Unlike the modern fashion of body art, traditional Polynesian tattoos were a powerful means of communication and expression. Polynesian tattoos represent the good “Mana” wisdom, a spiritual ...

Toetu‘u, who apprenticed under Su‘a’s father Su‘a Alaiva‘a, points out that “Maui bears ‘Neo-Polynesian Tribal’ tattoos, which is a contemporary style that began in the late 1990s ...

Op-Ed: New product echoes the history of Polynesian art and tattoos (Includes interview and first-hand account) By. Jonathan Farrell. Published. December 6, 2015 ...