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Weddings & Events
Featuring abundant old Hawai'i charm and rustic elegance, Puakea Ranch is the perfect place to dine and dance the night away.
The sprawling grounds of Puakea Ranch offer an idyllic Hawaiian backdrop for your wedding festivities. Exchange your vows under the canopy of our old-growth monkey pod tree, pose for pictures with our horses on the tree-lined drive, dine al fresco with sweeping ocean views and cotton candy sunsets, and end the evening under the stars of the Big Island night sky - world famous for astounding stargazing.
PACKAGES and PRICING
If you don’t see a package that meets your event needs, please get in touch, and we’d be happy to discuss customizing a package for you.
PACKAGE 1
The ESTATE EVENT
Our most popular package! The Estate Event is a full ranch buyout and includes access to all grounds and groups of up to 125 guests for one 8-hour event.
COST:
3-night rental of all Cottages + $3250 Event Fee
PACKAGE 3
The PARTY BARN EVENT
For groups of 30 guests or fewer, our Party Barn, next door to Cowboy House and James Cottage, is the perfect location for an intimate celebration! Yoshi’s House and Miles Away can be added to this package with the minimum nights reserved.
COST:
2-night rental of (at least) James Cottage and Cowboy House + $2000 Event Fee for evening event. $1,500 day event. + $200.00 for trash and recycle service
PACKAGE 2
The ELOPEMENT
For couples who want the romance of the Ranch without the stress of a full wedding, the elopement package is a perfect fit! This event fee includes the ceremony site of your choice (near your rented cottage or near no cottages) with up to 4 additional outside guests, your officiant, photographer and use of the property “common grounds” for your photos. Please respect the privacy of any cottages you have not reserved.
COST:
Min. rental of one cottage + $500 special use & Photo Fee
Preferred VENDOR LIST
While you are welcome to hire vendors of your choosing, all of the vendors on our list have experience with Puakea and been vetted by our team.
FAQs
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Contact us with your dates, and any questions you might have, and we will send you a proposal and contract to book! You can book your event before or simultaneously with booking your cottage(s). For dates 8 months out or more, you will not be able to book cottages without booking an event.
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Not a required list, but we do have a preferred list! While we recommend hiring from our preferred vendors, you are welcome to hire any professional vendors of your choosing.
Events without a planner from our preferred list will have a $35/hour fee for one of our events team to be on-site for the duration of the event, setup and cleanup. We highly recommend an event planner!!!
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Yes! Our concierge would be happy to create a custom package for you with everything you need included for a stress-free elopement! You can also check out our Preferred Vendor List to hire any vendors you’ll need directly!
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Yes, it is very likely that you can book just the two nights. Please email us and we will see if we can work with your dates!
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All cottages have a certain number of minimum nights required to book. James is 2 nights, Cowboy and Miles Away are 3 nights and Yoshi’s house is 5 nights.
For a Party barn package, you need to rent at least Cowboy House and James cottage. If you would like to rent the other cottages as well, that is great! But those cottages will have their same minimum night requirements. This means that if you would like to host a Party Barn event and book all 4 cottages, you will still need to book 5 nights because Yoshi’s house has a 5 night minimum.
We do waive our 5 night minimum for Yoshi’s house for our Estate Event package but not for the Party Barn package.
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We do but only for a fee. Events over 50 guests we will handle the disposal of your trash and recycling for $250. For events under 50 guests, the fee is $200.
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You will not need to pay event fees for your day-to-day activities using the common areas of the ranch. But if you will be having an event with any outside vendors or outside guests coming on-site, our regular event fees will apply.
Events under 40 guests, that are auxiliary events to a main event where an event fee has been paid (for example a rehearsal dinner where the $3K event fee was paid for the next day), will be complimentary, even if outside vendors are coming on-site.
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Only at the Party Barn and on the lawns in front of the Party Barn.
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Only the Estate Event Package and the $1500 Party Barn Package.
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The tree at Yoshi’s House can be used for a ceremony with any package, as long as you have booked Yoshi’s House. For example, if you have booked an elopement package and you have only booked James Cottage, you will be able to use any tree or space outside of James Cottage for your ceremony or another tree/space on the grounds that is not near any cottage. But the yards of each cottage are reserved for the guests who have booked that cottage.
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Yes! As long as you have rented Yoshi’s for the 5 night minimum, you can host an event for 40 guests or less at your cottage and the nearby surrounding grounds. There will be $750 event fee, and no amplified music will be allowed. Perfect for intimate dinners!
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Yes! As long as you have rented Miles Away for the 3 night minimum, you can host an event for 20 guests or less at your cottage and the nearby surrounding grounds. There will be $500 event fee, and no amplified music will be allowed. Perfect for intimate dinners!
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No, only if you have rented both Cowboy House and James Cottage can you have an event at the Party Barn. The $1500 Party Barn Event fee will apply.
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Many times guests would like to host a post wedding brunch on the day after their wedding! This is only allowed if you are not checking out that day. We do not allow any events on the day you are leaving the ranch.
BUYOUT THE Entire Estate
Puakea Ranch’s sprawling grounds and four guest cottages make it a perfect choice for family reunions, retreats, weddings, and events where the entire property is reserved for your group!
EVENT Add-Ons
Pizza Oven (includes wood and staff person who sets it up, lights it and tends to it)
$750 for use of the oven
Pizza chef add on - $450 + ingredients + crew
Bonfire (includes wood and a staff person to light it)
$75 for wood and set up
Party Barn
Included in the Estate Event Package for your main event!
Included in the Estate Event Package for an auxiliary event with under 30 guests (for example a rehearsal dinner or brunch)!
$2000 for 8 hour event (must have rented at least James Cottage AND Cowboy House). Max of 30 guests.
San Pan (classic Hawaii Taxi) for photos and getaway car
$450 + depending on driving distance, based on availability
Trash fee
Events under 30 guests $200. Events over 30 $250 included in the event fee
Horses for photos (subject to availability)
Ask for details.