I was 10 years old the first time I met my dad and 12 when I heard one of his colleagues say, “I didn’t know you have a daughter.” The phrase cropped up again and again after my mom and I relocated ...

It goes without saying that these days, tattoos are everywhere. And while societal acceptance of ink has ebbed and flowed, many people who spend hours in tattoo parlors adding to their growing ...

Tattoos serve many different purposes around the world, but what sets the Hawaiian tattoo apart? In this episode, host Kamaka Pili sits down with Hawaiian tattoo practitioner Kawika Au, to learn more ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Pacific Ink & Art Expo is bringing back its Hawaii Tattoo Expo to the Neil Blaisdell Exhibition Hall from Aug. 2-4 after a four-year pandemic pause. Founded in 2012, the ...

When tattoo artist Marlo Lualemana made the decision to share her story as a survivor of childhood sexual assault, the response she received from friends, clients, and followers from social media was ...

As a Polynesian woman, I love to see it! This is such a special moment because Jason got his tat done in the traditional Polynesian way. It usually starts with the artist freehanding the design based ...

Visible tattoos, once a no-no in many local workplaces, are now more often a yes, a maybe or “it depends.” But beware: In some cases, companies need to act carefully because a hiring or firing ...

Each year, Butter adds new ornament designs to her exquisitely made ‘Nei Hua’ ornaments. “As every year, Butter told this reporter, we’ve added seven new Hawaiian ornament designs just in time for ...

A Hawaiian Airlines employee of nearly four years, Tracy Sialega-Fili loved working for the company as a customer service agent. She grew up seeing her mother work at Hawaiian Airlines, and she ...