Seeking to visualize that commitment to selfless service, and inspired by a reverence for her culture, in 2017 Sake obtained the Samoan tatau for women — known as “malu” — on her legs ...

Tevega has been tattooing for 15 years and believes being an artist is his calling. "We're doing tattoos that help people remember who they are and where they come from," he says. "Being able to ...

Hawaii News Samoan tattoo exhibit to close with Saturday festival By Linsey Dower July 1, 2022 Editors' Picks ...

The event began with a public talk where Su’a Sulu’ape Peter shared the rich cultural history of the Pe’a and Malu – traditional Samoan tattoos for men and women – and followed with a ...

Su’a Sulu’ape Paulo III, the sixth-generation Samoan hand-tap tattoo master leaning over me, paused to see if my movement was due to pain. I’d been in Samoa for a month, studying Samoan tattooing ...

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.

Owner Si’i Liufau, 39, has done about 60 traditional Samoan tattoos over the last few years, after traveling to Samoa repeatedly and learning from the Sulu’ape family. He’s half Samoan.