The Seventh Annual Pacific Ink & Art Expo presents tattoo industry celebrities Big Gus, Megan Massacre (star of the internationally distributed Australian reality show “Bondi Ink Tattoo Crew”), Nikki Simpson (judge on the Spike/Paramount Network reality competition show “Ink Master: Angels,” which wrapped its second season in May), Nikko Hurtado (known for his guest appearances during the last two seasons of the TLC reality show “L.A. Ink”) and Justin Coppolino (featured on the 2014 Oxygen reality show “Tattoos After Dark”) — all are scheduled to appear and tattoo during the weekend.

Cultural practitioners representing the tattoo traditions of Hawaii, Samoa, Japan and the Philippines are also participating. All tattooing will be done in accordance with state Department of Health regulations, and information on safe tattoo procedures and tattoo aftercare will be available.

Entertainment during the weekend includes music, hula and more performances by island entertainers, food-eating contests, tattoo contests, cultural demonstrations, tattoo modeling and a tattoo model competition to select Miss PIAE 2018.

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