We have been to Smiths twice and were told this Luau was directed by someone related to cique du solilel. We got "premium" seating for our entire family, which would give us seats so close "we could feel the heat." We were greeted and really enjoyed the amazing bartender, the grounds and the vendors.
We went over for the pig to be removed from the ground and it was done within 30 seconds. It was not traditional with palm frawns, hot rocks, buried. It was sitting in coals, and didn't even resemble a pig when removed from the ground. This was a bit disappointed as a few family members had never seen this done before.
The food was fine, not bad, not fabulous. Everyone was satisfied. Right before the show started a couple sat in front of us and so I asked to speak to the manager and asked what "premium" seating meant. He said, oh they are VIP and get better seating than you. The website states both a premium upgrade and VIP seating get premium seating. Some "premium" seating families had not obstruction and others did. The manager actually laughed at me when I said I didn't expect it to be rectified for me because he had already sat people right in front of my toddler granddaughter but I would hope it would be fixed for others. Those seated in front of us did obstruct our view, but not entirely. The performers were good, not cirque du soliel quality... We never "felt the heat" from our seats.
My advice, if you want to go on this luau and enjoy the grounds, did it, but DO NOT upgrade to PREMIUM, it's basically useless.