From the bowl,
a story.
A Native Hawaiian Story Restoration Initiative — preserving the moʻolelo of Hawaiʻi through film, storytelling, and theatrical arts.
Preserving Native Hawaiian stories
Story as inheritance
inamona is dedicated to preserving Native Hawaiian stories by providing resources in film, storytelling, and theatrical arts to the community — so the moʻolelo carried by our kūpuna reach every generation that follows.
The bowl is the vessel
Like ʻinamona — roasted kukui gathered into an ʻumeke — we hold together what nourishes: the voices, the memories, the songs, the histories. A Hawaiʻi where our own stories are told, in our own words, on our own stages, screens, and pages.
Duke — the life of a legend
Award-winning actor and storyteller Moses Goods brings to life one of the most important figures in Hawaiian history in his acclaimed one-person show.
A poignant portrayal of Duke Paoa Kahanamoku — Hawaiʻi's first Olympic gold medalist, the father of modern surfing, and an enduring symbol of aloha, humility, and the resilience of the Hawaiian people. With opening musical performances by The Liliʻu Project.
“Aloha is the key word to the universal spirit of real hospitality, which makes Hawaiʻi renowned as the world's center of understanding and fellowship.”
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku
A nonprofit rooted in aloha ʻāina
inamona is a nonprofit organization founded and led by artistic director Moses Goods. Through partnerships with artists, cultural practitioners, and community organizations across Hawaiʻi and beyond, we produce and support work that centers Native Hawaiian voices and perspectives.
The name inamona refers to the roasted kukui nut relish long served as a condiment to Hawaiian meals — a small handful of seed carrying enormous flavor and memory. Our work follows the same principle: gathering what sustains, so it can be shared.