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Myles Mokuahi — gold M monogram on Hawaiian sunset · second-generation tattoo artist working three Oʻahu shops: Loyalty Kailua, Ohana Waikiki & TNT Aiea · mokuahitattoos.com
II · Second Generation Tattooer · Mālama Ka Honua

Myles Mokuahi · Second Generation Hawaiian Tattoo Artist · Working three Oʻahu shops · Loyalty Kailua · Ohana Waikiki · TNT Aiea

Aiea raised. TNT trained. Three shops, three sides of Oʻahu.
Loyalty Kailua · Ohana Waikiki · TNT Aiea.

Second Generation · Aiea + Waikiki Black & Gray · Custom · Polynesian Walk-Ins Welcome
About Myles

Second-generation tattooer. Roots as deep as they get.

Myles Mokuahi is an Oʻahu-based tattoo artist with four years of professional experience — and a lifetime of being raised inside the craft. He grew up in Aiea watching his father, Kevin Mokuahi, run a needle for thirty-plus years. Some kids grew up around lawyers or carpenters. Myles grew up around tattoo machines.

He started his career at TNT Tattoo Aiea, where his father had built a name. He then expanded his bench to Loyalty Tattoo in Kailua — the discipline of working under more than one master — and to Ohana Tattoo Company in Waikiki. Today he splits his week across all three: Loyalty on the windward side, Ohana on the south shore, TNT in Aiea. A triple-agent on Oʻahu's tattoo map — clients book him at whichever shop is closest.

What you get when you book Myles is old-shop discipline in a young man's hands. He came up the hard way. The work shows it.

Neo-Traditional Traditional Black & Gray Illustrative Color Blackwork Polynesian Custom
The Apprenticeship

Open to close. Seven days a week. Zero days off.

That's not a flex. That's just how Myles did his apprenticeship. While most people his age were doing other things, he was in the shop every single day, from open to close, learning the craft the way you can only learn it when you're inside it constantly.

Apprentice's reality

You're there before the shop opens. You're cleaning, setting up stations, watching every consult, drawing every spare minute, soaking up the way the senior artists handle a difficult client, learning when to talk and when to shut up — and you do all of that for as long as it takes, with no days off, until the bench you're at decides you've earned a machine of your own.

That kind of grind is rare now. Most apprenticeships have softened. Myles did the real thing. The discipline shows up in his technique, his time management, and his shop presence. He doesn't waste motion.

Father Kevin Mokuahi — who's spent thirty-five years on the needle — set the standard. Myles met it.

Father & Son

Kevin Mokuahi — the man, the standard.

If you know Kevin Mokuahi, you already know what this section is about. Kevin is the biggest shit-stirrer in any room he walks into — and he has an even bigger heart. His presence alone lights up a shop. If you're ever blessed enough to watch the man tattoo, it's nothing short of amazing.

Kevin's spent over thirty years on the needle. Tattooed locals, military, tourists, and a long list of names you'd recognize. He's still tattooing. He's still showing up. He's still the spirit of TNT.

Myles is what happens when that legacy gets handed forward to a son who actually paid the dues to receive it. Second generation tattooer. Roots as deep as they get.

↗ The Source

Kevin Mokuahi · Soul of TNT

Read Kevin's story — 35 years on the needle, Waikiki-born, baptized by Elvis, still going.

Visit papamokes.com →
Recent Work

Myles's portfolio.

Selected pieces. Full feed: @babymokes on Instagram.

Full feed: @babymokes · or text Myles for style-specific samples.

Book A Session

Text Myles directly · 808-343-0164

Fastest way to lock in a session — text Myles on his personal line. Pick your style, size, placement, when you can come in. One tap, message is pre-filled, goes straight to his phone.

Quick booking · 30 seconds · texts Myles direct

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Rather call a shop?
Loyalty Tattoo Kailua · (808) 261-8287  ·  Ohana Waikiki · (808) 582-8081  ·  TNT Aiea · (808) 486-4868

Get Directions

Loyalty Kailua → Ohana Waikiki → TNT Aiea →
Questions

Common questions about booking with Myles.

Where does Myles tattoo — Aiea or Waikiki?

Both. He's a double-agent working benches at TNT Tattoo Aiea (99-016 Kamehameha Hwy Unit B) and Ohana Tattoo Co Waikiki (339 Saratoga Rd). Pick the shop that works for your schedule and location — same hands either way.

How long has Myles been tattooing?

Four years professionally. He apprenticed at TNT Tattoo Aiea — open to close, seven days a week, no days off — then expanded his bench to Loyalty Tattoo Kailua and Ohana Tattoo Waikiki. He currently works all three shops, rotating across Oʻahu depending on where clients book him.

Who is Myles's father?

Kevin Mokuahi — 35+ year tattoo veteran, soul of TNT, son of "Mayor of Waikiki" Steamboat Mokuahi Sr. Read Kevin's full story at papamokes.com.

What styles does Myles tattoo?

Black & gray, realism, custom, Hawaiian/Polynesian-inspired, memorial pieces. He's still building his portfolio — text him with your concept and he'll tell you whether it's in his lane.

How do I book?

Three direct lines — call/text whichever works for you:

Or DM @babymokes on Instagram, or use the booking form above.

Pricing?

Standard TNT pricing — shop minimum $100. Small pieces start around $150-200. Larger custom work quoted after consultation. Text 808-343-0164 with your idea for a ballpark before you come in.

TNT Tattoo Charity Event — Saturday June 27, 2026, 10 AM to 10 PM at TNT Tattoo Aiea — all proceeds to Hawaii Parkinson's Association in honor of Kevin Mokuahi — artists working for tips only
Saturday · June 27 · 2026

A day for one of our own.

Twelve hours straight — 10 AM to 10 PM at TNT Tattoo in Aiea. 100% of proceeds go to the Hawaii Parkinson's Association in honor of Kevin "Papamokes" Mokuahi.

Artists working for tips only. Come get inked. Give back. Make a difference.

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"Best tattoo experience I've ever had — the artist listened, drew exactly what I imagined, and the execution was flawless. 5 stars."
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