Hi there,
I recently got married in Honolulu (September) and I know that I was a little stressed trying to find a stylist who could do African-American textured hair (I'm biracial with coarse, curly texture).
If anyone is looking (presently or in the future), please look into using Jeanne Scott. She's from Philly, has done work in LA and now lives in Honolulu. She works out of the Steven Michaels Salon.
Here is her website:
The pictures on her website don't do her work justice AT ALL. She actually has a large stack of photos at her station that show her skill. (I wish she would upload those!)
You'll probably need to take a taxi to get there like I did, but it's only $12-$14 each way.
It seems to me that most of clientele is Black (she is Black herself). The products she uses is Alterna (I can't remember what else). All is know is that when I walked in, I saw Dudley's pressing cream and hot stove with traditional flat irons. I knew I was in the right place! lol
Definitely check her out.