What is Māmāwalu?
It’s a space rooted in connection, perspective, and a slower, more grounded rhythm — where mothers can gather while tending to the lives, ideas, and seasons they’re moving through, and both what they’re holding and what they’re growing.
The name Māmāwalu is inspired by the word makawalu — “eight eyes.”
A reminder to see from multiple perspectives, and to hold space for the many ways life can be experienced.
As mothers, we often carry many things at once — like the heʻe, moving in different directions while still remaining connected.
Māmāwalu exists as a place to widen perspective, and to remember we’re not meant to hold everything alone.
Māmāwalu began simply.
Two mothers gathering together — making time to sit, talk, and move through the realities of motherhood, home life, and the things we were building.
There was no structure. Just space.
And over time, it became clear that this kind of space was needed — not just for us, but for others too.
Come with the chaos of real life.
Māmāwalu was never meant to be a place for polished arrivals. It is held in a slower rhythm, but you don’t have to arrive that way.
Come with the full day, the moving pieces, the keiki energy, the unfinished thoughts. There is room for you here.
Māmāwalu also exists for the parts of mothers that are still growing — the ideas, visions, creative practices, businesses, and dreams being shaped alongside motherhood.
Not from pressure to do more, but from the understanding that mothers deserve space to expand too.
Māmāwalu is not a place that asks you to show up a certain way.
It’s a space for mothers who are:
– holding their ʻohana
– tending something of their own
– moving through full, often complex seasons
Here, connection is gentle.
Perspective is shared.
And nothing is required beyond arriving as you are.
This space will continue to evolve — as all living things do.
For now, it exists simply as a place to gather, connect, and be
Meet the Founders
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FounderKaohu is a mother, business owner, and space holder who has long been familiar with what it means to carry many things at once.
Her heart in Māmāwalu is to create a space where mothers can be real — to trial and error, to share manaʻo, and to feel supported in whatever season they are in.
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FounderTiare is a mother, caregiver, and founder of Ho’onani Wellness.
Her life has been shaped by caring deeply for both her ʻohana and her work — learning how to move through seasons that require adaptability, patience, and steady support.
Māmāwalu is an extension of that — a space to connect with other mothers, and to remember that care is not something we have to earn.