{"id":254695,"date":"2026-07-31T02:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T02:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/renovation-aloha-stars-tristyn-kamohai-kalama-react-to-misconceptions-that-they-came-from-money\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T02:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T02:27:39","slug":"renovation-aloha-stars-tristyn-kamohai-kalama-react-to-misconceptions-that-they-came-from-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/renovation-aloha-stars-tristyn-kamohai-kalama-react-to-misconceptions-that-they-came-from-money\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Renovation Aloha\u2019 Stars Tristyn & Kamohai Kalama React to Misconceptions That They Came From Money"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The stars and hosts of HGTV’s Renovation Aloha<\/strong><\/em>, Tristyn<\/strong><\/a> and Kamohai Kalama<\/strong><\/a>, are opening up about being in major debt before getting into real estate. <\/p>\n

The married couple purchase and renovate run-down homes in O’ahu, Hawai’i, but before they started that, they were in substantial debt. <\/p>\n

In a new Instagram<\/a> video, Tristyn<\/strong> and Kamohai <\/strong>respond to misconceptions that they come from a lot of money, and that’s why they became successful in real estate. <\/p>\n

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“We were actually in [a] dire situation when we found real estate, like $80,000 in bad debt, which is like a lot of people here in Hawaii, just because it\u2019s so expensive,\u201d Kamohai <\/strong>reveals. \u201cAnd we were asking for help for rent some months.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tristyn<\/strong> joked that she would take a trust fund if offered, and Kamohai<\/strong> reiterated that he is, in fact, not “a trust fund baby.” <\/p>\n

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He notes that just because his father is “super successful,” everyone “automatically assumes” that he had a “silver spoon” while growing up, but that’s not the case.<\/p>\n

“The fact of the matter is, I\u2019ve never taken a penny from my dad to start a real estate company, nor has he invested in it at all,\u201d Kamohai<\/strong> said. “They only see the second half of my dad’s life, but we grew up in Kailua Arms, which was the most ghetto apartment building in Kailua.” <\/p>\n

“Our whole family started from nothing,” he continued. “I think a lot of people get that twisted.” <\/p>\n

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Renovation Aloha<\/em> currently has three full seasons available to watch now on HBO Max. <\/p>\n

In the latest season, the couple found themselves working out how to buy a warehouse and office space so they don’t have to work out of their home anymore. <\/p>\n

The final episode of season three also saw them completely tearing down Tristyn<\/strong>‘s parents’ home, where she grew up, and building them a brand new house on the lot. <\/p>\n

At the time of this post, HGTV has not canceled or renewed the show for a fourth season. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, they shut down rumors that the show was canceled after a season three episode saw them discovering skeletal remains of Native ancestors on a property they were renovating. They were then faced with a civil lawsuit, according to People<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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