ISLANDER'S LUAU

Retail > Wedding Arrangements

In 1970, Islanders Luau was formed with the hard work and creative vision of Susiana, a young Samoan mom, in a small shop in Riverside. She trained dancers and musicians who have been performing all over SoCal ever since. Her children, Masina and Maril, danced for her show at an early age. Her brothers, sisters, and husband were lassoed into the Hawaiian band to the delight of audiences. Her Islanders Luau became such a hit, that Susiana decided to try her hand at catering . . . and then floral arranging, and island decor.Her son, Maril, graduated from college and worked as a project manager for a major corporation, yet continued to entertain every weekend as a fire dancer in the family luau business. After many years in the corporate world, Maril decided to hang up his suit and tie for good and use his project management skills to take over the family business. The combination of professional business expertise coupled with years and years of entertaining are what make Islanders Luau exceptional.

Maril's four sons often dance at the shows, even though they have professional careers of their own. His son Nathan graduated from UCLA dental school and moved his little family to American Samoa to work at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center to keep the family's island heritage alive. Preston has graduated from USC dental school, and is currently serving as a dentist in San Clemente, CA and he dances quite often with his young daughter who has become quite proficient with the Maori poi ball dance. Maril's wife, Diana, is the Islanders designer, florist, social media guru, accountant, scheduler and last but not least—quality control. Son, Tyler, started fire dancing when he was 16 years old in our show, and Maril’s youngest son, Miles, is working his way through college as the Islanders Luau web designer. Maril’s niece, Kayleen, trains the dancers, and is a singer for the family business. Maril's mom, Susiana, can occasionally be seen at shows, greeting guests while playing her ukulele, and she still watches out helps out at the shop, while Maril’s sister performs the hula for family weddings.

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