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Hawaii salons, barbershops anxious to reopen

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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Owner Julie Tran of Cosmic Beauty uses a disinfectant towelette to wipe down a recently installed transparent barrier that separates the nail stylist from the customer on Sunday in Kapolei. Salons and barber shops in Hawaii have been closed to customers since March 23 to comply with mandated emergency orders to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Ben Faraon, the manager of Golden Hawaiian Barbershop stands beside his chair, which dates back to the 1950s.
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Alex Huynh disinfects the front counter of the empty Cosmic Beauty on Sunday in Kapolei. Huynh uses a Barbicide disinfectant towelette.
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Famous locals and locales are featured on the walls of Golden Hawaiian Barbershop, including Eddie Aikau, Duke Kahanamoku and old Kaimuki and Hawaii.
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Cosmic Beauty has been closed to customers since March 23.
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A sign from the old barbershop is installed in back of Golden Hawaiian Barbershop in Kaimuki.
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Julie Tran and her husband, Alex Huynh, are owners of Cosmic Beauty in Kapolei.
9/13
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Ben Faraon, the manager of Golden Hawaiian Barbershop, stands in the Kaimuki shop.
10/13
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The retail section of Cosmic Beauty displays hair products among the hair stations at the front of the salon.
11/13
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Famous locals and locales are featured on the walls of Golden Hawaiian Barbershop, including this one of old Kaimuki.
12/13
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM

The nail lounge at Cosmic Beauty has eight pedicure chairs and eight manicure stations.
13/13
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Famous locals and locales are featured on the walls of Golden Hawaiian Barbershop, including this one of Eddie Aikau, next to a lifeguard station.