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Aaron Kia
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Born and raised on O’ahu, Aaron played football for the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and graduated with a degree in Art. During a brief professional career with football after college, Aaron pursued an interest in tattooing by practicing on friends and teammates.

In 2014 he decided to commit to the craft and started an apprenticeship at Monarch Tattoo under the guidance of Laura Naylor and Rick Coito. Since that time Aaron has participated in various tattoo conventions across the country gathering knowledge and learning how to better improve his ability as an artist.

Aaron is honored to share his Hawaiian Polynesian culture not just with tattoos but through other forms of mediums such as canvas shoes, hats and various apparel that he does when not tattooing. Contemporary Polynesian, black and grey, floral and lettering are among the styles that he most known for.

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