Applies to every tattoo appointment.
Six portfolio-rate openings each month
Limited portfolio-rate tattoos on Maui.
Selected flash and small custom work for clients who connect with Kyle's Japanese-inspired, traditional, and blackwork direction. Every accepted project is scoped honestly and quoted before booking.
At a glance
Maui Tattoos at a glance
Maui Tattoos is an appointment-only tattoo studio based in Haiku, serving Maui residents and visitors across Maui County.
Kyle is a Hawaii-licensed tattoo artist offering selected portfolio-rate flash and small custom work with a focus on Japanese-inspired, American traditional, and blackwork direction.
Current portfolio rates include a $100 studio minimum and selected flash from $125; accepted appointments require a $50 deposit and valid identification for clients age 18 or older.
What this is
Clear portfolio rates, limited openings, and honest scope.
Kyle is an emerging tattoo artist building a focused body of finished and healed work. Portfolio pricing is offered for projects that fit his current strengths—not as a blanket discount. Large, highly technical, coverup, and high-risk placement requests may be simplified or referred out.
Hawaii-licensed tattoo artist
Permitted private studio
Appointment only
Clients age 18+
Custom
Flash
Fine line
Black & grey
Japanese-inspired
Ornamental
Portfolio rates
Know the range before you apply.
Final quotes depend on size, placement, detail, color, and design complexity. The accepted price is confirmed before a deposit is requested.
Usually 2–3 inches in approved placements.
Simple 2–4 inch concepts within current styles.
More detail, color, or additional design time.
Quoted by the piece before booking.
Selected by style, placement, scale, schedule, and portfolio fit.
Current direction
Artwork that is still alive, exploratory, and personal.
Flash & selected designs
Small-batch artwork, painterly ideas, fine details, and clean graphic shapes.
Best for clients who are open to a collaborative session and want a piece connected to the artist's current practice.
Portfolio-rate custom work
Bring a clear idea, a few references, or just a feeling.
We will help shape it into a tattoo that fits the artist's current strengths, your placement, and the time available.
Why rates are lower
Clients receive a clear fixed quote; Kyle builds focused portfolio work.
The lower rate applies only to projects that fit Kyle's present strengths and the work he wants to develop.
Honest scope
Not every idea is a fit for every artist or session.
Large, highly technical, or high-risk placements may be redesigned, simplified, or referred out.
Three artists
Different backgrounds, different instincts, one shared respect for the work.
Founder
Kyle
Previous apprenticeship experience in San Francisco, with an emphasis on Japanese-style design. Also enjoys American traditional, Polynesian and tribal-inspired work, and custom Maui tattoo pieces built around a client's idea.
Kyle's artist page Instagram @kyletattoomauiFine detail
KT Cruthis
A visionary artist moving into tattooing through precise detail work, dotwork, ornamental ideas, fine line composition, and black and grey pieces.
KT's artist page Instagram @lilmamahqAbstract painter
Ryan Hallman
A refined abstract artist whose practice moves through acrylic, oil, and canvas. Ryan brings a painter's sense of movement, texture, and composition to tattoo concepts based on his artwork.
Ryan's artist page rphallman.com Instagram @rphallmanLive work
Recent pieces, flash direction, and working references.
The site portfolio is intentionally focused: a few real examples from current work, plus artist links for the newest pieces and in-progress ideas.
Kyle
Snake and floral color work with Japanese-inspired movement
Kyle
Bold tiger head with traditional color and linework
Kyle
Small heart panther custom with bold black shapes
Kyle
Blue chrysanthemum with movement and soft color contrast
Kyle
Script lettering and personal custom requests
KT Cruthis
Fine line, dotwork, ornamental, precision detail, and black and grey direction
Ryan Hallman
Abstract painting and canvas work translated into tattooable concepts
Latest work
Fresh tattoo posts live on Instagram first.
New pieces, healed updates, available flash, and booking notes are posted through Kyle's Instagram as the work develops.
Session types
Choose a booking path that matches the idea and the artist.
Selected flash
Pre-drawn designs from the artists' current sheets, priced accessibly for clean, focused sessions.
Small custom concepts
Simple custom tattoos shaped around placement, scale, style, and what each artist is currently building.
Painterly translations
Abstract, canvas-based, ornamental, or symbolic ideas adapted into tattooable forms with honest limits.
Design consultation
A conversation for clients who know the direction but need help choosing the right artist and scope.
Tattoo guides
Explore the styles and booking paths clients ask about most.
These short guides help you choose the right scope, artist, placement, and expectations before sending an inquiry.
Fine line
Fine line tattoos on Maui
Japanese-inspired
Bold movement, symbols, and traditional influence
Flash
Available designs and approachable booking
Consultation
How custom ideas become tattooable
Small tattoos
Placement, scale, and simple custom work
Black & grey
Fine detail, dotwork, ornamental, and custom contrast
Traditional
Flash, bold shapes, and classic tattoo influence
Custom tattoos
Reference-driven ideas and artist matching
Tribal-inspired
Careful scope and respectful planning
Aftercare
How to heal a tattoo in Maui's climate
Journal
Useful notes for planning a tattoo on Maui.
Short articles for clients comparing styles, choosing references, planning around travel, and thinking through healing before booking.
Visitors
Getting a tattoo while visiting Maui
Timing around ocean plans, sun, travel, and healing.
Planning
Getting a tattoo on Maui: what to know before booking
Appointment timing, ocean plans, references, and realistic scope.
References
How to send tattoo references that actually help
What to include so the artist can quote and shape the idea faster.
Healing
Fine line tattoos, Maui sun, and clean healing
How placement, climate, and aftercare affect detail-focused tattoos.
Process
Simple, transparent booking so everyone knows what they are walking into.
- Inquiry Send your idea, artist preference, placement, approximate size, budget range, availability, and references.
- Artist match We match the idea to the artist whose current focus best fits the concept and level of complexity.
- Scope and rate We confirm size, placement, session length, a fixed quote, and the $50 deposit before an appointment is held.
- Session & healing You leave with aftercare instructions and the option to send healed photos so the artist can learn from the finished result.
Aftercare
Good healing matters even more when the goal is long-term growth.
Keep it clean
Wash gently with clean hands and fragrance-free soap. Pat dry with a fresh towel.
Let it breathe
Use a light layer of recommended moisturizer. Avoid soaking, swimming, and tight friction.
Protect the finish
Keep healing tattoos out of direct sun. Once healed, sunscreen helps preserve contrast.
Send healed photos
Healed photos help the artist understand line weight, texture, saturation, and what to improve next.
Maui service area
Appointment-only tattoo sessions for Maui residents and visitors.
Maui Tattoos is based in Haiku and accepts scheduled clients from across Maui County. Tattoo sessions take place at the approved appointment location shared with confirmed clients. Routine hotel and home tattoo service is not currently bookable through this website.
Haiku
Paia
Makawao
Kahului
Wailuku
Kihei
Wailea
Lahaina
Upcountry Maui
Maui County
View Maui service area
Booking
Apply for one of this month's portfolio-rate openings.
Applications are reviewed for style, placement, scale, schedule, and portfolio fit. Applying does not guarantee acceptance; a $50 deposit holds an approved appointment and applies to the final price.
Good to know
Questions answered before an appointment request.
Do you accept walk-ins?
No. Maui Tattoos is appointment-only so each accepted session can be prepared in advance.
Where are tattoo sessions held?
Sessions take place at the approved private studio or appointment location shared with confirmed clients. A public street address is not posted.
How much do portfolio-rate tattoos cost?
The studio minimum is $100. Selected flash is $125–$175, small custom work is $175–$275, palm-sized or detailed work is $275–$400, and half-day work is $425–$550.
Who can apply for a portfolio-rate session?
Clients must currently be age 18 or older with valid identification. Projects are selected for style, placement, scale, schedule, and portfolio fit, so applying does not guarantee acceptance.
Do you tattoo in hotels or homes?
No routine hotel or home appointments are bookable through the current portfolio-rate program.