The Cutting Zone

I have been looking for a place to go forever! I was lucky to find this gem hidden in Kailua. I met with Danica for a cut and color and she was amazing! I was definitely due for a cut and Danica did a wonderful job. I’ve had many experiences where I walked away and couldn’t wait for my hair to grow out again. She did a great job with the layers and my hair feels so nice and light. The color came out great. I went with a caramel ombré (balayage). Today– I couldn’t be happier! I will definitely be back when it’s time again and schedule with Danica.
Location: They’re located right on Uluniu, right across the street from Cinnamon’s. My only concern is that it’s street parking.

as a hairstylist myself i’m picky. i’ve been to numerous high end salons and felt like my haircuts were just ok. chip cut my hair and it look amazing. love the cut. definitely will be back!

Danica is great. I love my color and cut! If you’re looking for a new stylist (like I was) check her out. Mahalo to Danica!

Great people, great service, great vibe… my favorite is Kim. Personable, professional and quick.

It saddens me to give low ratings, especially when they staff and stylists are nice. But that said, my experience here was pretty terrible. Went in for just a trim and came out with a bad hair cut that needed fixing. Wouldn’t recommend this place.

Donna is straight up amazing! 5 stars :-) I was nervous and not sure where to go or who to see for highlight/​lowlight and cut. My stylist moved away so I found this place via Unilocal.Donna was awesome, friendly, quick, and my hair looks fab.

I love this place & melissa is the best.
I have really long hair and dont cut it often so i was kinda of nervous but Melissa makes you feel comfortable and talks stories with you the whole time. she did an amazing job & cut my hair exactly the way i wanted (actually better than I imagined it)
I will definitely be back to see her soon

I’m very picky about my hair and I had some reservations after going to a stylist that received 5 stars on here. I won’t mention the previous stylist’s name, but she was nowhere near as personable as people claimed. So I went into The Cutting Zone with many reservations.
Donna was who I was scheduled with, and she was absolutely wonderful. She really accommodated me. She squeezed me in for a consult, yet I didn’t feel rushed at all. She gave me an estimate and worked around my schedule. She is booked far in advance but there’s a reason for that. She really is excellent. I received numerous compliments, and I felt like I was chatting with a best friend. She truly was personable. I felt comfortable the entire time.
The salon is quaint and located close to Asagios in Kailua. The price was reasonable, and I’m definitely going back to Donna. I lucked out!

Work and life being crazy, my personal maintenance had taken a serious backseat. My brows were nearing Gandalf proportions and I was too scared to go back to my usual threader (ouch!). I was in need of help of the hot wax variety.
Enter (thank you) Karina. Her Living Social deal for an eyebrow wax and a facial came in the nick of time. I got my brows cleaned up nicely and it was super easy to book online via
. Karina herself is so personable and helped me to feel at ease — especially as I was a facial newbie. (Verdict: my skin was so soft afterward, but I’m certainly a wuss when it comes to extractions.) If I’m ever in need of waxing services again in Kailua, though, I now have a contact!
Note to self: break your cash before your appointment. Doh!

I was visiting Hawaii to see family, as well as celebrating my birthday. I have been wanting to change my hair, and I am really hooked onto the new «Fire Ombré» look. I only had a few days left on the island and my mother thought that it would be better to get it done in Hawaii than back home. Originally I went to The Fix for a consultation, the stylist there, ran his hand through my hair in a couple of times, and said that he could easily do an ombré look. We booked an appointment for the following day. However, since were on a tight schedule, we walked across the street to get a second opinion. We walked in and immediately had a consultation with Chip Mok. It was amazing how different the consultations were. Chip explained to me, how damaged my hair was. Since I have dyed my hair before, it didn’t help my hair, it split it and made it brassy. He also explained how if I didn’t cut off my split ends, it would be harder to bleach my hair and could possible damage it more. I had no idea how bad my hair was, until he told me. The guy at The Fix didn’t not tell me about these risks. Chip was able to take me in that same day. The people at The Cutting Zone, were very friendly and really cared for their customers. I am so glad and thankful that Chip was able to warn me about how DAMAGED my hair was and that he was able to explain the process of my hombre hair. The only thing I wish for is being able to have Chip re-​tone my hair in 8 weeks, here in The Bay Area

I wish I could give Karina 10 stars instead of 5; because she was so over the top amazing. She is a hidden diamond as she is the Esthetician there who does facials and waxing! She really enjoys her work and spends a lot of time perfecting her art of a perfect eyebrow arch and she is dedicated to doing an excellent job with your facial. She uses only top notch products and makes sure u are not allergic to anything before using it on your face. I floated out the door, I looked and felt sooooo good.
She is easy to find and its even easier to set an apt with styleseat or she can be reached at
I have worked in a spa before so I know what to look for and karina is great energy, honest, professional and great at what she does! So happy to have found such great people here in Kailua. Thank you again!

I’d been seeing the same stylist for over 10 years before I moved to Kailua, so you know choosing The Cutting Zone and Donna Ufuti was a well-​thought out decision.
I read the reviews on Unilocal (thank you!) and decided to give Donna a try. I needed highlights, a cut and wanted an «accent color» put in. Donna listened to what I said, proposed a plan, we agreed on it and it turned out great!
The salon itself is clean, smells good, offers products and has the most comfortable wash chairs: they support your head. You don’t wake up the next morning with a bruise on the base of your cranium!
Donna is a talented stylist, color expert as well as being a very nice person. I love my highlights, my «crazy color» turned out just like I wanted, and I’ll be going back. I highly recommend The Cutting Zone, particularly Donna.

Love my hair! We just moved to the island, and I was nervous about finding a new hair stylist. My hair was sadly neglected for 3 months. Chip did an awesome highlight and cut. He was friendly and knowledgable. He even does a military discount! My hair looks and feels great!

I read about this place in the book, «Lost in Kailua» written by Shannon Crown, and I called immediately and was scheduled with Kelley. Kelley was amazing!!! She completely covered up previous hair color mishaps by matching my natural roots PERFECTLY.
I am not a pro with hair and I vaguely described how I wanted her to cut my hair. But Kelley completely understood and I ended up with the perfect look upon leaving this place. Bonus: the atmosphere was really awesome, with Tiffany Blue walls in the front room!
In fact, someone’s husband (while patiently waiting for his wife) even commented on how magnificent of a color job she did on my hair and how he could hardly believe she had colored it. I have naturally dark brown hair. When I went in, I had about 3 inches of re growth in, but the ends of my hair were almost orange!!! I left with completely natural looking hair that was silky and perfectly placed and framed. I also scored on some awesome products there!

I highly recommend Kelley for hair and make up. I have short a-​line blond highlighted hair and she is amazing. Kelley also did my hair and make up for the Marine Corps Ball and it was the best I have had.

I have not had my hair taken care of properly in a long time. And it’s hard to find a new salon when you up and move, and get comfortable with someone touching your hair. My search is over. I went back in early December to this place.
Thankfully I was able to bring all the kiddos along, so I could get it done to begin with, since there was going to be enough space to park all the wee ones! I have to admit, I ran behind on my end of the schedule and was racing to get there — and my stylist was VERY gracious and understanding towards me (and so was her other client — whoever you are thank you for being so understanding!)! Yup, I’m sold! I’m coming back! Kindness goes a LOOONG way with me!
Can’t beat the price either! VERY reasonable!
And I will say this again — appearances are highly deceptive. When you walk in, I felt I was walking into a spa. The atmosphere was just that — spa. There is plenty of room, so you are not bumping into other customers, and all the salon stations are spaced out enough where you can actually have that sense of not only privacy but you can also connect better with your stylist. A little slice of heaven! (ok except for the fact my lil ones were trying to beg and grab at the candy in the basket!) Next time, I’m going solo!

The only name you need to know is Donna. She is well worth the wait if she’s booked out — there’s a reason she’s booked solid a lot of the time.
I had Donna do an all over color — making my hair blonder — and then cut. Donna assessed my hair and let me know how much I should cut so that it’s healthy (my ends were very sad looking and I went way too long between cuts) and how light I could go without damaging my hair more.
She made me blonder which I love. She gave me an amazing head massage/​hair wash, and then cut my hair once she confirmed that I was ok with the length it would be to get rid of the old, dead & sad strands of hair. Afterwards she styled my hair so I really got to see how it would look.
I love my hair and I love going to see Donna. She’s always really kind and friendly and honest with me about the health of my hair and how far I can push it. She gives me tips and pointers on how to style it too!
I already booked my appointment for the next time so that I don’t have to wait. Book her now! You won’t be disappointed!

Go see Chip Mok. Professional, reasonably priced, and extremely talented… he really is the best. Whether it’s just a trim or full service… he goes above and beyond. I live in town and drive to Kailua because he is that good! The picture of my most recent ombré by Chip speaks for itself.

This is my first ever review, only because Unilocal brought me to The Cutting Zone.
Before today, I always went to the same person to do my hair. I never wandered because 1) She knew what I liked. 2) She is my cousin. Ha!
Recently, our schedules were not lining up correctly and I desperately wanted/​needed to trim my hair. So where do I look? Unilocal!
I don’t usually try new things unless someBODY tells me to… So I was a little skeptical to follow Unilocal’s suggestion (no offense). But why not live a little?
Today I had a few hours to kill. Perfect! Walked in to see if they even take walk-​ins… they do! Score! Had an open spot at 11:15, it was 10:30am… lady at the front suggested I come back then. No probs! There’s some shops near by to kill time so not a prob!
Returned at 11am, figured I could just relax inside the air-​conditioned shop til I get called. Appointment before me finished earlier than expected so was taken in earlier than expected. So far, sooooo goood!
Chip was the fated one to handle my mane. God bless him. That’s also another reason why I stayed with the same salonist, my hair is a mess. I came in with iron-​straightened hair, once it gets wet, it’s a frizzy curly mop. I could tell it took Chip a little bit by surprise lol.
Anyways, I suck at being social. Especially in a new environment and out of my «norm». But started talking stories with Chip and feeling comfy in this new place. He’s such a cool guy! Side note, trust his intuitions. Ha!
Only asked for a trim, just to cut the dead ends off, so it was pretty fast. Price wasn’t bad at all! And they give you 15% off for newbies! Sweet! Overall great place, great atmosphere, good prices, nice people (Chip, you’re awesome, dude!).
Unilocal, you did good. I can’t wait to go back and try something new. Maybe some color?

Melissa is great and reasonably priced… usually can’t find that combination!
She cut my straight blond hair along with high and low lights. She done my hair 5 times and every time was great! She’s also colored (high-​lights) and cut my 13 yr old son’s super curly inter-​racial hair. He is extremely picky to say the least and he was even happy! :)
She’s also very nice and can easily understand and will do what you want plus give recommendations.