Moses Goods brings Duke Kahanamoku's story to the Hawaii Theatre
Native Hawaiian actor and playwright Moses Goods is staging the final performances of his one-man show about Duke Kahanamoku — good news for Hawaii audiences who missed the island tour.
- The show, written 11 years ago and shelved for about seven years, was revived for an inter-island tour and has now been seen by more than 10,000 people.
- Two finale performances hit the Hawaii Theatre on Sunday, October 18, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. — the first time the show plays that venue.
- The script came out of deep research: interviews with Duke's family and time digging through the Bishop Museum archives.
- The Hawaii Theatre, built in 1922, likely screened Duke's own films while he was working as an actor in California.
- Opening the night is The Liliʻuokalani Project, three Hawaiian musicians whose work ties to Duke's birth under the Hawaiian kingdom.
Outlook: Tickets are still available for both finale shows, and Goods continues building out his nonprofit ʻIna Mona to keep telling Native Hawaiian stories.