Tattoo Artisans

My 12 year old daughter had been thinking about getting her ears pierced for the first time but she…read morehas a fear of pain and needles and all the things....but really wanted to get her ears pierced so when she said she was ready I knew I didn't want to take her to the mall and instead wanted to take her someplace where we both could be more comfortable and confident in the piercing experience she was getting. She had an appointment with Britt who was awesome. Britt walked my daughter through what to expect, she answered her questions and was really patient with her as my daughter went back and forth about wanting to get it done. My daughter ended up feeling comfortable enough to decide to go for it and the experience was great. Super fast and low pain. While I know there are cheaper places to get your kids ears pierced, it was worth it to me to have the knowledge and comfort that came with booking with HPC and Britt, in particular. Would suggest them to anyone looking to get a piercing. PS- the shopping experience was also super great. The person working the retail area showed my daughter lots of options and talked through pros and cons of different styles of earrings as her first set. My daughter and I were both happy with what she selected. Also really appreciated the education given regarding after care and how my daughter can take care of her piercings.

My favorite piercing studio ever! The owner, Tony, did my first ever piercing 11ish years ago…read more(yay!) and many more after that. Shoutout to Brit for installing so many sparklies in my face and ears and piercing me as well. Everyone I've interacted with has been pleasant, patient, and very informative. I've always felt safe in their piercer's hands (and gloves)! As for the studio itself, it's a really pretty space to be in. The shop is super clean and features a nice mural from a local artist. The jewelry are all in very shiny display cases. The jewelry selection is also sooo awesome. It's all body safe/implant grade materials (think gold and titanium). Coolest studio I've ever been in. I know I'll be back to get some more pretty pieces soon!

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Sacred Art Tattoo Waikiki

Great customer service! Good relaxing vibe, Tweety was awesome! She brought my vision to life.read more

Accommodated three of us and gave us a memorable tattoo of our visit to HawaiI! Professional,…read morereal, and talented.

Bright and bold color Hawaiian hulagirl and scenery tattoo

Colorful detailed shark jaw tattoo design around the knee

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Polynesian tribal tattoo flowing over a females sholder

Hikina Piercing Company

4.9(58 reviews)

9.0 mi

Locally owned & operated

Free parking

I came in as a walk in today, and Jen did absolutely amazing! My experience was timely and sweet…read more Highly recommend!

Decided on a whim to go in and get my very first nose piercing. The guy at the counter (sorry…read moreforgot his name) was very friendly and helped me decide on the right gem for my nose. Bronson was my piercer and was very gentle and knowledgeable. I knew I'd be in good hands with him. He helped me decide on which side of my nose to put my piercing (I chose left). I'm very happy with my new piercing. I went home with simple care instructions for my piercing. Staff were very professional, knowledgeable, and made the customer feel comfortable. I doubt I'll get another piercing anytime soon but I definitely will recommend these guys.

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BVLA Marquise Panaraya set in solid 14k rose gold with white cz.

The Ink Pit Tattoo

4.7(477 reviews)

4.7 mi•Kalihi, Iwilei

Lisa is an amazing piercer, I remember when I just turned 18, and having a 18-year-old's budget I…read morelooked and scoured all over to find the cheapest piercers and when I came across all the reviews on ink Pit, I saw that not only was it cheaper than literally everywhere else on the island but she is also amazing it hardly even hurt at all and earlier today I called a bunch of piercings shops and all of them are saying like 140+for a rook piercing?? You have got to be kidding me, but I always wanted to go to Lisa the only reason why I call other places in the first place is because they open it on the little bit later side and I wanted to get it done as soon as possible but long story short EVERYWHERE else has crazy inflation prices... Lisa is seriously the only person that I remember it being the same amount from 10 years ago that is so crazy honestly I feel like she should make everything at least $10 more That's how good her services, she ain't even answered all my questions that I have about why my industrial fill out before and all that this is literally my first good review normally I only review places when it's like extremely bad not just a little bad I can handle that but if it's like the worst place I've ever been to then I have to write something to one others but Lisa is my first good review and I'm very thankful that she took me in as a walk-in and had me out within 10 minutes maybe even 5 minutes at the most thanks again Lisa :) PS she even exited the tipping screen and said to not worry about tipping her but of course I want to~she already has her prices ridiculously cheap.. I have literally never seen anyone say no need to tip (especially in the service industry) If you need any piercings done please go to Lisa she's the best and honestly I'll never go to anyone else ^^

I got my daith and flat pierced here. it was a quick experience. When I walked in i was the only…read moreperson in the shop but Lisa was immediately rude and made me feel as if i was taking up her time and space. It was super odd, i've never had a piercer ever be so unfriendly. a few months later i went to my usual piercing place to get new jewelry and kinda talked about the Ink Pit to her. she knew who i was talking about because i guess Lisa "botches" her clients and has a reputation of it in the piercing world. my flat jewelry from the Ink Pit was so long but i thought it was okay, and my usual piercer said she was surprised it healed because it was too long to safely heal. i usually don't have trouble with my piercings, but this was so painful and hard to heal. as soon as i got a shorter piece, it stopped hurting and looks great now. their starting jewelry is terrible. this place is cheap and quick and im sure Lisa was just having a bad day when i was in there, but there are much better places to go. and remember, there's a reason why it's so cheap.

Rook piercing and transverse lobe. Will be changing the bar soon. Absolutely love my piercings.

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Got a conch and another helix done today, staff were super friendly and the process was quick. will definitely come back.

Tattoo Hawaii

4.7(322 reviews)

2.3 mi•Ala Moana

"I'm wearing short sleeves, I don't want to expose my tattoos."…read more-Jerry Seinfeld Well now I DO wanna wear short sleeves to let my new honu peek out a bit! Been wanting to get a honu ink'd to remind me of where I came from... where home really is. Everytime I go back, I run out of time or just didn't want to give up the beach day. This time the whole fam was IN... when I explained my design concept, both my wife and daughter wanted their own version, still honu themed. da Scene: Determined to get this done done during the 16 day visit back home on Oahu, I did my research early and narrowed it down to 3 spots initially. After some dm's, email exchanges and finally some voice calls, it was Lai @ Tattoo Hawaii who I connected with most, so we scheduled an in-person consult and then our sessions, with 2 days left on our trip - only lost 1 beach day (it was a perfect one too). da Service: Every contact before our session was courteous and replied to promptly. I did have to be insistent on Lai doing our work, even if it meant spanning multiple days. His work on social media and Yelp! most connected with me. At our consult he explained how he would approach my design concept and adapt it to my wife and daughter. Lai was confident he could get us all done in one afternoon/evening session. The shop is tucked away on the 2nd floor of a little building on the corner of Kapiolani and Piikoi... parking is a challenge, so arrive early to wait out a spot. The shop is comfortable and can accommodate 3-4 artists working, with friends looking on in support. da Work: Kai was up 1st as hers would be the least complicated. She went with 3 petroglyph style honu, each about 3.5" diameter, ink'd fairly heavy - vertically on her upper arm, pretty classic design. She has several tattoos already and was surprised that Lai didn't work with a stencil... he simply free-handed the design with several pens, directly on your body. He's a very cool, confident cat, laid back and within minutes has you chatting it up like you went to high school together. I went next as my wife wanted to see how mine's worked out to help solidify her concept. Lai drew a honu/dragon/shark tooth design on my upper arm and I said "go for it". 2.5 hours later I was stunned at the fine details he added to the shark's teeth encircling the honu shell, as well as tribal accents in the honu, while incorporating the dragon profile. It really was satisfying to see my concept executed closely, while adding style and depth, bringing it to life. Carla was last up and really wanted to stick close to what I had done... just smaller and wanted the dragon to "pop" more. As you can see, Lai nailed it... however subtle, the dragon does appear more prominent on her piece. da Wrap: Really happy all-around, already thinking about how to add to it, maybe add color, grow it further down my arm, how to add to the story. It's a very personal thing and I really suggest you take your time to research and find the right artist. I'm confident that you'll find the right one at Tattoo Hawaii. We were there most of the day and saw several folks and artists' work, there was actually one guy there the whole time getting a large whole body piece worked on with a manual tattoo tool, that's an investment! HUGE shout out to Lai for making our sessions so enjoyable and comfortable... When he found out it was my and my wife's 1st work, he said he was honored to be 1st... such a humble guy, great disposition. We'll see you soon brother!

Many things have changed since my 2018 visit so the information in this review can stay relevant…read more I visited last week for a fairly large piece and Lai took care of it like he did with my two other ones. When you arrive remember to fill out the paperwork provided. This could probably be streamlined if it were made available online. Regardless, you can reach out to the shop via social media or even the shop's webpage too. We took multiple breaks on my last visit. What started out as a request for a pueo turned into a session to catch up since pre-pandemic and get back in the chair. Lai free handed the entire piece. I wanted a poly style piece with Lai's style and that's what I got. Very much appreciated for attention to detail. Reach out to the shop via social media and if you want specifics like cost and time, you better be specific about your request too. (i.e. size, color, design, etc). There are so many shops on Oahu and Tattoo Hawaii was the only one that gave me an accurate cost and time frame, not to mention some awesome conversation. Highly recommended and thoroughly enjoyed!

3 honus

4-5 hours after and we got back to our room.

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Dragon emphasized within honu

808 Tattoo

4.8(344 reviews)

9.6 mi

The hospitality was great. Everyone was friendly and courteous. Graci was my artist and couldn't be…read moremore pleased with how my tattoo turned out. Each time I come to Hawaii, I will make plans to get her to do some work for me!! Awesome work and even better conversation

I'm so glad my friend suggested 808 Tattoo! Morgan was amazing! She is super sweet, knowledgeable…read moreand friendly! She not only did my nose piercing but I brought my daughter back to do hers as well. Morgan even squeezed me in for an emergency loss of my diamond stud. I highly recommend Morgan should you consider getting a pierce done!

Dragon

In progress Phoenix back piece by billy whitney

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Octopus half sleeve by billy whitney

Skin Deep Tattoo and Piercing

4.6(354 reviews)

1.0 mi•Waikiki

Five stars, and I mean it, even with a slightly unusual healing journey thrown in…read more My rook piercing fell out after ten years, which sent me scrambling, and I ended up here on the recommendation that they really know their stuff. That reputation is completely earned. The piercers are genuinely knowledgeable and handled the whole situation with a lot of care and responsibility. Getting the piercing back in took a bit of work, which was no fault of theirs at all given the circumstances, but I will say my ear throbbed on and off for a solid two months afterward. A decade old piercing apparently has thoughts and feelings about being reinserted, who knew. Despite that odd post piercing experience, I would come back without hesitation. When you find people who actually understand what they are doing and approach it with real professionalism, that matters a lot. This is that kind of place.

Q: How much do pirates charge to pierce someone's ears? A:…read more A buccaneer (a buck an ear)! I yanked my hidden helix piercing out on accident while washing my hair at the hotel. I didn't have the needle to put the piercing back in and since it was still relatively new, I knew the chances of it closing were high, especially since the same thing of my hair yanking the piercing out in the shower had just happened to me the month prior. It was half-closed in less than twelve hours! I had originally wanted to stop off at another spot but their piercer wasn't in. What? So I opened Yelp and found this place a short distance away. I came here and saw Krista and it was amazing. She got me cleaned and my piercing placed back in fast for the low price of $10 (plus tax). She's amazing. Mad love for this cool tattoo and piercing salon in Waikiki. Service is insanely friendly, place is clean, and the vibes are vibing. Five stars!

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Lyndsey getting inked!

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Inside

Black Cat Tattoo Studio

4.2(145 reviews)

3.7 mi•Downtown

Levi James Purdy is my tattoo artist and he works out of this shop. Very professional and the shop…read moreitself is super cute and in the heart of Chinatown. Cash only-- but they have an atm machine inside if you forget. Surcharge is $5. Follow my artist on ig to see his amazing work: levijamespurdy He's the best!

The tattoo shop and most of the artist here is great. There is just one problem. KALLEY. She will…read moretake a $100+ deposit from you, schedule you an appt and not show up, then re-schedule you another appt and then cancel it and once you have had enough of that you ask for your deposit back and she denies you. Avoid this woman at all cost.

Betty Boop

Storefront

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Finished product - minimalist constellation for $80

METALink Piercings

4.9(199 reviews)

9.5 mi

Saw their booth at the Hawaii Tattoo Expo and they had great prices for what I wanted to get so I…read moredecided to get my third lobes and mid helix done. First off, EXTREMELY unorganized. All of their jewelry was stored in plastic containers where the employees were just digging through, without gloves (SO unsanitary), to find the jewelry that the customers wanted. I wanted titanium flat backs because I'm allergic to sterling silver and I don't heal well if it is pierced with steel. The girl who pierced me looked through all the containers before finding 3 gold colored titanium flat backs with silver colored titanium ball toppers. The piercing process started out okay, she cleaned off the area, although not very thoroughly, and marked where she was going to pierce and let me see before she started the process. I don't think they sterilized the jewelry before they pierced me either, even though different, ungloved, employees were digging around in the jewelry boxes just before. She opened a new needle and started on my lobes, these were pretty smooth. The biggest issue came when she started on my mid helix. Told me take a deep breath and she pushed the needle through, then went to guide the jewelry in, but could only get it HALFWAY. I heard her whisper "oh shoot" under her breath before proceeding to try multiple times to push the jewelry all the way through. She asked the other guy, Jay, for help and they both stood there pushing my ear around for a solid 3 minutes before the jewelry was fully through. It was a while before the piercing was done, I could feel the blood on my ear slipping around while he essentially tried to repierce it with the jewelry. Neither of them used a clamp, or even a tube to catch the needle as it went through to the other side, just used their hands which I could feel were slipping off my ear. To top it all off, my mom told me after that they used the same needle for all three of my piercings, super unsanitary! I've gotten thick cartilage piercings done before this (rook, nostril, helix) and I have NEVER had an experience like this. I will not be coming back here, not even for my jewelry changes. The only good thing I would say about this experience was that the lady at the front was polite and friendly, and the girl who pierced me was also nice, I just wish the process of the actual piercing was a bit cleaner and smoother. I hope nobody else has an experience like this, and I hope my piercings don't get infected.

Long story short: Just about 20 minutes before going to this place, I already got my belly poked by…read moreanother tattoo shop, they gave up because I was " rejecting " so they said maybe I can't get it today. WELL MY DAY WAS NOT ABOUT TO BE RUINED. Plus I did NOT want to give up my adrenaline on getting my belly pierced so I came here from scrolling through yelp. So let me just tell you how much of a help and comforting the owners are ( seems to me they are a couple ). I told them the situation that I already have an initial hole before I came here and made sure I want to get a hole again and I said YES like right away. The piercer which seemed to be her husband was so nice and walked me through everything, and HE DID THAT IN SECONDS. I was like wait that's all? All in all, great experience. You can tell they're experienced. Location is inside the building across of Waipahu Festival Market ( the green building ). Many parking stalls, don't have to worry about that AND they are located on the right side going up the stairs.

Horizontal eyebrow piercing.

Mirror pic w my naval

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Double nose piercings with custom fitted jewelry.

Loyalty Tattoo Kailua

Locally owned & operated

My boyfriend and I wanted to get the Linkin Park symbol and we wanted to match but my boyfriend got…read morehis filled in but I didn't want my filled in. I made an appointment with Isaiah and was very accommodating for Saturday morning at 10 am. I had talked to him over the phone and required a deposit fee of $50 to hold our appointment date and part of the payment. We paid a total of $350 because mine was small and my boyfriend had a bigger one and he even got us big bottles of water to hydrate with. I was definitely happy with his tattoo. I liked the vibe inside. They played music and it was cool with ac inside. The parking however isn't all the great. I had to park in the back. It gets full fast. I highly recommend these guys. They will try to find you a tattoo artist.

We heard of the ship from a friend of a friend. There were 5 of us who came in as a walk in to try…read moreand get tattoos in between clients with appointments. Chris was really trying to fit us in and he must've worked some magic because all 5 of us were able to get small tattoos by Chris, Kawika and Goon. The guys were so awesome and had the best vibe about them. The shop was clean and nearly decorated. I'm from Sacramento and have gotten a lot of tattoos but this is one of the best places i've been to due to their excellent communication and great vibes! This is definitely the place to go, try to book an appointment if you can. Thanks so much to Chris, Kawika and Goon for helping us celebrate our trip to Hawaii.

Japanese Traditional Tattoo by Koa

Realistic seahorse and flowers by Ash

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American Traditional eagle by Kawika

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steph a.

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16 years ago

tattoo artisans is a great place' the shop looks aw some seen their web page on face book also the actual web page. i did some searching before i got my tattoo.. me and a friend i wanted to get tattooed a my friend piercing. we got there they were busy but they greeted us and we checked the place out and looked through their portfolio's ...so i liked Joe's work he is very talented artist. he was tattooing at that time but his apprentice said he could squisy me in before his next appointment. my friend actually got in for her piercing they had two piercers working at that time. 30 min later Joe was available , my tattoo was small it was a Polynesian tribal piece that was on my foot. very detailed, he made it custom to fit the area. it was beautiful it only took 20min he works fast and he had a gentle hand. i read some of the comments here on yelp and from what i heard word of mouth some of the comments here sounds like they are not correct or drunk or have no patience.. any ways they are one of the nicest group of guys i had experienced and this is my third tattoo.. Joe thank you i will be back you are sweet and have good bedside manner... see you soon sweets. read more

Bri B.

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16 years ago

I have gone to Hawaiian Tattoo Company for a couple years now for piercings. I've gotten my lip & navel pieced by Sheri & once by Diamond. They are all very nice. I really like Sheri's work & how she takes time to make sure everything is good & to make sure your comfortable. Diamond likes to talk & make you laugh. He's also very kind & a house warmer. I haven't gotten a tattoo by anyone in the shop yet but I watched my friend get a tattoo by Sheri. she has an awesome hand & very creative. Everyone in the shop is very nice as well. The shop is clean & very professional. I suggest going there. I won't go anywhere else for a piercing or tattoo. (: Park at safeway & walk. read more

Tika M.

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16 years ago

So apparently people seen to have a problem with Diamond in general.. About a month ago I went in to get my nipples (yes both) there. Diamond did it for me. Was really polite, made me feel very comfortable and was really friendly. gave me care instructions too. My best friend got her tongue pierced right after I got my nipples pierced and she got the same nice treatment. He actually hugged both of us after we tipped him and what not. Seemed really nice. Lol. I'd recommend him. The place was also very sanitary and clean. I didnt have to wait at all, and th prices are decent. :) read more

Sabrina S.

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15 years ago

My husband and I are avid tattoo lovers and being military we move a lot. We always make it a point to find a good local tattoo parlor. Tattoo Artisan has been that place for me. I have gotten 2 tattoos there by Sheri and I have never been more satisfied. The store is clean, the atmosphere is laid back, the people ROCK, and the prices are reasonable. I love this place and I will return often during our 3-4 year tour here. read more

Seuga S.

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4 years ago

Awesome tattoos done by Joe... would definitely go back for more tats hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhot

Ambere S.

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14 years ago

Diamond is awesome!!

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