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Anyone Get Tattooed While in Oahu?

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SandraDee posted on 03/04/2013

This might be a longshot BUT...

I am leaving for Oahu on Friday for a week to celebrate my 35th birthday and plan on getting tattooed while there as my "souvenir". I have used Yelp to find a list of tattoo parlors in the area but I was wondering if anyone who has traveled to Oahu has been tattooed there and if you have a suggestion on a good place to go

Thanks in advance!

[ Edited by: SandraDee 2013-03-04 11:26 ]

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exquisitecorpse posted on 03/04/2013

skin deep tattoo, they also own a few shops in philly including the hawaiian themed no ka oi.

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Phillip Roberts posted on 03/04/2013

Aloha,

While I do not have ink, Josh at A Tiki Tattoo on Kuhio avenue wears a few tiki tats... I'm told he is pretty good at making them too...

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naugatiki posted on 03/05/2013

I haven’t been there in about 10 years but there was a shop just off Hotel St. called China Sea that has a lot of history and once owned by Sailor Jerry. They had a good reputation of doing class A work and all the great vintage sailor hula dancers and "Mom" art on the walls was worth the trip alone.

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MadDogMike posted on 03/05/2013

Only YOU would ask that question, anyone else would be happy to bring back a sandal necklace :lol:

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SandraDee posted on 03/05/2013

On 2013-03-04 16:36, MadDogMike wrote:
Only YOU would ask that question, anyone else would be happy to bring back a sandal necklace :lol:

Ha! Well you know me...I already have enough Hawaiian souvenirs to have my own store--I want something that means more :)

Thanks for the suggestions! I appreciate it!!

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Trailerpark Tiki posted on 03/05/2013

On 2013-03-04 15:31, Phillip Roberts wrote:
Aloha,

While I do not have ink, Josh at A Tiki Tattoo on Kuhio avenue wears a few tiki tats... I'm told he is pretty good at making them too...

I met Josh at A Tiki Tattoo and he does some nice work. His shop is near all the Waikiki hotels. However, I decided against getting ink because you are not supposed to go swimming with a fresh tattoo, it can get infected. Jus sayin'.

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SandraDee posted on 03/06/2013

On 2013-03-05 15:13, Trailerpark Tiki wrote:
However, I decided against getting ink because you are not supposed to go swimming with a fresh tattoo, it can get infected. Jus sayin'.

I have 70+ tattoos so I think I am good with how to care for them.

And I really won't be spending anytime in the water...lots to see and do in Hawaii so swimming is low priority on my list. Thanks for your recommendation and advice though!

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Dagg posted on 03/07/2013

On 2013-03-04 15:31, Phillip Roberts wrote:
Aloha,

While I do not have ink, Josh at A Tiki Tattoo on Kuhio avenue wears a few tiki tats... I'm told he is pretty good at making them too...

I got a Tiki on the back of my calf from this shop, last year. Totally happy with it.

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tikitonga posted on 03/07/2013

Let's see some pics of those tattoos from Oahu! I'm heading there in the summer....so...who knows what I may come back with?!?!

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Dagg posted on 03/08/2013

On 2013-03-07 10:46, tikitonga wrote:
Let's see some pics of those tattoos from Oahu!

Its on my "travel leg" in between Athens and Paris, under Mexico, around the corner from Budapest :)

cell phone pic....

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hang10tiki posted on 03/11/2013

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2013-05-30 20:53 ]

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Phillip Roberts posted on 03/21/2013

Aloha,

Walked by "A Tiki Tattoo" today and it's gone... Shocking... Maybe they moved... I'll find out and let you know...

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Dagg posted on 03/21/2013

I hope they didn't go out of business...

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