Do not get tattooed by Curtis Styles/Shim (IG: skarztattoo_). I made an appointment with him in…read moreMarch, scheduled it for May 12. The day before my appointment, he emailed me saying he moved to Keesh Tattoo and that he is now increasing the tattoo price he quoted me back in March. I asked him if he could honor the price he quoted me months prior and he refused but offered to refund my deposits. I agreed to get my deposits refunded, but it is now JUNE and I have not yet received my refund. I have emailed him on multiple occasions & reached out via Venmo multiple times and he never responded. I DM'ed him on Instagram & his only solution was to talk to the tattoo shop owner. Spoke with the tattoo shop & they said they can't do anything since this appointment was made prior to Curtis' start at Keesh, which I completely agree. All in all, Curtis is completely unprofessional and lacks accountability and basic respect. DO NOT GET TATTOOED BY HIM.

I emailed this artist and asked if they had availability. I explained that I had an existing tattoo…read morethat I wanted to add onto and sent them some images of my tattoo and ideas that I wanted done. They responded back to me in a rude manner, saying they "weren't interested". I respectfully told them that I can accept they don't want to do the work but that their tone was uncalled for. There's many ways to express that you don't feel comfortable, but to brush someone off as not worthy of your time is disrespectful. Then the artist got upset, needlessly aggravated the situation, and I got called a Karen. I found this artist on Instagram and was impressed by their work which is why I had reached out, but the attitude they took up with me was unprofessional. Even their casual reply to my emails made me feel dismissed. I appreciate the recommendation to go back to my original artist, (who unfortunately isn't even on island), but all this could have been expressed in a calmer, more professional tone, which is why I gave the feedback. To get name called and disregard like this was uncalled for. I hope no one else gets treated this way.

If I could give zero stars, I would. I went for an in-person consultation the beginning of 2020 and…read morediscussed what I would like to have done in detail with plenty of pictures of examples. I knew it was going to be a big task as I was planning an entire sleeve so I needed to make sure he was up for it and it was in his realm. The previous person I talked to said he was unable to so I wanted to make sure in person. When I went to see him, he rushed me through my explanation saying "yeah yeah, I can do it. No problem." I felt like he seemed confident so I decided to go through him. He made me pay a $150 deposit and we scheduled for a month out. He told me that 2-3 days before the appointment, he would send a pic to make sure we were on the same page and make any adjustments I needed. The day before, I still hadn't heard from him so I asked for a follow up picture. It took him a couple hrs to reply, likely because he hadn't thought about it yet. When he finally sent it, he chose like 2 pictures he wanted to do and they weren't even what I wanted prioritized, which I made clear at our consultation. I asked him to switch things around and he said it would look dumb to do it the way I wanted but he never mentioned that when I went to his office. He continued to put me down while I was trying to remain polite and tell him his ideas were good, just not what I was going for. Then he said he was unable to work with me (after talking for about 10 minutes) and refused to give me my deposit back because of the work he put in. Mind you, the "work" he put in was a photoshop of my arm and a couple pictures of his choosing that didn't quite give the vibe I wanted. I had no idea what his end goal was and he was completely rude. I feel like he takes advantage of people often because it was so easy for him to write me off. I will never go to him, nor recommend him. His Instagram is deeshuistyle and he goes by D. Shui. If you value having a good experience and great end product while being included in the decision to alter your body forever, then don't go to him. **EDIT: You definitely took my money and were unwilling to work with me. You may deal with endless clients and forget them, but I have only had tattoos by a handful of artists and I'll never forget someone who was completely rude. Maybe no one will listen to this review and maybe they will. Either way, I just want to help other unsuspecting potential clients make the right decision about their body.

Good quality!!!! Been seeing Darin for tatts ever since ever since. This guy takes the time to…read moremake sure you get what you want and adds his twist to it and makes it look more Killa than you imagined. Very clean and professional ! I've watched his art evolve over the years and its amazing. If you want good quality work done, this is the guy to see!

Absolutely love my new tattoo! Amazing clean work! Great vibes! Great staff! Highly recommend this…read moreplace !

Laser tattoo removal review - heard about this place on someone's post asking for place…read morerecommendations for laser tattoo removal and slick vision was most recommended, so here we are for laser tattoo removal. Well, first time we went in to go inquire, we just wanted a quote, so the girl at the front helped us. She had to be the messenger and actually text the laser tattoo removal technician. Having the wife remove her exes names off her body lol yeppp, on more than one spot of her body, each side of her neck, big one across her chest, back of her right arm, back of her left calf, and back of left hand. So the girl had to take pictures of all the tattoos, send it over, and got our quote and appointment scheduled. Slick vision is located in Aiea. I went spock em coming down from Aiea heights drive, after eating at Aiea bowl, so it's straight ahead at the bottom of Aiea Heights drive. Parking is in the back where Sushi spot and El Miriachi is. Day of appointment came. We scheduled on a Saturday evening at 5PM. Wife went in, they went in the back. And she came back out in pain. Shout out to Heidi (I think that's her name) for being patient, nice, understanding, and professional. Wife said that she turned in to a cockroach laying on the table. Lol The laser treatment burns. It's basically burning off the tattoos. And still got more sessions to go. You have to let Heidi know if you just trying to lighten it, or completely off. Wife said that it felt worser than getting the tattoo, but faster than getting a tattoo. That's the experience. Got 2, 3, 10 more sessions to go! If you looking for laser tattoo removal, this is the place! Will post pictures of sessions/treatment in updated posts.

Found this awesome tattoo shop! Chris @tat2bit & Chris…read more@lostatsea_hawaii were great! Got mom and daughter matching tattoos from Chris @tat2bit. Very clean and professional shop. Highly recommended!

Chris is a professional and a skillful artist. The result of my tattoo was impeccable. His…read moreartistic vision was better than I could imagine. Aces across the board

Yesterday (4/30/16) I went to the shop to get my tattoo done by owner, Lowi L. We previously…read moreconsulted about the details I wanted to include & he brought it to life for me! :) Lowi is professional, clean, extremely experienced, & super easy to be tattooed by. He walked me through everything he was doing; from set up, to sketching, positioning, why he was doing things the way he did, & kept me calm & at ease while tattooing. After about 5 hours, we finished my outline & any black shading that my piece included. Lowi is quick & efficient, with that being said I didn't feel like he was rushing one little bit. When I needed a break, he gave me time; checking on me often to see that I was handling okay. I'll be back to his shop in about a month to add color & touch ups to my tattoo! *Update* I returned for my 2nd session & added color to my thigh piece. Finally finished my piece completely (1/29/17)

Where to begin! I am so happy with my tattoo, Lowi did a absolutely fantastic job. I had been…read moremulling over getting a tattoo for years. Never knew what I truly wanted. I had started to do some research and soon an idea formed. I went online to see what to look for in a tattoo shop and set out to find the perfect one. I stopped by a couple of shops in the Waikiki area, but didn't feel comfortable or that I was anything more than cattle. Once I stopped into lowi's shop, he greeted me and the vibe was professional and inviting. Lowi was patient with me (I asked a 1001 questions from how he got his needles to how long his been doing this) he answered everyone of my questions with a sense of pride. We then talked about my idea and I showed him a picture my inspiration and he was genuinely excited and asked me a 1001 questions about my idea and he then drew his pants off! This process took about 2 weeks but it was worth all the time. He was responsive and it was a total collaboration between him and I. Once we got to the actual tattooing, he showed me each of his tools and opened all the packages infront me letting me see the seals and again answered all my questions. I was nervous to begin, he made me feel at ease and didn't rush anything. For my first session we went 7 hours and I couldn't be happier with the progress. Though we did not get through all of it in one sitting (half-sleeve, so it was large) he didn't leave it so incomplete it looked goofy he outlined and shaded in the majority of it so even though him and I know more work needs to be done it as the appearance of more complete work. I appreciate the fact that he was efficient with the time. He also worked around my arm giving me breaks on the more tinder areas so it wasn't just in one area. The price was fair and the level of work was amazing! Would highly recommend this shop and Lowi!

This guy sucks, over charges. Shitty quality tattoo. Had to get my tattoo redone by another artist…read morebecause the quality didn't come out well. The vibe that the tattoo artist gives off is a very gay vibe. I believe his name was Lai. I wouldn't want him in my friend group.

"I'm wearing short sleeves, I don't want to expose my tattoos."…read more-Jerry Seinfeld Well now I DO wanna wear short sleeves to let my new honu peek out a bit! Been wanting to get a honu ink'd to remind me of where I came from... where home really is. Everytime I go back, I run out of time or just didn't want to give up the beach day. This time the whole fam was IN... when I explained my design concept, both my wife and daughter wanted their own version, still honu themed. da Scene: Determined to get this done done during the 16 day visit back home on Oahu, I did my research early and narrowed it down to 3 spots initially. After some dm's, email exchanges and finally some voice calls, it was Lai @ Tattoo Hawaii who I connected with most, so we scheduled an in-person consult and then our sessions, with 2 days left on our trip - only lost 1 beach day (it was a perfect one too). da Service: Every contact before our session was courteous and replied to promptly. I did have to be insistent on Lai doing our work, even if it meant spanning multiple days. His work on social media and Yelp! most connected with me. At our consult he explained how he would approach my design concept and adapt it to my wife and daughter. Lai was confident he could get us all done in one afternoon/evening session. The shop is tucked away on the 2nd floor of a little building on the corner of Kapiolani and Piikoi... parking is a challenge, so arrive early to wait out a spot. The shop is comfortable and can accommodate 3-4 artists working, with friends looking on in support. da Work: Kai was up 1st as hers would be the least complicated. She went with 3 petroglyph style honu, each about 3.5" diameter, ink'd fairly heavy - vertically on her upper arm, pretty classic design. She has several tattoos already and was surprised that Lai didn't work with a stencil... he simply free-handed the design with several pens, directly on your body. He's a very cool, confident cat, laid back and within minutes has you chatting it up like you went to high school together. I went next as my wife wanted to see how mine's worked out to help solidify her concept. Lai drew a honu/dragon/shark tooth design on my upper arm and I said "go for it". 2.5 hours later I was stunned at the fine details he added to the shark's teeth encircling the honu shell, as well as tribal accents in the honu, while incorporating the dragon profile. It really was satisfying to see my concept executed closely, while adding style and depth, bringing it to life. Carla was last up and really wanted to stick close to what I had done... just smaller and wanted the dragon to "pop" more. As you can see, Lai nailed it... however subtle, the dragon does appear more prominent on her piece. da Wrap: Really happy all-around, already thinking about how to add to it, maybe add color, grow it further down my arm, how to add to the story. It's a very personal thing and I really suggest you take your time to research and find the right artist. I'm confident that you'll find the right one at Tattoo Hawaii. We were there most of the day and saw several folks and artists' work, there was actually one guy there the whole time getting a large whole body piece worked on with a manual tattoo tool, that's an investment! HUGE shout out to Lai for making our sessions so enjoyable and comfortable... When he found out it was my and my wife's 1st work, he said he was honored to be 1st... such a humble guy, great disposition. We'll see you soon brother!

My boyfriend and I wanted to get the Linkin Park symbol and we wanted to match but my boyfriend got…read morehis filled in but I didn't want my filled in. I made an appointment with Isaiah and was very accommodating for Saturday morning at 10 am. I had talked to him over the phone and required a deposit fee of $50 to hold our appointment date and part of the payment. We paid a total of $350 because mine was small and my boyfriend had a bigger one and he even got us big bottles of water to hydrate with. I was definitely happy with his tattoo. I liked the vibe inside. They played music and it was cool with ac inside. The parking however isn't all the great. I had to park in the back. It gets full fast. I highly recommend these guys. They will try to find you a tattoo artist.

We heard of the ship from a friend of a friend. There were 5 of us who came in as a walk in to try…read moreand get tattoos in between clients with appointments. Chris was really trying to fit us in and he must've worked some magic because all 5 of us were able to get small tattoos by Chris, Kawika and Goon. The guys were so awesome and had the best vibe about them. The shop was clean and nearly decorated. I'm from Sacramento and have gotten a lot of tattoos but this is one of the best places i've been to due to their excellent communication and great vibes! This is definitely the place to go, try to book an appointment if you can. Thanks so much to Chris, Kawika and Goon for helping us celebrate our trip to Hawaii.

I got two tattoos done here in 2023. The tattoo artist was so nice and accommodating even when I…read morewas decisive about my placement. The tattoo outcome was great, and the shop was clean and nice. It's ,2025 and I'm thinking of getting another one soon.

Love these guys. Me and two friends wanted to get some matching tats and didn't think we'd be able…read moreto find a place taking walk ins on a weekend, but Banzai came to the rescue. All three of us were in and out within a couple of hours. The people who worked there were accommodating and nice enough to take a super random/last minute walk in. MUCH APPRECIATED!! Cash only (convenience store right downstairs with an atm machine). The studio itself had good vibes while a movie was playing on the tv. Good pricing and nice pieces! Check out this sick ass painting in the bathroom.