All Sean Sapp wanted was to bring hope to those who lost their homes to Typhoon Mawar. 

"I just wanted to give other people hope, those that are losing hope, especially those that lost their house," he said. "If you lose your house, you’re going to lose hope no matter what."

He's the owner of Salina’s Beautyworks.

Together with the American Red Cross and other local hair stylists, he planned a free haircut event and a hygiene donation drive for the iLearn Academy shelter in Dededo. 

He says the Red Cross gave the event the green light.

But two days before the event, which was supposed to happen on Wednesday, Sapp learned their plans were cut short.

It’s why Sapp and his sister went looking for answers at the shelter. 

On a recording, a man from ARC can be heard saying, "You guys went way over the line."

A woman from ARC then said, "It shouldn’t have been posted like that, that’s what upset them and he’s the guy that manages here."

Sapp's sister then responds, asking, "So is there any way we can work around that then?"

ARC responds, "No no."

He filmed their encounter where a Red Cross official is heard telling him to hush.

"I just want to know why you guys are being so shut down on it though when its something to help the community grow," Sapp asked. 

The employee responded that they were on private property before hushing him. 

"The video that I put out, they pretty much just hushed me. He told me to hush and that it’s a closed discussion," Sapp said. "When my sister, who is my business partner, she was trying to work with them asking is there any way we can work around it."

Since the social media posting, American Red Cross public affairs manager Steve Walsh told KUAM they are working towards a resolution as there are rules and regulations in place. 

"I think we’re going to be able to work it out," he said. "They just need to be aware of the rules. The main thing though with that situation is, a disaster shelter– we consider that to be a private home for these people. They’ve been through a lot and so we have to be careful how many outside guests we have in the shelter."

While Sapp is frustrated the event didn’t pan out for those staying at the shelter, he was able distribute the donated hygiene products on Wednesday. 

Still he’s not giving up on giving free haircuts. 

"I’m still going to push for it. I’m still going to try to find a way for them to get their haircuts and make them feel good," he said. "I was trying to get all our friends who also run businesses to make this a more fun event. We were supposed to have games. We were supposed to have music, entertainment, food and beverages for them. I don’t see the wrong with that. They’re not prisoners. They’re people in the shelters that lost their homes. They have a right to have fun as well."