KeAloha Designs

A True and Masterful Artist/ Tattoo Genius:   ANDREW KeALOHA !  

I live in San Diego and had been researching tattoo artists who specialize in Polynesian ink work and found a few to choose from.  I came across Andrew Kealoha in San Jose, checked out his portfolio and was very impressed.  I of course went onto Yelp to see if he had any reviews, and as expected he did and they were all great so I decided to contact him to see if he'd be interested in doing a cover up and incorporate his beautiful artistry into it.    

He got back to me right away via email and said he could do it... I then called him to set a date and fly up to see him.  He was so great about returning all of my emails and phone calls, I can't say the same for other artists I tried to contact, one was in Hawaii and never got back to me !  His loss, Andrew's gain !  I was a little nervous going to a new artist who i didn't know as I've been going to the same artist here in San Diego for almost 10 years... So I decided to toss my fears aside, buy a ticket on SouthWest and get up to see him.  

The bottom line here is, Andrew did an AMAZING job tattooing my chest.  I'm SOOOO happy with his work that I'm already planning my next trip up to San Jose to see him.  There are many great artists here in San Diego, but I'll say this, : Andrew was so worth the money I spent to get all the way up to the Bay area from San Diego to have him ink me!    His peaceful energy was so comforting, I felt like I was part of the family as I met his fiancé, his daughter (soooo cute)  his mom, his dad and even his little brother.  

He's so patient, thoughtful & understanding of your needs and wants.  He goes over your idea then looks at your anatomy to custom fit the tattoo to suit your body.  He free- handed my whole tattoo and I was amazed.   All of my other tattoos were done with it being drawn onto my body, then copied with a transfer, etc etc.  I was blown away at how Andrew just looks at the area he has to work with, and draws it onto you.  As he started to ink me I was so excited as each section was finished because it just looked so awesome... then the finished piece just blew me away.  He's such a hardworking artist !  I've never been inked by an artist who never wanted to take a break.  I actually took the most breaks (most of them bathroom breaks and snack breaks).. but Andrew, he's like a machine, he just kept on working and working and working... He's truly unbelievable!  What a GREAT GUY!  

I've received so many positive compliments about his work... At the gym, it's a attention grabber with many dudes in the locker room asking about it and who did it.  My family and friends LOVE IT, as do I  !!!!!  

It was such an honor to meet Andrew and an even bigger honor to  now have his work on me forever!  He's a truly gifted, talented and an amazing artist !!!   I definitely recommend anyone looking for a unique custom fit tattoo to get up and go see Andrew.  

PS.  His fiance' J"Rae was also an amazing person to have met during this venture of mine.  She showed me the work he had done on her, so I had an idea of what I may end up with.  Once I saw the work on her, I was sold!  Plus she's just so nice to chat with and hospitable. They both revolved around my tight schedule and met me at the shop at 7am because my flight was leaving at 6pm back to San Diego! I've never met an tattoo artist who would get up at the crack of dawn to meet me at their shop and be so accommodating !!!     What a great team!    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!

Great service. Great hospitality. Mellow and spacious environment along with good music. Very traditional and on point Polynesian-tribal artwork. This is the place to go, we came from a three hour drive and the experience was definitely worth it!

Absolutely LOVE my new tattoo! Super clean and good work. Nothing but compliments received so far--will post a pic later.

I did not have an appointment but just came as a walk in, he wasn't there when I arrived but I called and he said he'd be back in an hour. Since I was kind of half expecting to only be able to set an appointment, 5 stars for taking me right away.

Gave him only a rough idea of what I wanted and he took that and added his own style, so yes perfect if you are getting your first tattoo or don't exactly know what you want.

Basically all in all I felt great after leaving, loved the tattoo, loved the price, loved that I was able to come in & get tattooed immediately.

Howeverrrrr... I must be honest, this may or may not be a big deal to some but, he quoted me for 2 hours so I thought cool I can handle that! But I believe in total he worked on me for ~3.5 hrs... Ouch! I was ready to die by the end. But still can't knock off any stars since he was so nice & patient with me and allowed as many breaks as I needed. :)

Definitely go to Andrew if you are thinking about getting a tattoo!