16th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival (1979) Part 2

Festival founder
George Na‘ope talks about the
origins of the event as a way to
stimulate the economy in Hawai‘i
County.
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Classics Episode 234
Original Broadcast Date: 1979 (Pau Hana Years)
Rebroadcast Date: May 8, 2024
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Wow, that’s Uncle George! Met him at my first merry monarch festival in 2006 and didn’t know who he was but figured he was someone special because he had lei stacked so high you could barely see his nose and a boars tooth necklace. He had intense eyes and a majestic energy radiated from him. R.I.P.

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3:15 Jody Mitchell

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