Salon 808

I’d urge anyone give Kevin Lee a try should you be buying stylist altering your appearance or want someone you could trust with your hair. I need to say I ‘m the type of person do not trust a lot folks when comes to my hair. Kevin is my stylist for few years now and he have done an excellent job.

Extremely upset with my results, I’ve almost cried a few times. Came in for my appt. for a cut and balayage color. I brought in a pic of what I wanted & the stylist said he could do it no problem. Based on the reviews & pics on Unilocal,it seemed they do a great job on this style coloring… that is not the case. He completely damaged my healthy hair! The ends are fried, crunchy, and breaking. Destroyed. The color looks like some old, ugly color just faded and grew out. It sucks. The appt took 6 hours! My hair is above shoulder length! This cost $ 200 (with tip) and said i would need to come back again to get another color process for another $ 75. No way. While the stylist was super nice, I would not let him get anywhere near my hair again. For the price & time, you expect to leave happy with «salon quality» hair… I’ve been trying to grow my hair out but now I have to cut it again to get rid of the damage done at Salon 808.

Julia was fantastic! I have a lot of hair so it takes awhile, but she was patient, friendly, and always listed to what I was asking before making recommendations. She exceeded all expectations and I couldn’t be happier.

Amazing salon experience. I came here initially for a cut with Stacy. Stacy was very sweet and gave me exactly what I was looking for. I came here again for a balayage with Dee. I found the salon on Unilocal and really loved the results I saw in the images posted. Dee is very knowledgable and passionate about his work. I would recommend these two to anyone! The staff at the front desk are also very welcoming and kind.

I had given birth to my son 9 months ago, and of course, I neglected my mane! I had lost so much hair as a lot of ladies do after giving birth, and just thought it would be best if I chopped it all off.
I called on a tuesday at closing time and they were able to get me in the next day at 9am with Kealoha! He is great! Super pleasant to talk to and so nice! I showed him a couple of pictures of what I wanted (sort of an asymmetrical bob) and he totally caught the vision and executed it perfectly.
My hair was super damaged at the ends because it was totally fried from previous bleaching (from someone else) and he was able to get most of it off without going too short. The length on the back and both sides was exactly what I wanted and he took so much extra care to make sure it was perfectly shaped with not a hair out of place. If you need a cut with precision or just an overall great experience, Kealoha is the one! Pics to come soon!

Sheldon is the bomb!!! He is great with color and style. I’ve been searching for a stylist for awhile and then I found Sheldon by sheer chance. I have black hair and I wanted blue highlights. He did a great job with my peekaboo blue that I decided to do more. He showed me turquoise which I wouldn’t think off but it’s gorgeous. He did the underneath turquoise and a small dab on the bangs and I can’t believe how incredible it is. His style is great too and he does this thing where he shaves underneath the hair by the neck and it is cool when I put my hair up. If anything, his scalp and neck massages are worth everything.
Still going to Sheldon and he is as always amazing.

Ladies! Look no further. If you want the best of the best, you have to see DEE! I waited about a month (yes one month!) to see him for a balayage ash blonde, and the wait was worth it. My hair was dark brown, close to black, and I thought that it would take more than one session to achieve the desired ash blonde look; but because of Dee and his awesomeness, it only took five hours. I love my new look! It’s incredible, gorgeous, and healthy! Dee knows exactly what he’s doing! He cares about his clients and his work! You have to see him!

I made an appointment at 2 but I ended up showing up 20 min earlier and they took me in anyways. I forgot the Filipino lady’s name that did my prom updo but she was really nice and did a fantastic job at creating volume to my super flat long thin hair.

Went to see Dee to go from black to blonde, so i wanted a rooted look. Although it took 6 hours for the first session it came out Wonderful ! But because my ends like had previous color, the bleach had not lightened it as much as the rest of the hair so he wanted to do a second session & I’m so glad I did, I went for a Cool tone color instead and I am in love. If your skeptical about coloring your hair & looking for a person to do it, look no further, GO SEE DEE. He is usually booked so you might wanna do it in advance. I know he also does BALAYAGE & from what I seen, the way he does it is so flawless. My hair is still holding up & is still healthy because he uses Olaplex & still soft from the Olaplex #3 that you can buy from him. They do offer water or coffee so that was really lovely.

I’ve been coming to Salon 808 for the last four haircuts (in the last two years) and each experience has been different.
To be honest, the first two times weren’t so great. I was okay with my haircut, but the hairstylists at the time didn’t really get what I wanted. They’d make my hair puffier with layers, rather than a subtle look that I usually go for.
The last two times have been a great experience. This time around I printed out exactly what I wanted and found a hairstylist who gets me. Stacy has cut my hair the last two times and she’s great. She gets what I want and makes recommendations and I leave happy.

Alright, so I just got my hair butchered at Citizen Salon in Chinatown and you can read that review for the details, but trust me, it was as bad as it gets. So I search Unilocal for someone to fix my hair, and I stumbled across a review for Jenna at Salon 808 and how she helped someone in a situation just like mine. So I make an appointment and they see me that same day.
First of all, Jenna is so nice and warm and welcoming, and as a girl with long hair (well, who USED to have long hair before it was attacked with Jeff’s machete at Citizen Salon) I love my stylists to have long beautiful hair too, and she does.
I explained to her the tragedy of what happened to my hair and she was not only sympathetic and genuinely hurt by it, she did everything within her power to make me feel comfortable and confident in what she was going to. She explained everything she was doing every step of the way and advised me how to avoid something like this in the future.
So even though I had to leave with hair shorter than I wanted (Jeff’s fault, not hers) she made me love it. She showed me the bright side of the situation by giving me a great haircut and I will definitely bring my boyfriend and myself back to this salon in the future.
This is how you run a business, by making people feel valued and providing a quality service with guarantees of satisfaction.
I cannot thank Jenna enough for totally making these horrible last couple of days feel like they never happened.
Make an appointment with her! She is the best!

My experience was okay. Didnt get what I asked for at all. First I requested Dee, because of all the great reviews I had read about him, but they told me he wasnt available for the day I requested, so instead of giving me dates they just referred me to another person.
My consultation with Julie was good, I showed her a picture of exactly what I wanted and she said it was do able. I asked for an estimated price and the price given to me was $ 150. I was expecting to pay around $ 150-​$ 200 so that was perfect. The final price ended up being over $ 200 which I didnt really understand why, and I thought it was shady that a lower price was given as kinda a way to reel clients in.
My session went well, Julie was sweet. But i was EXTREMELY disappointed with the way my hair turned out. My boyfriend had been the one to treat me for my appointment and was pissed because he couldnt even tell the difference. It was nothing like I asked, and far from what was expected. A few days later, I called and told them how upset I was. Thankfully, Julie said I could come back in and she would take out some color. After that appointment, it was a little better… but for the price and the time of two days I left unhappy/

Ask for Malia! When you find a really good hair stylist that is so knowledgable in her craft, you don’t go anywhere else.
I haven’t cut my hair in 5+ years and had this ugly orange section in my hair from box color. I researched a place to cut my hair for months. I couldn’t find anyone that had evidence of solid work and didn’t charge an arm and an leg for ridiculous reasons. Finally I see Malia on Instagram and see all of her detailed professional work! I see her prices and was excited to see that it was reasonable and she didn’t have any stupid extra costs.
Fast forward to today, I walked into salon808 after my appointment upstairs. I asked when Malia could take me and luckily she was available now! She introduced herself and inspected my hair. I told her I wanted layers and she explained to me what the process was step by step and explained what was best for my hair.
I loved that she cared about what was best for me and that she didn’t do things that wasn’t necessary just to make more money. Malia was very professional and knowledgeable. She made me feel really comfortable and I trusted her with anything because I knew she cared about what was best for me.
I’m never going to anyone else again. If your looking for a trustworthy, experienced, professional hair stylist that will be worth every dollar, ASK FOR MALIA you won’t regret it

Had a great experience here. Kealoha gave me great customer service and walked me thru my first balayage process. He listens to what his client wants and gives his input too without any pressure. And he is so patient and meticulous! Well thats how you achieve perfection right? Im coming back here again.

I ALWAYS forget to write reviews, but considering the fact that I have my favorite hairdresser from here in my phone to text in case of an emergency, that kind of says something. DEE HONG does an amazing job. Let me tell you one story quick kine:
So I am obsessed with colorful and mermaids, so in my head, I had come up with this amazing AF ‘do. Think like, Teal-​Blue hues that make me look like an underwater Goddess from Pintrest. One problem: My hair is black strands of coarse hair that could’ve easily been mistaken for black floss. So as soon as that image of me walking down a catwalk with teal hair and throwing it over my shoulder like a VS model floated through my mind, I texted Dee right away with pictures of what I wanted.
He actually went on his own time to go get the colors because Blue is not in their normal color wheel, which I thought was really something for a hair stylist to do – it shows how much he cares about his clients. I went in early because this kind of color job easily takes hours. He started with the bleach which he «paints» on. It’s called Balayage (I’m so sorry if I butchered the spelling), and it created a nicer flow from the black to blue colors later.
After the bleaching was done, he started to color my hair. If you didn’t believe me earlier about my thick hair, I will inform you now that my hair took THREE tubes of blue hair dye, and we were worried he’d run out before he was able to do all of it. But alas, he finished and also styled it for me! I feel bad every time I subject Dee Hong to doing my hair just because it’s like a jungle to go into, but he does such an amazing job!
Sad part is that I got hired later at a place that doesn’t accept teal hair (WHAT), so I went back to him soon after to also get it turned back to black – The poor guy. :(Let me tell you now that he is well worth the price and if you have bangs, he will trim them for free as long as he can fit you in!
I highly recommend calling and making an appointment with him because so many people go to him for their hair that he can get filled up pretty fast.
If you want to look like a fabulous Mermaid or a powerful Unicorn – whatever: Go to DEE HONG. He’s a wizard with hair. :)

I made a last minute appointment yesterday with Kealoha to get a cut and color (balayage). All in all, Kealoha is very sincere and really takes a lot of pride in his work. I don’t mind going to a salon for a lengthy procedure, but in total, I was there for about 6 hours yesterday… I don’t know why it took this long. I understand that Kealoha is very detail-​oriented, but I feel that my hair is severely damaged for having the bleach kept on for such a long period of time while he literally hand-​painted each strand of my hair…
I am very disappointed with the haircut itself. I asked to get layers and my bangs done. He pretty much just cleaned up the ends. There are pretty much no layers and only half my bangs are cut. I’m going to have to go to another salon to get my hair cut again in the style that I had asked for initially, since I am so disappointed. I understand that he really takes pride in his balayage hair colors, but he can’t even do a basic hair cut. While he was curling my hair, he ended up keeping my hair on the curling iron until it was smoking… When I asked about it, he even told me my hair is thick and needed extra time to curl. In actuality, my hair is very thin and just can’t keep curls… I’m not exactly sure if he knows the basics?
Also, I noticed this morning that there is a distinct line in my hair… I am very disappointed since I asked for a very natural style. I didn’t notice it yesterday, since he ended up curling my hair at the end of the appointment. Again, I don’t mind paying for a GOOD procedure, but $ 200 for this is outrageous.

YONNA is the best!!! I got the urge to chop off my hair. Apprehensive (as most females are when anyone comes near their mane with sharp objects) I went in after being able to get an appointment the same day as she had a last-​minute cancellation. From the moment she introduced herself, I knew I was in good hands. She really took the time to listen to me as I explained what I wanted and showed her a few pictures of the style. She also took her time with the cut and ensured I was happy with the length throughout the process. I felt very comfortable with her and feel very lucky that I had someone skilled for what could have been a very different outcome. Thank you, Yonna! You made me feel like a million bucks walking out of that salon!
**I also wanted to note that the receptionist I talked to on the phone was very patient with me as I have the worst sense of direction. I basically called her and said «I have no idea where to go» and ten minutes later, I ended up at the salon. Wish I was able to get her name, but when I got there, she was on the phone patiently giving some other geographically disabled person directions. :)

WOW — I mean, are you kidding me?! This place is all it lives up to be and so much more. First of all — I would just like to say that in my four years being back in Hawaii, I’ve paid hundreds and hundreds of dollars for my hair and have never been to the same hair stylist more than twice. But now — why, I believe I have found my hair stylist!
His name is Dee — paragon of customer service and care and just straight-​up hair knowledge. I went in for a cut and color, chopped off maybe 7 – 8 inches of hair. Well, it doesn’t need to be explained that such a drastic change requires a lot of trust.
Also, my hair had some 8-​month old, roots-​grown-​out color that he needed to take care of. My favorite part of all this was Dee’s graceful and knowledgable planning of what he could do with what I wanted. Communication win!
There is just so much care here — worth my money and well-​worth my time! If you love your hair and want your hair stylist to love it too — this is the place.

So I’ve been on a search for a salon to color my hair. After checking on Unilocal!(duh.where else?) Salon 808 was among the first choices. After months of being too chicken to make an appointment, I finally forced myself to make the call after being tired of looking in the mirror at my almost orange hair! (Thanks box color.) I asked for the first available stylist and got Stacy.
Stacy did an awesome job on my hair and she really listened to what I wanted. Since I dance hula, I can’t do anything drastic with my hair. I have to keep it long and no outrageous colors. But that doesn’t mean I can’t do any subtle colors! She suggested some lowlights just to take away the «orange» parts of my hair. Stacey managed to match my natural color and then added some subtle red to the ends. Of course, you can’t see it indoors but when I’m in the sun. Kachow! Like I said, subtle but noticeable. Maybe next time I can do a balayage or something.
I think I’ll just come here for hair color and go to my usual spot for my haircut. Haircuts are $ 50+ at Salon 808 and since all I do is a trim and retouch the layers, why not stick to my usual spot where I pay less and am equally happy with the result. But I know I’ll definitely come back here for a haircut when I’m ready for something drastic like a bob or something.
Definitely coming back for a recolor ^_​^
Oh yeah. Receptionists… When I called to make a reservation, the reception was sort of nice then after asking a few questions she started sounding like she had better things to do. Mmm… isn’t it your job to answer questions with a smile? Then when I arrived at the salon and went to the desk to check in, the receptionist was texting or something on her phone while I was talking to her. Tsk tsk. But oh well, I’m not there for them. I’m there to get mah hair did. But it’d be nice if they acted like they wanted to be here.

Salon 808 is conveniently located in the Ala Moana Pacific Center. I have been coming here for years, and I can honestly say that I have never been disappointed.
I’ve been seeing Janice, who is a hair magician. She has the answer to everything hair, from a botched DIY-​bangs cut to a slight trim and a highlights job. She saved my highschool yearbook photo, and even gave me a glorious perm on top of that.
Even though the cost here is a bit higher, it is definitely worth it. Hair is something that you wear everyday, and that you never take off. Isn’t it okay to splurge a bit on a new ‘do?