A young Samoan surfer fell in love with a blonde hair, blue eyed California girl.
The story of Seven Brothers is not really about burgers. It is a love story. In truth, it started in 1976 when a young Samoan surfer and a beautiful California girl fell in love and married. This is the story of our mom and dad that unfolded to become the story of us—the "seven brothers." It is a story of love, work, loyalty, and family!
Dad had 14 brothers and sisters, he was destined to have a big family.
Our dad came from an adoring Samoan family of 14 children. As fate took it's course, we came, us boys, one after another— boys, only boys, always boys, despite our parents' longing for a daughter. As you can imagine, our house was a revolving door of chaos, with lots of laughter, no privacy, friends funneling in at all hours, long talks about life, and constant rough-housing. Our parents taught us to love God, love others, and love surfing.
Our most treasured childhood memories were the days soaking in the sun on white sandy beaches, escaping to the deep blues of the ocean, and service our parents found for us to do around our community. One December, we gave up getting presents to bring Christmas, clothing and bedding, to three homeless families. One summer, we took down 10 eucalyptus trees at an elementary school to make safer the child drop off area...Service, only service, always service is how our parents raised us.
We bought a hole in the wall restaurant with big dreams.
Additionally, despite facing the realities of raising a large family, our parents dreamt that all us boys could grow up to work and live life together. So, in 2009, on a whim, they bought a hole in the wall restaurant in the small country town of Kahuku, Oahu. Seven Brothers was born.
We were humbled very quick, but, in time we found success with lines out the door and sometimes around the corner. Like dad always used to saids, "I think God is reaching down touching each burger with his finger." Although we have grown from the original seven brothers, with families of our own, making our head count a solid thirty eight people deep, the dream is the same, and so is the place. Seven Brothers is where you will always find us aiming to serve God and others first. A place where everyone is welcome. A place where it’s, “more than a meal.”
It’s always about,
“your happiness always!”
“It’s not about you, never has been never will be!”
— Mom and Dad
(famous for saying this every time we started to complain)