This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Big family of Islanders at Tahitian Village
A detailed feature on the Friendly Islanders revue at the Tahitian Village in Downey and nearby Lakewood, highlighting the Tonga Islander cast, backstage dressing room speed, and Oloka Fifita as director. The piece portrays Oloka’s family ties, her size, motherhood of seven, and her role running two talent groups across Southern California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahitian Vilage
Tonga Islands
Eff
Tapu Aroala
Mole Fifita
Glinda Crank
Ofa Mozla
Mangisi Moala
Oloka Fifita
Toka Sekona
Siua Tameifuna
Hiva’ Rekona
Downey
Lakewood Avenue
Rosecrans Avenue
New Zealand
Mele Fifita
Linde Crank
Ofa Moala
Tonga
Samoa
Fiji
Oloka
Olga
Hippopotamus
Culver City
California
Luaus
Los Angeles
Grange County
Dicka