![]() The department emphasized that the Honolulu Tattoo Expo is not affiliated in any way with the annual Pacific Ink and Art Expo. Under state law, the department may impose fines of up to $10,000 per violation, and has opted to issue the maximum amount, it said, “due to the expo operators’ open disregard for Hawaii laws designed to protect public health.” The requirement, the department says, ensures tattoo artists have received formal course work in required aseptic techniques and practices to prevent the transmission of bloodborne diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B, tetanus, and others, when tattooing. Several courses are available online for varying fees.Īpplicants submit the certificate, along with a tuberculosis and syphilis report form and fee to get a state license. To obtain the license, applicants must first attend a bloodborne pathogen transmission prevention class approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and pass an exam to get a certificate. Under state law, any person that practices the art of tattooing must have a valid Hawaii tattoo license that shows they are trained on the prevention of bloodborne diseases. “We also own a tattoo shop,” he said, “so we would never put the safety of people’s health above profits.” He said he plans to contest the penalty within 20 days. Hernandez said his group, Tattoo Tour of Los Angeles, has organized more than 15 events, but that this was the first one in Hawaii. None of the people got a second citation.” “There were health inspectors during the entire event from beginning to end. “Everybody that we asked to stop tattooing stopped tattooing,” said Hernandez by phone. He acknowledges that on-site state inspectors had issued citations to some unlicensed tattoo artists at the expo, but that as soon as he was informed of it, he responded accordingly by telling them to stop tattooing. Get ready to join over 200 of the very best tattoo artists from across the world as the Tattoo Expo returns for the 17th year in the Golden State, particularly in Fresno about 200 miles north of Los Angeles. Hernandez said he was caught off guard by the hefty fines, and felt there was a lack of communication from the health department. Venue: The Big Fresno Fair, 1121 S Chance Ave, Fresno, California. We hope this maximum fine sends a strong message to tattoo expo operators that only those persons with a valid Hawaii state tattoo artist license may practice the occupation of tattooing in Hawaii.” ![]() “They placed profits above public health. “The complete disregard for public health rules placed the public at undue risk of contracting a bloodborne disease,” said Peter Oshiro, the department’s food safety branch program manager, in a news release. 25, four additional individuals, practice the art of tattooing at the expo without a valid state license. 24, state agents observed eight individuals, and on Jan. 24 and 25 at the Hawaii Convention Center, received the penalty for aiding and abetting the unlicensed artists. Hernandez, promoters of the event held on Jan. The Flamingo Resort is home to the Santa Rosa event.The state Health Department has fined promoters of the Honolulu Tattoo Expo $120,000 for allowing 12 unlicensed tattoo artists to participate in its event. A Chevrolet Bel Air was displayed in front of the Flamingo resort as part of the automobile exhibition. The black-and-gray work of Bryan Vargas from Xican studio. Client Erik E Johnson being tattooed by Isaiah Leyva (Studio Kazoku). Erik E Johnson’s hands, a Santa Rosa ink client. Gan Dalf is a tattoo artist from San Leandro (Pasttime Tattoo). ![]() Japanese art from the studio booth of Good Works Tattoos. Good Time Charlie Cartwright, the American Godfather of black-and-gray tattooing. Above: One of the spectators at the convention. And the expo’s branding was at its finest this year, from posters to lanyards. ![]() Two highlights were the front-of-the-resort classic car show, which included perfectly preserved Bel Airs and Impalas. If you needed to brush up on your studio names, there was Good Work Tattoos, Kazoku, Pasttime Tattoo, True Love Berkeley, and Petaluma Tattoos, from Los Angeles to San Leandro. Some of the artists who electrified the audience were Charlie Cartwright, Bert Rodriguez, Henry Goldfield, Tim Hendricks, Philip Milic, Dresden, Emma Pierce, and Michael Beckerat. While there were a few near-complete bodysuits, the bulk of work was small walk-in tattoos, which allowed the tattooists to chat with friends and bystanders. Spectators were eager to return to a physical location conducive to socialization and recreation, and tattooers wanted to resume their work after a few years of hard lockdowns and pandemics. The 30th Annual Santa Rosa Tattoos & Blues (April 22–24, 2022), one of the world’s longest-running tattoo events, was filled at the Flamingo Resort in Sonoma County, California. ![]()
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