When hairstylist Carrie Holder opened her salon in 2012, she named it Ohana, after the Hawaiian word for family. Today staff in the small Nations shop keeps up that ethos: They’re warm and unpretentious, skilled and experienced, no matter who you see. Leah taught me how to air-dry my hair. Julz “lightened” my hair with layers as we discussed our rescue dogs. April taught me that my real base hair color is very dark blond (!) rather than the brunette I’ve always been. In increasingly corporate Nashville, Ohana is a rare and refreshing combination of consistency, creativity and kindness.
