Aloha Tattoo Co. - Kailua

I got my septum pierced by another shop. They used too big of jewelry and it was started to irritate me. After getting no reply from them to fix it, I went to Tim. He was so kind and professional. He changed out my jewelry for something smaller and made me feel comfortable. Will definitely be going back here for all of my piercings and tattoos. Can’t recommend him enough!

Walked in at 7:30pm for a small simple wave tattoo and got turned down. The guy at the front said it would take him over an hour to do and lied about when they closed (he said 8:30pm) when online it says 9pm. He was very rude and unprofessional, he was too bothered to pause what he was watching on his phone to talk about what I wanted. HE DIDNT EVEN SEE THE REFERENCE PICTURE OF WHAT I WANTED! Total dbag. Would never go back or refer this place.

Went in looking for a local artist who could do a sentimental Tribal Hammerhead, and found Gabi. Not only is she an amazing artist, but her personality is stellar. This piece means and represents so much. I could not have found a better artist for such an important piece, especially on such short notice. THANK YOU GABI!!

I got a tattoo from Ryan and was in and out in about an hour and 15 minutes without an appointment. Love the quality and it wasn't as painful as I thought it would be based off of my last tattoo. Super stoked thanks a bunch 🤟

(Sorry for the long review)
I went in to get my belly button pierced here a couple years ago.
The piercer introduced himself "hi I'm [his name] I'll be your piercer".
The girl working there blurted out: "[his name], you pierce now?!"
Then quickly tried to walk back on her comment.

The guy marks the dots for where the piercing is going then puts the clamp on. I notice the clamp is on kinda crooked and almost covering one of the dots.. then, it was as if he just randomly decided not to use the dots as reference at all. I seriously don't even know why he drew them because it was so far off, it wasn't even funny.

With the barbell in, there was ~75% of the metal showing and only ~25% that went through my skin. The piece of skin was less than a cm.

I followed all the care instructions perfectly, but due to the piece of skin being so small, it rejected, and the top of my belly button literally 'broke' apart. As if the piercing had just been ripped right out.

The reason I'm only reviewing now is, even though I had a horrible experience, I didn't think itd cause any permanent problems. I was wrong.
My scar had just finally healed to where it is not pink anymore. I decided to get my belly button re pierced at a different place. Got told it's not a good idea to try to pierce it there again cause of the hard scar tissue and how close it is to my belly button. So now I can't even have a belly button piercing anymore.

I just wish I had asked for a refund back when this first happened. Cause I basically payed $60 for an ugly scar and the inability to have a top belly button piercing. 🙁

Best shop because it has my artist Hana! Nice atmosphere quality work by reputable people!

Where it all started, this place is the real deal. You can get it all here great American traditional, authentic Polly tribal, good vibes and great people. This is what you want in a tattoo shop , I'm a tattoo artist and I did 2 work trips to there location near Waikiki and had the chance to come into this shop to met the crew. They won't let you down, they have my vote.

Was not super impressed by the customer service here. My friend called to ask for a price estimate and explained that he’d been calling around different places to get an idea of what kind of money he’d be spending since he’s not from here. The person on the phone was super rude and said “do you call around and ask grocery stores how much their groceries cost?” Needless to say my friends won’t be getting a tattoo here. Not to mention that they messed up on a piercing I asked for too. Save you money and go where you’ll get better service all around.

I typically don’t do this. However, when you get something permanent, and the person that does it for you does an amazing job, you take the time to leave them a review. Tim is an awesome artist and gave me exactly what I wanted. And the pricing was very reasonable. Totally worth it

Edited because I was harsh before:
Walked in once, walked out. Every Marine Corps base has that one shop nearby. That being said, what I saw seemed average. If you're looking to get something Marine Corps related you'll probably do fine here. The owner is passionate and cares about his shop and clients. 🤙