Vida Mia

06/08/2026

Did you know the Vida Mia was featured in Episode One of ? The show went on to win 10 Emmy Awards.

All hail Jennifer 🙌🏼🥂

06/01/2026

Aloha Friends and Family of Vida Mia,

We are humbled by the outpouring of support that has come in over the weekend. Your kinds words and donations have been very encouraging.

As many of you know, we’ve been working hard for the past 11 months restoring our beloved Vida Mia. Thanks to the incredible support from our community, we’ve made great progress - but we still need help to reach the finish line in the next 2 weeks.

If we don’t make it, we risk losing her and having to close our business this summer.

If you’ve ever joined us for a coffee cruise, sunset sail, or followed along with our restoration work, you know how special she is. She’s one of the few remaining 1929 wooden vessels of her kind in the world, with rich maritime history - including service and of course starring in opening scene of The White Lotus, which was filmed here in

She has created beautiful memories for countless families and guests over the years. If you live here in Hawaii, there is very little chance you don’t have a friend or family member with fond memories her.

This is our first fundraiser, and we have to admit it’s a bit uncomfortable, but after so many encouraging conversations with our guests and supporters, we decided to go for it.

Would you be able to help us cross this final stretch?

Even a small donation or simply sharing this post with your network would mean the world to us right now.

Thank you for being part of our story and for all the love you’ve shown the Vida Mia over the years. We couldn’t do this without our amazing guests and supporters.

https://gofund.me/91fbb239a

With gratitude and aloha,
Brynn & the Vida Mia Crew

05/30/2026

We are close to reaching our first milestone.🌴

It's incredible to see how many lives Vida Mia has touched over the years.

We are overwhelmed by how everyone in the small business, boating and local communities are coming together. 🙏🏼

Thank you for shares, likes and donations to help save Vida Mia.

https://gofund.me/0f61b5be4

3 Weeks to Help Save Vida Mia! If you recognize this elegant wooden yacht from the o… Vida Mia needs your support for Help Save the Vida Mia Classic Yacht

05/30/2026

⚓️ Saturday Update from the Vida Mia Crew ⚓️

We’ve seen wonderful traction on our campaign this week. Thank you to everyone in our community who took the time to share, donate, and spread the word. It means the world.

We have a beautiful story to tell and we’re grateful you’re helping us share it.

Things are still tight, but we’re feeling hopeful. We are close to meeting our first milestone - which is installing our new generator.

We’re a small but mighty team, fully committed to getting Vida Mia safely back into the crystal blue waters of Waikiki where she belongs. With your continued support, we know we can make it happen.

If you’ve been thinking about donating, even a small amount would help us keep the momentum going and bring this dream across the finish line.

We can’t wait to welcome all of you back on board very soon. 🌈🌴🌺

Thank you again for believing in us and for how much love you are showing for the Vida Mia. 🙏🏼🛳️

Special thanks to our drone photographer who is ALWAYS working behind the scenes to help create the stunning visuals we’ve been sharing over the years. ✈️



Mahalo nui loa,
Brynn & the Vida Mia Crew

05/30/2026

This Aloha Friday is dedicated to our dear friend and honorary crew member Don 🏄🏻‍♂️🙏🏼

From the very start of this journey, Don has quietly shown up for us again and again — bringing coffee to the yard when we were exhausted, treating the crew to lunch and dinner, making generous donations, and always offering kind words and encouragement that kept our spirits up.

Thank you for caring so deeply about our crew and our boat.

You carry the spirit of aloha in everything you do.

We are lucky to have you on board. 🤙🏼🌺🏄🏻‍♂️

Mahalo nui loa, Don. 🏌🏽‍♂️

Brynn & The Vida Mia Crew

05/27/2026

It’s hard to believe we’ve been restoring Vida Mia for over 11 months now.

What started as a big dream has turned into countless early morning starts, sun baked days at the boatyard, late night problem-solving sessions and pure determination. 💪🏼🗜️

Our small but mighty team has tackled rot, rain, wind, and challenges we never saw coming.

We are full of endless creativity, mostly appropriate jokes and an unbreakable belief in bringing this Vida Mia back on the water. She’s come so far, and we couldn’t be more proud of the progress.

But we still have one major hurdle left: installing a reliable new generator and repairing our roof so we can open up to the public again.

If you’ve been following our journey, thank you.

Your support, encouragement, and shares have kept us going. We’re halfway to our generator goal and so close to the next chapter.

Every donation, every share and every kind word truly helps save Vida Mia. ❤️‍🩹🛳️

05/27/2026

Aloha Friends and Family of Vida Mia,

We are reaching out with an urgent but hopeful ask.

As many of you know, we’ve been working hard for the past 11 months restoring our beloved Vida Mia. Thanks to the incredible support from our community, we’ve made great progress - but we still need help to reach the finish line in the next 3 weeks.

If we don’t make it, we risk losing her and having to close our business this summer.

If you’ve ever joined us for a coffee cruise, sunset sail, or followed along with our restoration work, you know how special she is. She’s one of the few remaining 1929 wooden vessels of her kind in the world, with rich maritime history - including service and of course starring in opening scene of The White Lotus, which was filmed here in .

She has created beautiful memories for countless families and guests over the years. If you live here in Hawaii, there is very little chance you don’t have a friend or family member with fond memories her.

This is our first fundraiser, and we have to admit it’s a bit uncomfortable, but after so many encouraging conversations with our guests and supporters, we decided to go for it.
Would you be able to help us cross this final stretch?

Even a small donation or simply sharing this post with your network would mean the world to us right now.
Link to support Vida Mia:
https://www.gofundme.com/.../support-the-vida-mias-final...

Thank you for being part of our story and for all the love you’ve shown the Vida Mia over the years. We couldn’t do this without our amazing guests and supporters.

With gratitude and aloha,
Brynn & the Vida Mia Crew



https://gofund.me/0865879c1

3 Weeks to Help Save Vida Mia! If you recognize this elegant wooden yacht from the o… Vida Mia needs your support for Help Save the Vida Mia Classic Yacht

05/26/2026

Happy Memorial Day from the Vida Mia. 🇺🇸

Did you know that the Visa Mia served her country in ? She was stationed right here under the bridge, where she patrolled for enemy submarines.

Thank you to the brave men and women who have served our country 🫡🇺🇸⚓️