TIKI IN WAIKIKI · Christian Ramos · Polynesian Blackwork Tattoo · Ohana Waikiki
Solid black. Bold geometry. Tribal weight. Christian at Ohana Tattoo Company — Waikiki's coolest street shop.
- ★ 4.9 · 531 REVIEWS
- WALK-INS WELCOME
- 9AM – MIDNIGHT
Quick booking · 30 seconds
Blackwork specialist. Tattooing since 21.
Christian — known to most as Tiki — started his apprenticeship under Doc at TNT Tattoo in Aiea. He's been tattooing since he was 21 years old, and his specialty is blackwork: bold negative space, dense saturation, the kind of pieces that read across a room.
Now a double-agent tattooer between Ohana Tattoo Company Waikiki and TNT Tattoo Aiea, Tiki brings island energy to bold, graphic ink. Walk-ins welcome at Ohana most days — text ahead for custom blackwork bookings.
Honolulu native. Lifelong student of the craft.
Black holds.
What sets blackwork apart is permanence — the boldest contrast that ages best.
Solid Blackwork
Heavy black-pack tattooing — solid forms, geometric shapes, full-coverage panels. The discipline rewards the artist who can pack jet-black pigment evenly without trauma. Christian's bread and butter.
Tribal-Inspired
Bold geometric patterns drawing on Polynesian, ornamental, and modern blackwork traditions. Custom-drawn for the body part — every pattern flows with the muscle.
Ornamental Dark Art
Mandalas, sacred geometry, dot-shading, ornamental borders. Where blackwork meets fine line — patient, exacting, decorative.
Walk-In Blackwork Flash
Hand-painted flash sheets at Ohana with bold blackwork pieces ready to ink. Pick from the wall, sit in the chair, walk out within the hour.
Ohana Tattoo Company — Waikiki's most soul-filled walk-in shop.
★ 4.9 · 531 Google reviews. The most lively, soul-filled walk-in flash shop in all of Hawaii. Hand-painted flash on every wall. Walk in, pick a piece, walk out with fresh ink that'll outlast you.
Ohana means family — and stepping through the door, you feel it. Hand-painted flash sheets cover every wall. Walk-ins welcome 9 AM to midnight, every day. Tourists, locals, military — everyone's family at Ohana. Whether you came for a Hawaii memory or for a specific artist's custom work, the door's open.
Built for the kind of clients who want bold, readable, lasting ink — not gimmicky trends. Aloha, professionalism, and a roster of artists who all bring something different but share the same standard.
"Blackwork specialist. Started at TNT Tattoo under Doc. Honolulu born and tattooing since 21."
The Waikiki family
Tim Goodrich first — bouncing daily between his two Aloha Tattoo studios inside the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Then the rest of the ohana, across Wailana and Ohana.
Tim Goodrich
American Traditional · Japanese · Cover-Ups
Aloha Tattoo · Hilton Hawaiian Village
2bit (Chris Curren)
Color Realism · Neo-Traditional · Lost at Sea Studio
Lost at Sea Tattoo
Franky Sharpz
American Traditional · Polynesian · Color Realism · Machine Builder
Wailana Tattoo
Forrest Goodrich
American Traditional · Black & Grey · Hawaiian Flash
Ohana Tattoo Company
Dustin Gormley
Intuition · Energy · Transformation
Ohana Tattoo Company
Julian (xwildxlovex)
Illustrative Color · Bold Linework · Custom
Ohana Tattoo Company
Scripttoria
Refined Script · Fine-Line Black & Grey · Memorial
Ohana Tattoo Company
Heather Baldwin
Cover-Up Queen · Floral · Black & Grey Realism
TNT Tattoo · Aiea
Benson Carlos (Inked Benz)
Polynesian · Black & Grey Realism · 30 Years
TNT Tattoo · Aiea
Myles Mokuahi
2nd Generation · Black & Gray · Custom · Hawaiian
TNT Aiea + Ohana Waikiki
Kevin 'Papamokes' Mokuahi
Hawaii Legend · 40 Years on the Iron · Cultural Work
TNT Tattoo · Aiea
Common questions
Do I need an appointment?
Walk-ins always welcome — pick from the flash wall or text ahead with a blackwork concept.
How do I book Tiki specifically?
Text (808) 582-8081 and ask for Christian or Tiki. Send a photo of what you're thinking and the placement.
Does solid blackwork hurt more?
Heavy pack work is more intense than line-only — but Christian works in passes that minimize trauma. We talk through it before we start.
Cover-ups with blackwork?
Yes — heavy blackwork is one of the strongest cover-up tools. Almost anything can be covered with the right design.
Touch-ups?
Free within 90 days of any Tiki piece, as long as you've followed the aftercare.