HANAPEPE — Joyce Silva Carineo of Precision Hair was doing her morning ritual of washing down the sidewalk and the parking stalls fronting her tiny Hanapepe beauty parlor on Tuesday. This was after her mom, Emily Silva, had finished sweeping
HANAPEPE — Joyce Silva Carineo of Precision Hair was doing her morning ritual of washing down the sidewalk and the parking stalls fronting her tiny Hanapepe beauty parlor on Tuesday.
This was after her mom, Emily Silva, had finished sweeping out the interior and sprucing up the shop for another day’s roster of clients.
The small business is truly a family affair, as the Silvas offer products and produce from the rest of the ‘ohana.
On a table and in buckets in front of the salon are fresh lu‘au leaves, lettuce, lemons and a variety of tropical flower bundles delivered by Emily Silva’s son, Louis Carl Silva.
“He has Silva’s Ranch in Kapa‘a, and the produce comes from what he harvests,” Joyce said.
Inside, the salon features Tunda clothes from another son, Lindsey Leolani Carineo Jr., as well as Emily’s handcrafts, which have long been featured at the annual Holy Cross Church holiday bazaar and craft fair.
Centering around her skill with the crochet needles, Emily has filled the tiny showcases inside the beauty parlor with baby jackets, blankets, blanket sets, and household accessory adornments.
“I give Holy Cross Church items every year for their craft fair,” Emily said. “Plus, I have beanies for children and adults, too.”
Beyond the additional business, the extras in the tiny beauty parlor give customers something to talk about in the spaces between clients who need to have a hair treatment.
It all comes from family, Joyce said.
