The modern era has seen the birth of numerous beliefs and traditions, the most visibly portrayed are the Hawaiian tribal tattoos. Adopted and embedded on different parts of the human body, the designs have become a sort of style statement.

The tattoos are aged over a thousand years but the last two decades have seen them rise immensely in popularity. Many of us have the common belief that the Hawaiian tribal tattoos are only those pertaining to flowers and leis. This is a completely wrong notion as the Hawaiian Islands are a part of the longer chain of the Polynesian islands. These islands have the rich heritage and tradition similar to that of the other islands inhibited by the Maori and Samoan tribal communities.