Hello.

Hello.

How are you?

I'm good.

I'm good.

How are you guys?

Very well.

So tell us who you are, where you're from.

My name is Ian Thongy and I'm from Kahuku, Hawaii.

Ian Thongy.

Thongy.

You pronounce the T's like a D in the Tongan cultures.

Yeah.

Thong.

So tell us about your journey.

How did you get here?

Well, I grew up in Kahuku, which is on Oahu.

And I recently, well not recently, three years ago, I moved to Seattle.

Hey.

It's not the same, but it's still all right.

It's definitely different weather.

It's not the same.

It's all right.

It's all right.

Yeah.

Why on earth would you leave Hawaii?

Price out of paradise.

That's what it is.

Oh.

You know, price out of paradise.

I get it.

Got to move to a cheaper state.

We're fixing to get your price back in Hawaii.

Yeah.

You're going to go back in.

I need a chance.

I'm going back.

I think you should buy a house.

Is your family there or where's your family?

Most of my mom's siblings, she has 12 siblings.

I have family in Hawaii, but my mom, we all live in Seattle.

So how did you get here?

My dad passed away a couple of months ago.

Sorry, buddy.

So who got you into music?

My dad.

He taught me.

He's the reason for all this, huh?

Yeah.

What's his name?

Rodney.

Rodney.

Rodney, yeah.

I could tell he meant a lot to you.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

Yeah, I got it.

I got it, man.

What are you going to do for us?

Take your time.

Take your time.

It's okay, man.

You know, when you love so deeply, you feel so deeply.

And so what you're just giving us right now is the fact you love that man so much.

Okay, we're there with you.

The song we're singing is a song that's called Monsters by James Blunt.

Monsters, okay.

Yeah.

It's a song I'm dedicating to him.

Yeah.

It's a song I'm dedicating to him.

Yeah.

It's a song I'm dedicating to him.

Yeah.

It's a song I'm dedicating to him.

Yeah.

It's a song I'm dedicating to him.

There's a song that's called Monsters by James Blunt.

Monsters, okay.

Yeah.

It's a song I'm dedicating to my dad.

Yeah.

It's a song I'm dedicating to my dad.

All right.

Take a moment.

You all right?

I'm good, I'm good.

I'm good, I'm good.

You guys relax a little.

Oh, before they turn off all the lights, I won't read you your arms or your eyes.

I'll tell you goodnight, close the door, I'll tell you I love you once more, time is gone.

So here it is, I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye.

No need to forget, no need to forget, I know your mistakes and you know mine.

While you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud, so daddy, won't you just close your eyes, don't be afraid, it's my turn to chase the monsters away.

Sleep a lot of times, yes, and breathe my last words, you can feel my hand on your own.

I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye.

No need to forget, no need to forget, I know your mistakes and you know mine.

While you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud, so daddy, won't you just close your eyes, don't be afraid, it's my turn to chase the monsters away.

Oh, sorry.

That's alright, man.

That's alright, man.

Thank you.