in 2017 Sake obtained the Samoan tatau for women - known as "malu" - on her legs before adding the traditional tattoos to her hands in 2022. Tattoos have long served more than a skin-deep purpose ...

Now that Polynesian tattoos are considered cool, everyone wants one? I don't think so. Though I'm unsure if I'll ever get the malu, I do have a few of the modern tattoos. My favorite is the one ...