Hawaiian Flower Tattoos – Nature, Tradition, Life

The Hawaiian flower tattoos symbolize the strong relation between nature and life in the Hawaiian tradition in general, but with their powerful meanings, these flowers can express different feelings for each bearer.

The orchid is a typical Hawaiian flower tattoo due to its prominent occurrence in the Hawaiian leis – the beautiful garlands of fresh flowers that remind everyone of Hawaii and the Hawaiian tradition. As the lei, a tattoo representing a Hawaiian flower is a symbol of love, friendship and beauty. The orchid, one of the most recurrent Hawaiian tattoos, suggests luxury and sensuality as well. This exotic flower, in its astonishing beauty and elegance, is one of the oldest flowering plants known to man. The orchid defies evolution with its amazing ability to adapt to all kinds of environments. As the flower itself, the orchid tattoo will stand for sensuality, beauty, royalty and grace – a symbol of perfection and distinction, purity, harmony and the meaningful circles of life.

Flower tattoos, as butterfly and fairy tattoos, are very popular amongst women. Women are getting such tattoos influenced not only by their beauty, but also by their mystic significations and symbolistic: a cycle of growth, flowering and maturing similar to the cycles of the very human nature.

Another delicate, sensual and beautiful flower, perfect for small sized tattoos (armbands for example), is the Plumeria (Frangipani), whose colorful blossoms are used for leis too. But what is less known; the Hawaii's official state flower is not the famous orchid, but the yellow hibiscus "pua aloalo". Many artists consider that the hibiscus is the only tattoo pattern that can truly represent the Hawaiian flower. Each Hawaiian state has its own flower, so the ilima, ohia, lokelani, kukui, and kaunaoa can be successfully added to the list of genuine Hawaiian flowers for the perfect tattoo.

 

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