Erica Hair Salon

Great haircut, great price, great Unilocal review.

I have medium length hair and the extent of getting my hair done is getting it layered with the split ends trimmed off. Any salon would charge me an arm and a leg. Since I’m a broke student with a bagillion dollars in loans, I let my hair go and kept it in a bun for over a year. With the holidays coming up, I figured it would be a good time to tidy my hair up so I can actually put it down rather than keeping it in a bun all the time.
I read positive reviews for Erica salon for both price and quality. Since I just needed layers and bangs, I figured it couldn’t hurt to try. Although from the outside it looks like it wouldn’t be «nice», I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in. There are three cutting stations and a wash station. Although I just walked in, there was no one else in the salon… score!
Wash+cut+style was $ 30+tip. Pretty good considering other places will charge 3x more to do the same thing if not less. I was really satisfied. My hair is a lot lighter and softer overall. If you’re looking for something cheap but still good, this is your place to go. It won’t break the bank and you’ll still be able to get what you need. I will definitely return! :)

Love this place. Owner/​Artist has magical hands. Perfect wash, cut, & style!
The place looks like a no-​frills salon but the massaging shampoo feels luxurious.
$ 30 for everything’s definitely going back.

Great price for haircut but horrible service.
Cost: $ 35 + tip for woman’s cut and styling
Duration of a typical haircut for woman: 35 – 40 minutes, no wait if you go early around 9:30.
Hours: the business hour advertised are often not accurately. Owner is the stylist so they come and go as they wish. The lady mending the phone is the wife. Usually opens after 9:30
Skill: knows how to handle Asian hair without the typical Japanese look. Quick reliable haircut.
Customer services: stylist speaks Chinese and always give out unwanted life advice to customers. The husband wife team often argue in front of clients and it’s awkward when there is only one customer in the small room with them. They don’t seem to mind the lack of privacy.
Pros: cheap, reliable and quick haircut with reasonable cleanliness.
Cons: no customer services at all. As a customer, you will have to endure their constant bickering and today I witness the full-​fledged fight. I was scared because he was screaming at her at the top of his voice while yanking my hair. When I politely asked him to lower his voice, he told me to get out.
Verdict:
I went to this hair salon twice because I like the price. I left without a hair cut on my third visit because I refused to be ill treated. I don’t think I will be going back even for a cheaper price.
Tip: go have a haircut when the stylist is in a good mood.

I usually don’t give reviews, but I was very dissatisfied with the way my visit went.
The summer heat lately has been too much. Needed to get my thick hair thinned out, & my friend found this hair salon near our apartment. Small place, good prices.
Here’s the downfall: I am really sensitive when it comes to cutting my hair. I love my long hair, which is why I usually just get it thinned out instead of cutting it off. It keeps the length, and reduces the weight. I asked to just get it thinned, and he completely butchered my hair. My friend went to get some inches off, and I ended up losing more hair than she did. My hair went from being a little past mid-​back to shoulder length. When consulting prior to the cut, it seemed like he understood exactly what I wanted. During the cut, he asked if I wanted long bangs or short. I asked for no bangs, yet, he still gave me long bangs.
Gave this 2 stars for their kind service, but won’t be coming back here.

I have pretty thick full straight hair. The biggest issue I have when getting a cut is that the layers always end up looking choppy ! I’m currently due to give birth any day now and is desperate need for a cut but also didn’t want to spend $ 80 at a salon.
So I searched on Unilocal and read reviews. This guy had so many awesome reviews I figured I’d try him out, and if it didn’t turn out very nice. well at least it wasn’t going to be a pricy mistake !
He literally spent like 20 minutes on my cut, knew exactly what I wanted and even made suggestions on the cut so that it would match my face — (round face, chubby cheeks). Lol
Anyways, he finished pretty quickly … even straightened it to make sure he was pleased w the layers and ends, which I really really appreciated! You know how some salons they like to blow dry and curl and so u can’t really tell if they did a good job or not until after u shower… yeah.
I am soo happy I found him and my cut only cost me $ 32! I def recommend him !! Don’t let the small shop and area put u off. He’s amazing !

john is amazing. he cut my hair to the shape of my head and that is hard because i have a funny shaped head.
i was a little wary with the location and the cost (my haircut was 15 bucks), but was very pleasantly surprised. i typically pay around 30 – 40 for a «salon» cut, but this was wayyyyy better and i think i’ve found my new hair stylist for a very long future.
thanks john!

I don’t care about writing reviews for anything, but I’ve experienced really bad service so I thought I would. I was so excited to get bangs. I wanted layered bangs that go across my forehead. The guy who works said it wouldn’t look good with my face. I did a lot of research and I wanted that. I didn’t want side bangs! It took him two minutes then he blow dried my hair. He cut it too short and it looked so ratchet. I almost cried. I hated it. He said «LOOK, I’m a professional. I know. It’s called side bangs». No s*** it’s called side bangs. You sucked at making them. Then he asked «YOU WANT IT SHORTER?» No, it’s already too short! I look ridiculous. I still paid because I’m sure he doesn’t get good business anyways. It’s pity money. I went to Salon Mei to fix my bangs, they took me right away and charged me less than he did for my bangs. They gave me what I wanted. I would recommend them. So worth it and this place is ghetto a’f. I shouldn’t have walked in. Big mistake.

John is awesome!
He styles your hair that bests suits your face and takes his time to make you feel like a champ.
Roughly $ 30+tip for a woman’s cut/​shampoo. More than Supercuts but way better results.
John also gives great hair tips on how to style and take care of your hair. I love the cleanliness of his business and the photos of his previous clients demonstrating his ecclitic styles of cutting hair.
The only thing lacking is parking (not that many stalls) but I live nearby, so I don’t have a problem walking.

Wanted to cut my hair on the spur of the moment today and decided to check this place out. John was great! He washed, cut, and styled my hair accordingly to my face shape and still kept it long since I told him I dance hula. It was a great experience and he only charged $ 35. My mom also got a hair cut. We’d highly recommend this place to anyone looking for high end style without the high price.

I was really impressed with the service I got from this place. John is the best! I’ve been meaning to cut my long hair for a while now but I was afraid since I have gotten really mediocre results before from other salons. So I checked Unilocal and I came across Erica Hair Salon. John took me in and asked what kind of haircut I wanted. I showed him a picture and he immediately agreed that the style of cut would compliment my face shape. And I kid you not, the result was amazing. My haircut looked exactly like the picture I had shown him! The best part? Everything was $ 35! This included shampoo/​conditioner/​wash, cut, blow-​dry, and styling. Absolutely impressed! I think I found my go-​to hairstylist!

This was my first time being here and I can say I’m definitely going back. John worked some magic on my hair. I had long dark brown hair to past my waist and he cut and highlighted it. After doing this he put some finishing touches on it and styled it before I went out the door. All this was done for only $ 100 plus the tip I added. He was friendly and so was his wife. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for professional service and very nice looking hair. I love how he cut my hair to the shape of my face ^_​^ so excited to show off my new hair do

This was the first time I had someone cut my hair according to my face shape, and I was blown away because usually I had to bring picture references whenever I get my hair cut or else it would turn out ugly.
John is a legit hairstylist, he went to hair school in Hawaii (the hair school was shut down a long time ago), but was born and raised in Hong Kong.
He’s a super friendly guy, I would go to him again, but need to save up money since I pay for my living, personal, and educational expenses.
Shampoo, hair cut, blow dry, and styling costed me $ 35, but I gave him tip too to thank him.
The salon is super clean and is near the baseball park. There are other eateries nearby like Keamoku Poke or Seafood (I think).
John recommended that I call for an appointment because he feels bad for making people wait, but I didn’t make any appointment and was out in 45 minutes (my hair was super thick and long before).
He’s a perfectionist and will fine tune your hair until it’s perfect so I truly recommend him. He also does coloring and highlights, but I just didn’t have the money.

Extremely grateful for John’s experience in and passion for the work he does. I came in with a horrible at home red ombré and he transformed it!
Full head highlights, color, and cut all for $ 115.
Now that is extremely reasonable for the amount of work he had to put into my color correction. I’ve been quoted over $ 200 to fix my hair by other stylist.
The second best thing about this salon, besides John’s talent, is the fact that he and his wife are such nice people! Down to earth and friendly, they make you feel so comfortable you forget that you’re not at home!
The icing on the cake is that this shop is within walking distance from my apartment!
I think, after all these years, I have found my stylist!

Decided to check out a new place for an overdue haircut and came here to try it out because of the good reviews.
Needless to say, the owner/​hairstylist was very nice and skilled. He’s been cutting hair for 23 years and his work is enough evidence. Cut and wash in 15 – 20 minutes was pretty quick.
⁹⁄₁₀ would recommend!

I must admit I was quite skeptical of this place because I found it on Unilocal and didn’t see much pictures of people’s before and after’s but I was so amazed with the service provided that I felt a need to make a Unilocal account to share my wonderful experience with you all.
Finding the place/​parking: I found it a little difficult to find this place at first but ended up finding it– the turn right after the 76 gas station before the kinau road. There is ample parking but there was a sign that said parking only 20 minuets but I was there for maybe an hour and a half– two hours with no problems of where I parked.
Suggestions: make an appointment or call ahead because John is the one who does the hair and you want to make sure you wont have to wait. I called at 115 after I got out of school but he told me he could take me in at 230 and we got started right on time. Bring a picture of what you want your hair to look like and or just let John do his thing. I told him to do whatever he thought was best.
Service: I was immediately welcomed by John and he gave me a consultation on my hair. At first I just wanted a trim before the holdiays but he also suggested a root touch up and or highlights. He gave me no pressure and just advised me on styles that he thought would look best. I ended up choosing his highlighting style he calls «chumping» and layers while still keeping the length of my hair. His wife gave me a bottle of ice cold water and she peeled and gave me an orange while I was waiting for my hair to set– I sat there thinking god, this place is amazing. It was easy to talk to John and his wife was very nice and accommodating they are very service and quality oriented. There was a guy who came in with his son and he quoted him a wait time since he was working on my hair but I definiately didn’t want him to lose out on more business; I told his wife I was fine with waiting for him to cut the boys hair and she gave me a free leave-​in conditioner treatment (for my extremely dry hair due to sun and salt damage) while John gave the boy a very cute chic cut.
Price: in all the cut and chumping came out to 78 $ what a deal! and we must not forget everything else they gave me for free. With a tip worthy of their service my hair cut and color came out to $ 95. Most well spent money on my hair that’s for sure. P. s. the hair cut comes with hairwash and styling at the end! thankyou Erica’s salon, I will be back. :]

So I moved to the East side, and the lady I used to use for my hair is a bit too far away now. I found John on Unilocal,and from all the reviews, I figure i’d give him a try. I was way overdue for some color, but a trim would also be quite helpful. I called and made an appointment and got in within an hour. I would definitely call ahead, as John is the only one cutting hair. His wife is there to help with washing, but really, John is the artist.
He did a consultation and asked me if I was willing to make a few «changes» to my style (at the time it was shoulder length with long layers). I had seen what he did to the girl before me, and it was gorgeous, so I told him «go for it». John shortened my hair up to a long bob, and evened out the layers. He colored and then did very subtle highlights (which look amazing!) and he explained what he was doing the whole time.
If you are looking for high-​end styling with out the high-​end price, this is the place to go! I got a cut, color, highlights and style for $ 90. Seriously…$ 90. John’s an artist.

Got a great haircut from John, the owner. The price is extremely affordable and includes shampoo/​wash, cut, blow-​dry, and styling.
Highly recommended!

John is a high-​end hair «designer» who opened his own family-​run salon to find more meaningful work for himself. He offers tailored cuts for your hair, face, and lifestyle at extremely reasonable prices.
After years of long hair and do-​it-​yourself trims, I finally got fed up. In a frugal attempt, I cut my own blunt shag, but was looking for something with more umph. I tried to cut it shorter and ended up butchering it.
John was able to take the terrible cut and work with it, my fine hair texture, my facial features, and my lifestyle to give me a modern, easy, fabulous cut!
I let him do what he wanted, but he did take the time to exactly describe his vision so I knew what was happening before he got started.
I love my hair now, and I’m definitely going back!

I haven’t cut my hair in two years, mostly because I didn’t want to spend the normal $ 80 for a haircut. I finally got in the mood to cut it and originally was going to get it cut at one of the salon schools, but they didn’t have anything later in the day, so as I was Unilocaling around I came across this salon which had great reviews and let me tell you, you will not be disappointed.
My stylist John was amazing, he knew exactly how to cut my hair the style I wanted and also incorporating some of his advice to make me look good! And you can’t beat the price of $ 35 for my thick hair. I think I’ve found a new stylist and will definitely be back.