Hawaiian Arm Tattoos

Hawaiian arm tattoos are very popular these days, but what makes it a "real" Hawaiian arm tattoo?

 

It turns out that what everyone calls a Hawaiian arm tattoo is actually a Tahitian or Samoan Tattoo. Hawaiians generally used repeated geometrical shapes similar to the patterns on kapa.

 

Real Hawaiian Tattoo	Kapa Pattern

 

For an informative article on Hawaiian arm tattoos, please read what expert P.F. Kwiatowski has to say.