Mama’s Day Out
A mother-daughter date with photographer and influencer Jessica Pine as she shows us her favorite places in and around International Market Place.
ママとおでかけ
写真家でインフルエンサーのジェシカ・パインさんが、インターナショナルマーケットプレイスと周辺のお気に入りスポットを紹介する母娘デート企画。
✏️ EUNICA ESCALANTE
📸 JOHN HOOK
Jessica Pine is a true multihyphenate. As a photographer, model, influencer, branding consultant, and social media manager, Pine’s repertoire spans a whole host of creative fields. While juggling so many personas can seem daunting to some, for Pine, the artistry necessary for her work provides an enriching outlet through which she can be her most authentic self.
The pivot to a career more rooted in creativity happened seven years ago, when a hobby of photographing friends and family with her dad’s old camera evolved into a full-time job. With the arrival of her daughter Lyla two years ago, though, Pine knew that balancing her passions with her burgeoning family meant that she needed to be more intentional with her time.
“Not everything is always as it seems on Instagram,” Pine says. “So many of my friends will tell me, ‘I loved your video of your day in the life.’ But that’s usually just one cute, aesthetically pleasing day out of the week. And the rest is being a mom.”
Though many creatives struggle with finding the right balance between their work and personal lives, Pine is able to effortlessly marry the two. Her daughter Lyla features prominently throughout her Instagram, acting as both a muse and a reminder that life as a creative shouldn’t solely revolve around one’s career.
“Sometimes you can’t do all of the things that you want to do, when you want to do it. And that’s okay,” she says. “That’s something I’m definitely still learning.”
In this issue, we spend an afternoon with Pine and Lyla as they have a mother and daughter date in Waikīkī. From her go-to store to her daughter’s playdate spot, Pine shares her favorite haunts in and around International Market Place.
FOR HER FASHION AND DECOR NEEDS: ANTHROPOLOGIE
It’s just an all-in-one for me. I love their homegoods and self-care section. And, obviously, they’re clothes, too.
They always have great dresses and pants. I once got these high-waisted pair of green corduroy pants, and wore them everywhere when I went on a trip. And they also have really good sales a couple of times a year.
FOR AN AFTERNOON PLAYDATE: QUEEN’S COURTYARD
Lyla always likes to be running and walking around. When we’re in Waikīkī, it’s kind of hard to do that since there aren’t that many kid-friendly green spaces here.
The Queens Courtyard at International Market Place is such a great spot for her to let it all out.
FOR A MIDDAY SNACK: LILIHA BAKERY
Liliha Bakery is just classic from growing up here. I went to Kamehameha Schools, which was close to the original Liliha Bakery location.
So, my parents and I would always get their coco puffs on the way home. And my daughter Lyla and I share the same palette—we’re both suckers for sweets.
FOR HER GO-TO PHOTO SPOT: SUNSET AT WAIKĪKĪ BEACH
WAIKĪKĪ BEACH
I’ll usually end up in Waikīkī at least once or twice a week. It just has that classic Hawai‘i beach look that a lot of clients want.
I think my biggest challenge as a photographer is working to make it look a little different, putting a twist on it so that it can still be fresh and modern.
