Kai and Steph

**Keph/Stai** is the official friendship/romantic pairing between Kai Kamealoha and Steph Denisco.

## History

Kai Kamealoha and Steph Denisco first met when they were toddlers. At some point Steph started developing feelings for Kai.

### Season One

In Aloha - The Hello One, on Lahela's 16th birthday, Steph comes over for dinner and sits down next to Kai. Then Steph asks Kai if he is going to the school dance and he replies that is going with some of his friends to the dance. On the day of the dance after both Lahela and Walter's family is done taking pictures of them before they go to the dance, Kai's mom Clara tells Kai that she wants to take a picture of just him before he goes to the dance. Then Steph squeezes by with her camera and asks if she can get her picture taking with Kai with her camera and Kai's parents agrees to do so. Then Steph asks Kai if he wants to go to the dance with her and Kai replies "Sure." Then Steph gets so excited that Kai agree to go to the dance with her and tells Lahela about it. Then Steph tells Lahela that she wants to apologize in advance for "Frontal Grinding" with her older brother Kai at the dance.

In Love Is a Mystery, Steph goes to the beach when Kai is hanging out with Walter to steal a piece of Walter's hair for Lahela so she can see if Walter likes her based on his DNA.

In License to Not Drive, Steph tells Lahela before she leaves to get some help to help out Lahela with her flat tire to tell her brother that she loves him if she doesn't make it back. Then Steph corrects herself by saying that she meant Lahela's older brother Kai who she has a crush on. Lahela replies that she knows what brother she is talking about.

In Lahela & Stitch, Lahela asks Steph if she wants to go with Mini Golfing with her and Walter. Then Steph replies that she doesn't want to be the third wheel at Lahela and Walter's Mini Golfing dating. Then Steph sees Kai taking out the trash and asks him if he wants to go Mini Golfing with her, Lahela and Walter as in like a double date and Kai agrees to go Mini Golfing with Steph.

In Scutwork, Kai and Steph are sitting next to each other at the beach near Lahela and Walter who built a Heart out of sand. Then Steph ask Kai what time he was born because she wants to do his birth chart. Kai tells Steph that he was born at 10:08 P.M. and that he is an Aquarius. On Walter's birthday Lahela tells Brian, Kai and Steph to pick up Walter's birthday cake because she is busy with work on an assignment. Brian, Kai and Steph all pick up Walter's birthday cake. Then the cake gets ruined in the car when they are driving back home. When they find out the cake is ruined Steph suggest to Kai that he should bake a replicate of the cake so Lahela doesn't find out the cake was ruined. Then Brain, Kai and Steph all work together baking another cake that looks like the cake they ruined before they go to Walter's Birthday Party later that night. Then later that night they bring Walter's birthday cake that they all bake together to his birthday party. Then when they open the box the cake is they find out the cake they bake together is ruined. Then Steph starts freaking out and says they need a distraction because she doesn't want Lahela to know that they ruined the cake. Then Steph starts rambling that her friendship with Lahela means everything to her and that she is scared to lose her over ruining Walter's birthday cake. Then Kai kisses Steph unexpectedly in front of everyone at Walter's birthday party to get her to shut up.

### Season Two

In Mythological Creatures, Steph reveals to Lahela that it has been a few months since her and Kai kissed and they still haven't talked about. This makes Steph rethink her feelings, realizing that she shouldn't wait around to be noticed by Kai.

In Message from the Chief, Steph wants to use her staycation at Aulani to have a full detox from Kai.

In Post-Kiss Bliss, Steph and Kai officially start dating and Steph comes up with their ship name - Stai.

## Quotes

### Season Two

#### Mythological Creatures

Kai: Are you seeing this?

Steph: Yes, but are you seeing me? Dude, we kissed. We hang out all the time. I fully helped you pick tomatoes last week. Can't you just tell me what's going on between us?

Kai: Uh...

Steph: Say something! I'm done. I'm too good for this. Why am I wasting my youth, my beauty, my endless *Spice Girls* trivia, and my killer dance moves on a guy who will clearly never appreciate me? Steph out.

### Talking about each other

#### Message From the Chief

Lahela: Oh, you keep saying that you want to talk to me about something. What's up?

Kai: Okay. Um... I don't know how you're going to take this, so I'm just going to tell you. I have feelings for Steph.

Lahela: Steph? My Steph? The one that's obviously been into you forever?

Kai: Well, the thing is, I think I've been into her, too. But she's your best friend, practically part of the family. Not in a weird way. And I guess I may be pushed down some feelings because I wanted to respect your friendship. But then we kissed on Walter's birthday, and she laid it all out there at the Nuked party and... (exhales deeply) (chuckles)

Lahela: Look at you, all googly-eyed. (giggles)

Kai: I know it's complicated, but I don't want to do anything if you're not cool with it.

Lahela: Of course, I will support you. You're my brother. But your timing sucks. I mean, she spent this entire trip getting over you.

Kai: Is that what she was doing with the cougars from the continent? (soft laugh)

Lahela: I don't know, but if things go poorly between you two, just know I'm choosing her.

Kai: What? (laughs)

## Trivia

* Emma Meisel and Matthew Sato who play Steph and Kai are dating in real life.