Merrie Monarch
4/3/202633 min
It’s a spring night in Hilo, Hawaii. Lei-Ann and her hula sisters are about to take the stage at the 1986 Merrie Monarch Festival. They’ve been practicing for months. But the gods have other plans.
Thank you, Lei-Ann, for sharing your story with us. The 2026 Merrie Monarch Festival is days away -- this Sunday April 5!
Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Clay Xavier, scouted by Ixchel Lopez, artwork by Teo Ducot.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:05
Bow your head to me. I'll make you better.
Glynn Washington· Host0:09
But how long will I live?
Speaker 00:11
Eternal life and forever.
Glynn Washington· Host0:13
But will I be the G that I was?
Speaker 00:17
So much more than you could imagine or even dream of, so relax your soul. Give me control. Close your eyes, my son.
Glynn Washington· Host0:27
Well, my eyes are closed.
Speaker 00:31
You've crossed over to spooked. Stay tuned.
Glynn Washington· Host0:41
Nine years old, sitting in this church, angry, and my parents angry at these brethren in this place, and now their preacher, all puffed up, red-faced, bug-eyed, steps to the podium, commands us to open your Bible to Exodus 32. Here, brethren, Moses climbs the mountain to see God. Do the people wait patient?