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    Business ProfileforAloha Kayak Company

    Kayak Lessons

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    7 complaints closed in last 3 years

    6 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    79-7248 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kealakekua, HI 96750
    BBB File Opened:
    4/18/2005
    Years in Business:
    29
    Business Started:
    3/15/1995
    Business Started Locally:
    3/15/1995
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    Type of Entity:
    Sole Proprietorship
    Business Management
    • Iwa Kawika Tolleson, Registrant
    • Mr. Iwa Kalua, Owner
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Iwa Kawika Tolleson, Registrant
    • Mr. Iwa Kalua, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Iwa Kalua, Owner
    Additional Contact Information

    Phone Numbers

    Customer Complaints

    7 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    02/13/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    I booked and paid by credit card online for a five hour kayak tour from Aloha Kayak company for four people for February 6, 2024. They called me 15 minutes before the trip was supposed to start to cancel for bad weather. I said I wanted to rebook the trip but they never called me back so then I started sending emails to ask for my refund of $598 which was the price for four people for the five hour trip. I never received a response to three or four emails. I also texted the owner Iwa Kaluas private phone number and got no response. I tried to call the company a number of times, but the voicemail was always full. I looked at their reviews on Tripadvisor and Yelp and see that approximately 25% of the reviews indicate the same kind of problem that I am having. I want my money back. I paid for the trip that they canceled and did not rebook. I need my refund of $598 from this company. It appears to me that this company deliberately does this and is stealing customers money this way. I am also going to notify the ************ DLNR that gives them a permit about this companys theft of customers money.

    Customer Reviews

    1 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Kristen J

    1 star

    07/18/2022

    We got ghosted on July 18th 2022 at 8am!!!! Phone # and email not working. Drove to location 2 days before tour to find out info. It was closed but we went back to leave a note. We ran into the owner Iwa, he said the phone company would be out to fix the phones the following week and gave me his cell and said to call him tomorrow. I did call, and left a voicemail. He never called back or responded to my texts. We showed up as scheduled for our tour only to be ghosted. Again, I called and left a voicemail, no response. Contacted my credit card company and they reimbursed me. So dissatisfied and disappointed that this company and owner was dishonest.

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