Lost Coast Tattoo Studio

A friend of mine was visiting and wanted a lei tattoo in black with purple plumeria flowers connected with a black shaka. I recommended Lost Coast because Rob did a couple of tattoo’s for me, and he did a good job and a reasonable price, together they took about 45 minutes and he charged me $180. We got to the parlor as lunch was being serviced, so after brief conversation, Josh took a $50.00 deposit and set a date (10/5), and gave my friend his card with the date and deposit amount written down. Tattoo day, Josh does not understand what she wants, but Rob does, so he explains it, and I left and told her to meet me at the restaurant down the street when she is done. She shows up a hour later, bleeding with paper towels covering the tattoo, no care instructions and ink on her foot. She tells me that Josh charged her $340, I asked if he deducted the $50 deposit and she said no, so $390! I was shocked, even the most experienced tattoo artists charged between $200 and $300 per hour, only the very popular artists to the “Stars” charge $400 or more per hour and Josh most defiantly is not that, please google it. I called him and raised my concerns and he ask me what I thought it was worth, so I told him, $200, he said come back and I’ll refund some of your money. When we got back there was a black couple talking with him, so we just waited patiently, but Josh immediately turns his attention us and asks “why should I give you any money back?”. My reaction was, first you told us you would, second did you deduct the deposit? He said “Oh I forgot and did not write it down”, uh, Josh, yes you did, on your card. I’m local, I showed him the tattoos that Rob did and told him what he charged, I showed him a tattoo that Voodoo did and what they charged, and told him he was ripping off my friend because she was a “tourist” and I would spread the word to everyone I know in town and through social media reviews. He then throws $100 at my friend and told us with lots of expletives to get out of his shop and threatened to assault me. Final note, between both the initial visit, during the tattoo work, and the final visit, neither Josh, Rob or his son wore a mask, in fact Rob and I discussed vaccinations, and Josh said he does not give a “expletive”. I would steer clear of this business, especially JOSH, his work is so-so, and every other aspect is bad, very bad!

I had a septum piercing done here yesterday and the whole experience was juuust awful. The piercer was very rushed, he didn’t take his time to make sure the piercing was in the right spot, and was fairly rude the whole time towards me. My piercing came out crooked and in the wrong spot. I went and got it removed later that day at a different studio because I just couldn’t go back in there! Bad vibes, unprofessional, and generally not a good time. I wouldn’t recommend this shop for piercings at all. They did have cute dogs in the studio though which was the only good thing !!

My boyfriend and I stopped in on vacation hoping to get small tattoos to remember our trip. When I walked in, I was excited to see artwork that was in the style I wanted and we decided to look through the flash options.
The guy working the shop that day did not seem at least a little bit interested that we were even standing there, wearing headphones and scrolling his phone. He would barely look up at me when answering any of my questions.
He left a very bad impression. I felt as if I got a tattoo here it would be done with minimal care because they wouldn’t have to worry about me coming back. We did not return.
Their flash drawings and wall art were really cool and they had a lot to choose from but they did not have a welcoming environment.

josh took us as three matching tattoo walk-ins and was so kind and accommodating with us! so happy with his work and the shop was very clean. a great souvenir and great experience!

I highly recommend getting a tattoo here! My husband and I made a last minute decision to get matching tattoos, and Josh did an awesome job on both our tattoos! The lines were immaculate, design was well created, and I love the fact that there are differences between my husband and my tattoos! Even more impressive since we did walk-in tattoo appointments! Definitely stop on by if you’re even contemplating a tattoo! Josh’s artwork is gorgeous and well created!

Josh Customs is a super talented and crazy efficient artist. He works fast, and his lines, color, everything is always on point. This is the third piece he’s done for me and I’ll continue to come back him for all my future tats. If you want beautiful work for a great price, Josh is the man to see.

Best tattoo shop on the island. Brandon does fabulous work! Very honest, gave great recommendations on placement and timing on when to get the tattoo on my trip so I could still enjoy my trip, but you do need to come in prior to schedule your tattoo. My tattoo is everything I wanted and more. My husband got a tribal turtle and Brandon did fabulous work on the tattoo with all the detail work in the tattoo.

Highly recommend coming here getting tattooed. Brandon has over 17years of experience tattooing.

I am so pleased with the work Josh did for me during my vacation. I had plumeria tattooed behind my right ear and the cartilage pierced half way up my right ear. We researched tattoo shops, talked to several artists, and after a conversation with Josh and Robert we selected Lost Coast to do our art. These guys are fabulous!! They are hard workers, personable, truthful and more than willing to help their clients choose a design that will be most suitable for them. I highly recommend these guys if you are on the Big Island and considering a tattoo. Josh is absolutely wonderful! Thank you guys so much for our permanent souvenirs!!!!!

My husband and I both got tattoos on our recent trip. The work was done very quickly and we were both very pleased. The professionalism of this shop was impressive as we just walked in off the street. They made sure we were well aware of the need to keep dry and gave us waterproof bandages so we could still swim and enjoy our vacation.

I was looking for a memorial tattoo for my brother who passed away. The tattoo shop was clean and they really take pride in their clean shop. I came in with an idea and completely gave trust to Rob because he was the artist. He was gentle and I would never have dreamt that my tattoo would be so beautiful. I wholeheartedly recommend this shop and I will return to add to a existing tattoo and touch up on a 15 year old tattoo. Thank you Rob and Josh!!!!