Meet the Popoki Therapists
Japanese-speaking therapists offering attentive massage and wellness care shaped around each guest.
Meet all nine members of the Popoki team. Every therapist brings a distinct blend of Japanese training, Hawaiian practice, and attentive one-to-one care.
Yu
Massage Therapist
Lomi Lomi, Stretching
Aloha! I bring together traditional Hawaiian lomi lomi and the stretching work I am strongest at. Every session is given with real care.
Chinami
10+ years experience - Licensed massage therapist & esthetician
Lomi Lomi, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Facial
With over a decade of licensed massage experience, I specialize in traditional Lomi Lomi - fluid, rhythmic strokes that promote deep relaxation and energy flow. I also incorporate elements of deep-tissue massage and shiatsu for clients with areas of tension, or those who prefer firmer pressure. As a dually licensed esthetician I offer facial treatments, using manual techniques to enhance your skin’s natural radiance and brighten your complexion. My goal is for you to feel relaxed, refreshed and rejuvenated.
Miki
20+ years experience - Licensed massage therapist & esthetician
Lomi Lomi, Swedish, Shiatsu, Facial
A licensed massage therapist and esthetician with more than twenty years of practice in Hawaii. I work from lomi lomi, Swedish and shiatsu, concentrating on wherever you are knotted and clearing the fatigue out of the whole body. My facials use an all-hands technique of my own to lift the face line. Every session is customised to how you are that day - and the body-and-facial combination is the one I recommend most.
Mitsuko
7 years experience - 5 years at Popoki
Lomi Lomi, Shiatsu, Stretching
Seven years of massage, five of them here at Popoki. I work in a combination style built on lomi lomi, with shiatsu and stretching mixed in, shaped around what you ask for and how your body is that day. What matters most to me is that you actually relax - so if that is what you came for, come and see me.
Maki
4 years experience - From Okinawa
Oil Lomi Lomi, Shiatsu, Stretching
From Okinawa, and four years a therapist. My strongest work is oil lomi lomi, shiatsu and stretching.
Akemi
8 years experience - From Fukuoka
Deep Tissue, Kneading, Oil Relaxation
Eight years of practice, and originally from Fukuoka. Deep tissue, kneading work, and oil relaxation. What I want to give you is a room where the rush of the day disappears and you can take a proper, slow breath.
Junko
10 years experience
Swedish, Lomi Lomi, Shiatsu, Ashiatsu, Facial Reflexology
This is my tenth year as a therapist. I am strongest at combination work - Swedish, lomi lomi, shiatsu, ashiatsu foot pressure and stretching, mixed to suit the body in front of me, anywhere from firm pressure to pure relaxation. In 2018 I trained in Sorensen-method facial reflexology, which very few practitioners in Hawaii offer. If you are curious about it, please try it once.
Tomomi Satake
16 years experience - Hawaii licensed since 2010
Medical Massage, Taiwanese Foot Massage
From Yokohama, and licensed in Hawaii since 2010 - sixteen years of practice. Most of what I am asked for is medical massage: frozen shoulder, lower back, tennis elbow, hip. I also do Taiwanese foot massage.
Nobuko
Practicing in Hawaii since 2015
Lomi Lomi, Dry Massage, Facial
I’m Nobuko, a therapist. I graduated from a vocational school in Japan, gained extensive experience in massage and facial treatments at salons in the country, and have been providing treatments here in Hawaii since 2015. I specialize in a unique combination massage that combines Lomi Lomi and dry massage techniques. We gently reset your skin, tired from Hawaii’s UV rays and dryness, with our Japanese-trained, all-hand techniques.
Meet all nine members of the Popoki team. Every therapist brings a distinct blend of Japanese training, Hawaiian practice, and attentive one-to-one care.
Yu
Massage Therapist
Lomi Lomi, Stretching
Aloha! I bring together traditional Hawaiian lomi lomi and the stretching work I am strongest at. Every session is given with real care.
Chinami
10+ years experience - Licensed massage therapist & esthetician
Lomi Lomi, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Facial
With over a decade of licensed massage experience, I specialize in traditional Lomi Lomi - fluid, rhythmic strokes that promote deep relaxation and energy flow. I also incorporate elements of deep-tissue massage and shiatsu for clients with areas of tension, or those who prefer firmer pressure. As a dually licensed esthetician I offer facial treatments, using manual techniques to enhance your skin’s natural radiance and brighten your complexion. My goal is for you to feel relaxed, refreshed and rejuvenated.
Miki
20+ years experience - Licensed massage therapist & esthetician
Lomi Lomi, Swedish, Shiatsu, Facial
A licensed massage therapist and esthetician with more than twenty years of practice in Hawaii. I work from lomi lomi, Swedish and shiatsu, concentrating on wherever you are knotted and clearing the fatigue out of the whole body. My facials use an all-hands technique of my own to lift the face line. Every session is customised to how you are that day - and the body-and-facial combination is the one I recommend most.
Mitsuko
7 years experience - 5 years at Popoki
Lomi Lomi, Shiatsu, Stretching
Seven years of massage, five of them here at Popoki. I work in a combination style built on lomi lomi, with shiatsu and stretching mixed in, shaped around what you ask for and how your body is that day. What matters most to me is that you actually relax - so if that is what you came for, come and see me.
Maki
4 years experience - From Okinawa
Oil Lomi Lomi, Shiatsu, Stretching
From Okinawa, and four years a therapist. My strongest work is oil lomi lomi, shiatsu and stretching.
Akemi
8 years experience - From Fukuoka
Deep Tissue, Kneading, Oil Relaxation
Eight years of practice, and originally from Fukuoka. Deep tissue, kneading work, and oil relaxation. What I want to give you is a room where the rush of the day disappears and you can take a proper, slow breath.
Junko
10 years experience
Swedish, Lomi Lomi, Shiatsu, Ashiatsu, Facial Reflexology
This is my tenth year as a therapist. I am strongest at combination work - Swedish, lomi lomi, shiatsu, ashiatsu foot pressure and stretching, mixed to suit the body in front of me, anywhere from firm pressure to pure relaxation. In 2018 I trained in Sorensen-method facial reflexology, which very few practitioners in Hawaii offer. If you are curious about it, please try it once.
Tomomi Satake
16 years experience - Hawaii licensed since 2010
Medical Massage, Taiwanese Foot Massage
From Yokohama, and licensed in Hawaii since 2010 - sixteen years of practice. Most of what I am asked for is medical massage: frozen shoulder, lower back, tennis elbow, hip. I also do Taiwanese foot massage.
Nobuko
Practicing in Hawaii since 2015
Lomi Lomi, Dry Massage, Facial
I’m Nobuko, a therapist. I graduated from a vocational school in Japan, gained extensive experience in massage and facial treatments at salons in the country, and have been providing treatments here in Hawaii since 2015. I specialize in a unique combination massage that combines Lomi Lomi and dry massage techniques. We gently reset your skin, tired from Hawaii’s UV rays and dryness, with our Japanese-trained, all-hand techniques.
Meet all nine members of the Popoki team. Every therapist brings a distinct blend of Japanese training, Hawaiian practice, and attentive one-to-one care.
Yu
Massage Therapist
Lomi Lomi, Stretching
Aloha! I bring together traditional Hawaiian lomi lomi and the stretching work I am strongest at. Every session is given with real care.
Chinami
10+ years experience - Licensed massage therapist & esthetician
Lomi Lomi, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Facial
With over a decade of licensed massage experience, I specialize in traditional Lomi Lomi - fluid, rhythmic strokes that promote deep relaxation and energy flow. I also incorporate elements of deep-tissue massage and shiatsu for clients with areas of tension, or those who prefer firmer pressure. As a dually licensed esthetician I offer facial treatments, using manual techniques to enhance your skin’s natural radiance and brighten your complexion. My goal is for you to feel relaxed, refreshed and rejuvenated.
Miki
20+ years experience - Licensed massage therapist & esthetician
Lomi Lomi, Swedish, Shiatsu, Facial
A licensed massage therapist and esthetician with more than twenty years of practice in Hawaii. I work from lomi lomi, Swedish and shiatsu, concentrating on wherever you are knotted and clearing the fatigue out of the whole body. My facials use an all-hands technique of my own to lift the face line. Every session is customised to how you are that day - and the body-and-facial combination is the one I recommend most.
Mitsuko
7 years experience - 5 years at Popoki
Lomi Lomi, Shiatsu, Stretching
Seven years of massage, five of them here at Popoki. I work in a combination style built on lomi lomi, with shiatsu and stretching mixed in, shaped around what you ask for and how your body is that day. What matters most to me is that you actually relax - so if that is what you came for, come and see me.
Maki
4 years experience - From Okinawa
Oil Lomi Lomi, Shiatsu, Stretching
From Okinawa, and four years a therapist. My strongest work is oil lomi lomi, shiatsu and stretching.
Akemi
8 years experience - From Fukuoka
Deep Tissue, Kneading, Oil Relaxation
Eight years of practice, and originally from Fukuoka. Deep tissue, kneading work, and oil relaxation. What I want to give you is a room where the rush of the day disappears and you can take a proper, slow breath.
Junko
10 years experience
Swedish, Lomi Lomi, Shiatsu, Ashiatsu, Facial Reflexology
This is my tenth year as a therapist. I am strongest at combination work - Swedish, lomi lomi, shiatsu, ashiatsu foot pressure and stretching, mixed to suit the body in front of me, anywhere from firm pressure to pure relaxation. In 2018 I trained in Sorensen-method facial reflexology, which very few practitioners in Hawaii offer. If you are curious about it, please try it once.
Tomomi Satake
16 years experience - Hawaii licensed since 2010
Medical Massage, Taiwanese Foot Massage
From Yokohama, and licensed in Hawaii since 2010 - sixteen years of practice. Most of what I am asked for is medical massage: frozen shoulder, lower back, tennis elbow, hip. I also do Taiwanese foot massage.
Nobuko
Practicing in Hawaii since 2015
Lomi Lomi, Dry Massage, Facial
I’m Nobuko, a therapist. I graduated from a vocational school in Japan, gained extensive experience in massage and facial treatments at salons in the country, and have been providing treatments here in Hawaii since 2015. I specialize in a unique combination massage that combines Lomi Lomi and dry massage techniques. We gently reset your skin, tired from Hawaii’s UV rays and dryness, with our Japanese-trained, all-hand techniques.