Native Flesh Tattoo

Badas*! I went on my last day of vacay with my family and we all got dope tattoos. Bino did mine free hand. He added to my shoulder (a previously done tattoo) and it looks like the same artist and same tattoo. Grea prices for great work and an awesome, chill staff! I wish they weren’t all the way im Hawaii! I live in Florida. Perfection!!!

Hi everyone!
This is Tristan, «former employee» of Native Flesh Tattoo. Just a vital update for all of you visiting Hawaii (Big Island to be exact). Native Flesh is no longer on Kaiwi St. it can now be found on Ali’i Dr. south of the one way road «Sarona».
Unfortunately, you will no longer find me there. The new location on Ali’i Dr. was a tight squeeze for 4 artist to be cooped up in, and having the shop directly below a public restroom made it easier for me to leave after seeing the ceiling leak for the first time. Yuck!
If you need to reach me for a tattoo, you can search me on Facebook under
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. Aloha and my deepest Mahalo for all your wonderful comments and support!
~T®

I have never written a review for anything, but I feel compelled to today.
My wife and I were scheduled to get tattoos at another (unnamed) shop in Kona and the artist didn’t show or even call to tell us she was sick. Being that we’re moving back to the mainland in 2 days, we went on a mission to find the right place. And now, we’re so happy the other shop let us down because Kawai at Native Flesh totally rocked it out for us!!! This was my 3^rd, and my wife’s first tattoo.
Neither my wife and I are artists, so we walked in with some stuff we found online. Kawai talked to us about what we wanted and what we wanted our tattoos to represent. She took our stale pictures and brought them to life with meaning that reflected us.
I wanted a tribal manta ray and she made a manta with a shark, honu, and tiki guy hidden within — you would never notice the hidden creatures at first glance, but after looking at it, you can see them — very subtle, sharp, and creative. I was pretty skeptical about getting something that I love, but Kawai exceeded all of my expectations! It seems that a lot of tattoo artists have trouble with thin lines — not Kawai — she nailed it with clean smooth lines! I’m super happy!
My wife brought in a picture of a Honu with some plumerias, and waves. Kawai turned it into something that represented family and protection. All of it was free-​hand, so our tats are totally unique.
Oh, and she was super nice and friendly. Happy to help and responsive to our wants and needs. She took our ideas and made them better, more meaningful, and cooler.
Thanks Kawai!!!

We walked in and Tristan greeted us immediately and offered his services. He is a great artist. The place was clean and he made sure everything was sterile. The location we went to is merging with their studio near Allii drive. We don’t have the address but supposed to be easy to find. We had to have a cover up and Tristen did a great job. Highly recommend

Love Native Flesh! Had Tristan do my tattoo of my kids initials a few months ago. My fiancé is so impressed that he is scheduling his appointment as we speak! Will definitly go back for my next one!

If your in Kona and want a tattoo Native Flesh is the place to go. Tristan did mine free hand and did an excellent job. The price was very good. Thumbs up to Native Flesh.