Artist Patu Mamatui Tamata sees tatau as a way to connect with the past. (ABC News: Manuarii Bonnefin) Tattooing enjoyed a renaissance in the 1980s with the arrival of the tattoo gun, which made ...

Across the Pacific, tattoos are etched into the culture. Finding meaning in your own ‘story on skin’ helps honor the tradition. A young man in Oahu, Hawai‘i, gets a tattoo the traditional ...

The tale of Lundie and the chief hints at how Samoans kept their tattoo tradition, called tatau, alive despite outside pressures. As missionaries spread across the South Pacific during the 18th ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Showcasing traditional tatau designs, or tattoo designs, from masters to young up-and-coming artists and practitioners, Bishop Museum is unveiling a brand new exhibit Saturday ...

Life & Culture The evolution of tattoos, from traditional tatau to rotary machines, at the 2014 Portland Tattoo Expo Updated: Oct. 11, 2014, 6:29 a.m. | Published: Oct. 11, 2014, 5:29 a.m. 16 1/16 ...

The work will combine his classical hip hop sampling fusion style with his personal journey of receiving his tatau – a traditional hand tapped Samoan tattoo applied to the mid section from the ribs ...

HONOLULU-- The Bishop Museum held closing ceremonies for the exhibit 'Tatau: Marks of Polynesia' on Saturday. But the exhibit still runs through July 4th. Masters of traditional hand-tap tattoo ...

"It's important to understand tatau and tattoo are not the same thing. And we can't approach it in the same way," Vaeau said. Su'a Sulu'ape Alaiva'a Petelo pictured with Tyla. (Supplied: Tyla Vaeau) ...

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 s… ...

Traditional Samoan female tattoo by Su’a Sulu’ape Peter. “Tatau: Marks of Polynesia” will be at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles July 30-Jan. 8. Photo by John Agcaoili.

Latest News Myrtle Beach tattoo studio taps Samoan/Polynesian tatau master By Roger Yale - For Weekly Surge May 28, 2014 3:33 PM ...