Her husband, who is Samoan, wanted to have a Polynesian leg tattoo that his wife designed. When he took it to a tattoo shop the owner wanted $1,500 plus $2,500 for the shading.

Kris has the same tattoo on his left leg as Kapono. The Kahono brothers are some of the growing number of young Polynesian men and women to get tattoos as a rite of passage. Photo by Jeff Chiu ...

To fully understand and appreciate the pride Utah women’s basketball standout Alissa Pili feels for her Polynesian heritage, one needs only to look at her right leg. Tattooed there, in prominent ...

Now an ancient bone tattoo kit from the Pacific island nation of Tonga is providing researchers with more than an inkling into the rich history of Polynesian body art, a method so indelible ...

Now an ancient bone tattoo kit from the Pacific island nation of Tonga is providing researchers with more than an inkling into the rich history of Polynesian body art, a method so indelible ...