down after a fun activity. We were very touched when she said that our kids were a joy and that she enjoyed minding them…We would not hesitate at all to recommend to friends and will definitely look to rebook on our return. Kind regards! – Kathleen & Bill

Marlon has been a fantastic nanny to my two grandchild while we have had a family holiday.  Marlon was a pleasure to have looking after the girls, she was fun, honest, trustworthy, punctual but most of all brilliant with the children.  Nothing was a bother for her, she was polite and kind with everything she did.  Marlon looked after the children during the day as well as a few nights, it was so encouraging to know that the children were safe and looked after so we could relax a little and eat together.  Thank you Marlon for everything you did for us, you helped make our holiday a restful break. – Glen & Diane Percasky