Malihini Keiki Care

I can’t say enough about how pleased I am with Malihini Keiki Care. I was really nervous about having a caregiver for my 10-​month-​old while visiting the Big Island, but Heidi called me and committed to finding one sitter for the whole week with great experience. She really delivered in sending us Lisa, whom my son adored.
Every time I walked past my son and Lisa playing on the property, he was smiling and laughing. Lisa brought a whole bag of age-​appropriate toys that he loved every day she sat for us, and she was completely at ease taking him swimming, putting him down at night, and making sure he got his naps in each day.
I can’t recommend them more highly. Really grateful for the service and we will certainly use them again.

We recently used Malihini Keiki Care for evening sitting services in Kona for our one year old daughter and could not haven been more pleased! The reservation process was seamless. The office quickly called to confirm after I emailed a request for a sitter. An email was sent soon after with the name of our sitter and dates /​times. When I had to adjust the sitting times a new email confirmation was sent immediately. Our sitter, Cory, was truly amazing! She arrived to our room five minutes early and came prepared with distraction toys so that we could sneak out without upsetting our daughter. She texted us within fifteen minutes of us leaving so that we could have her cell phone number to stay in touch. She also texted us when our little one went to sleep so we could have a worry free evening. She sat quietly in a chair in the room and read rather than watching tv so our daughter could sleep peacefully. Cory was truly wonderful!!! We are so appreciative! I highly recommend Malihini Keiki Care if you are ever on the Big Island for sitting services!

we were travelling to big island with our twin 2.5yr old very active boys and wanted to find someone to care for them during parts of the days when we wanted to do some activities. I was skeptical about this whole concept but bit the bullet and made the call to go with Malihini Keiki Care based on their fantastic Unilocal reviews, though only 7 reviews were there when I was looking at options but they were 5 stars and it really helped.
Amazing service. Cory C — you were amazing. Thank you so much for taking such wonderful care of our boys. She arrived with a bag full of book, toys, puzzles, yo-​yo and played with them in the hotel room when we were away, took them to play in the sand when we were out snorkelling, she even helped with one of our boys in the waters. She was very prepared and knew what she was signing up for. My boys really liked her. she even changed them and put them to sleep on couple of nights when we were out. She updated us by sending texts and also sent pics of the kids.
She had the paperwork and was very nice to work with. Highly recommend Cory and Malihini Keiki Care for working with us to find the best care provider by taking our requirements seriously and assigning the right person.

Just thought I’d write a quick review because I know how stressful finding a sitter can be on vacation for little ones. We used Malihini Keiki Care two nights during our stay on the big island for our 3 year old and 8 month old. Our sitter (Vanessa) was absolutely lovely. I immediately felt comfortable with her as did my eldest son. Next morning he asked when she was coming back. It allowed us to have some adult dinners and was super easy to arrange. I would definitely recommend them!

I have never done this before and I was really nervous about it, but it was my husband’s birthday and we were in Hawaii. I had originally planned the dinner to be a family dinner but my husband told me the day before that he wanted to have some time with just the two of us. I told him it wasn’t possible but he checked with the hotel and they suggested this place. I still didn’t feel right about it so I checked Unilocal,read the reviews, went researching to see if this was the right fit. 7 hours later of stressing, worrying and researching, I decided to give them a call. They booked everything for me over the phone. Told me the price, the person who was coming, etc.
I still worried so I called the hotel to let them know that there was a sitter coming to my room and to keep an eye out. I called concierge to let them know too. Yes, I was paranoid, what mother wouldn’t be?
Our sitter arrived on time, she listened to all of my instructions, food, etc. She had us sign some papers and we were off. She even distracted my toddler from seeing us leave. I didn’t want our kids to adjust to the Hawaiian time so I told her that their bedtime was on California time still.
She texted me to update me while I was at dinner and even sent photos. I was at ease at that point. We got back from dinner and had an hour left so we went night swimming downstairs at the pool and came upstairs to find our kids asleep and our sitter sitting on the floor, in the corner quietly with the lights out.
We were thrilled she did such an amazing job, I tipped her well. The next day, I asked my daughter how she liked the sitter and she told me she wanted her to come back and play with her. My heart melted. Worth every penny. If I’m ever in the area again, I’ll definitely use them again.

We just returned from a wonderful 8 day trip in Kona. The weather was wonderful, the ocean warm, beautiful flora and fauna and amazing babysitting/​nanny for our 15 month old daughter from Malihini Keiki Care.
On our previous trip to Hawaii, we brought our nanny from home. While at the kiddie pool I saw and met many fun, interactive nannies from Malihini Keiki Care. I knew that on our next trip if we would use Keiki Care.
Vera was so wonderful on the phone. She explained the entire process and made me feel at ease. She matched us up with a wonderful young lady named Esther for all 8 days of our trip.
Esther was/​is:
— prompt. Always on time if not early every day.
— responsive. She texted us to let us know how our daughter was doing.
— fun. We were in and out of the house and they were always playing and laughing.
— easy to work with. Took and followed our directions well.
— flexible. Was amazingly flexible with our schedule.
— professional. Always arrived ready to work, bright eyed, full of energy and dressed appropriately.
We are returning to Hawaii over Xmas vacation and have already rebooked with KeiKi care and hope that Esther will be available again.
Vera runs a great business and she obviously knows how to hire fun wonderful nannies. I think we’d be pleased with anyone she sent to us.

Amara was amazing and took great care of our 13 month old while we enjoyed a few nights away for nice dinners. Our kiddo was not accustomed to anyone other than us taking care of him but he took to Amara right away. He even pouted when she left, which is a great sign in my opinion. MK Care will deliver in sending quality care for your precious kiddo (s).

I have never used a service like this before. However, two friends recommended it to us as well as the concierge at the Mauna Kea. I am so we tried it out. We were blown away and couldn’t be happier! We were there with 19 family members and have several dinners off site. We have a 1 year old and 4 ½ year old that would melt down being out that late. So, we booked them. An amazing nanny was assigned to us for all four dates. Our girls warmed to her instantly. She completely put us at ease and was simply wonderful to our girls. Our only disappointment is not being able to find someone so wonderful where we live in CA!
We also added another date very last minute. Our request was accomodated and another nanny arrived that is the mother of two young children. She completely understood the needs of our girls and didn’t miss a beat. Our girls were extremely happy and very well taken care of which means… we were happy as well!
Thank you Malihini Keiki Care for making our family vacation simply wonderful!

Katie Brennigan watched our kids while my wife and I enjoyed a festive morning of kayaking and snorkeling. We were concerned leaving our children with a perfect stranger, and that’s without consideration of the never-​ending the energy levels of our 4 and 1.5 year old. When we came back, they were peacefully coloring, a cool down from their morning swim. She was so good at her job that our youngest daughter actually suggested we leave her with Katie while we went toured the volcanoes. Way to go Katie!