A True and Masterful Artist/ Tattoo Genius: Â ANDREW KeALOHA ! Â
I live in San Diego and had been researching tattoo artists who specialize in Polynesian ink work and found a few to choose from. Â I came across Andrew Kealoha in San Jose, checked out his portfolio and was very impressed. Â 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. Â Â
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. Â 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 ! Â His loss, Andrew's gain ! Â 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. Â
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. Â
He's so patient, thoughtful & understanding of your needs and wants. Â He goes over your idea then looks at your anatomy to custom fit the tattoo to suit your body. Â He free- handed my whole tattoo and I was amazed. Â All of my other tattoos were done with it being drawn onto my body, then copied with a transfer, etc etc. Â I was blown away at how Andrew just looks at the area he has to work with, and draws it onto you. Â 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. Â He's such a hardworking artist ! Â I've never been inked by an artist who never wanted to take a break. Â 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! Â What a GREAT GUY! Â
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. Â My family and friends LOVE IT, as do I Â !!!!! Â
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. Â
PS. Â His fiance' J"Rae was also an amazing person to have met during this venture of mine. Â She showed me the work he had done on her, so I had an idea of what I may end up with. Â Once I saw the work on her, I was sold! Â 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 !!! Â Â What a great team! Â Â THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!
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!
Kealoha design has done 3 of my tattoos. One of the best tribal artist out here in san jose. He specializes in tribal, but he can do pracrically anything. I've recomended friends and family to get tattoos done by Drew, his style has changed over the years but has now evolved into amazing  artwork on the skin and on canvas, wether it be skin,canvas, phone cases,shoes, he can do it all! I highly recomend kealoha design for your next tattoo experience!
Review Source:Best experience I've had in a long time..
Went in to get a cover up done and was beyond happy with the results. Andrews really great with his customers, really sat down with me and made sure I was happy with everything before he started. I'm not that great with pain so he was very patient with me. Loved it so much I've been back to him for 4 more tattoo's. Pricing is very reasonable for what ever it is you want. Overall great experience! Can't wait to go back and start my shoulder piece:) !
This place is awesome! Andrew does such a good job and makes sure you're happy with what you are getting. He really cares and takes his time to make it perfect. Super chill guy and his prices are very ,very fair. I paid like less than half of what i would at another place and it turned out even better than what I'm sure i would have got somewhere else. I even paid him a little more because i thought he deserved it! Super happy with my tattoo!! I'm definitely gonna be a repeat customer! Stop by if you want some awesome work done!
Review Source:If you want to get some tribal done, this is definitely the place to go. Take a look at Andrew's portfolio, he is good at what he does.
The parking is not too hard to find but you may have to park on street since it is downtown.
Andrew and his family is very friendly, so do not worry if you are a tattoo virgin . (first timer)
The price is reasonable too. What else can you expect?
Andrew did such an amazing job on my first Tribal Tattoo. He's a true professional and is so nice and friendly! His friend Andre is hilarious (he's also a tattoo artist and does amazing work as well) and they both made my visit very pleasurable. Andrew definitely took his time to make sure it was perfect and just what I wanted. He added finishing touches to my tat to make sure it looked clean and polished. He'll even tell you the meanings of the print so you know he knows what he's doing. He doesnt only do tribal tattoos so you guys can definitely just go here if you want an artist that knows what he's doing and if you're looking for a clean/friendly environment. Kealoha Designs is absolutely the way to go, you will leave impressed and wanting to come back for their great customer service.
Review Source:I got my tribal back piece done by Andrew, and it turned out great. He took my idea and made it much more. He specializes and takes his time w/ tattoos & if you get poly tribal he'll ask you what you want it to mean, as to putting random patterns on you. He's great, he doesn't just do tribal either so go to him for tattoos! He also can customize your shoes, and has canvas' you can hang up on your wall
Review Source:This is by far one of the best shops Ive been too.. Come get Tatted by my cousin Andrew... You give him your vision of a tattoo and he goes way beyond your expectations. My husband and I were looking around to get an anniversary tattoo and weren't sure on what to get, so gave Andrew an idea and he did exactly what we wanted plus much more detail and we love them!! Now hes the only one we go to to get our tattoos.. Check him out!!!!
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