Samoa is an archipelago, comprising several islands and islets. At the time, it had a “decentralized system of chieftainship,” says Galliot. The society converted a few villages, but others ...

Still waiting for the right time to receive her malu is Candace Tufaga Teisina, a mother of three and co-owner of Hanai Family Services, born and raised in Laie, Hawaii, now based in West Valley ...

I’d been in Samoa for a month, studying Samoan tattooing culture and the impact of the big traditional pieces called pe’a and malu – tatau in general – on the immune system.

The malu is the traditional Samoan tattoo for women. (Supplied: Fanau a Soifuā Toto’a Auva’a, Falealupo. Mt Roskill, Auckland.) 'It's connecting me back to my roots' ...

As was her traditional Samoan malu tattoo, which traces her family’s history and is “the ultimate expression of love for those bonds, the space between yourself and your community.” ...

I’d been in Samoa for a month, studying Samoan tattooing culture and the impact of the big traditional pieces called pe’a and malu — tatau in general — on the immune system.

GARDEN GROVE – Not widely practiced, the tattooing art of tatau has been a right of passage for men and women in Samoa for centuries, and a small shop in Garden Grove is one of a few places ...

By Grace Fiavaai, Te Rito journalism cadet NZ Herald· 29 Jun, 2023 11:31 PM3 mins to read Save ...