Looks like someone is hoping to enter himself into the annal's of infamous local April Fool's stories alongside Aku's 1983 parade that never was. But rather than joking about an event that didn't exist, he decided to take aim at an annual event with a great deal of community and cultural value.
KUMU's Frank B. Shaner announced this morning that the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival was going to be canceled this year, citing the very real, tragic recent losses of hula leaders. Suffice it to say, the joke was not received with the mirth with which it was supposedly intended.
Howard Dicus' take here.
Is it 'anything goes' when it comes to April Fool's pranks? Should media personalities or people with a built in audience (and some degree of credibility) held to a higher standard? And are there any other favorite (or least favorite) local April Fool's pranks that come to mind on this treacherous day?
KUMU's Frank B. Shaner announced this morning that the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival was going to be canceled this year, citing the very real, tragic recent losses of hula leaders. Suffice it to say, the joke was not received with the mirth with which it was supposedly intended.
Howard Dicus' take here.
Is it 'anything goes' when it comes to April Fool's pranks? Should media personalities or people with a built in audience (and some degree of credibility) held to a higher standard? And are there any other favorite (or least favorite) local April Fool's pranks that come to mind on this treacherous day?
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