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 ...

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 ...

Among them was master tattoo artist Su‘a Peter Sulu‘ape and anthropologist Dionne Fonoti. They were key in getting the movie’s tatau (Samoan for tattoo) designs just right.

"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) ...

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 ...

Photo / Mark Adams The View from My Window: Art historian Peter Brunt looks at the globalisation of Samoan tatau through the lens of documentary photographer Mark Adams ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month entered its final week, visitors who ventured into the J.M. Long Gallery at the Bishop Museum caught a glimpse of tattoo ...

The Tattoo Expo continues Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is $20 for a one-day pass, and children under 14 get in free.

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 ...