Designing Worlds from Moʻolelo: D&D Edition
with Keawe Goodhue & Solomon Enos
What if the world’s next great RPG (role playing game) was waiting to be unlocked from the moʻolelo our kūpuna left for us?
In this immersive design lab, you don’t just play D&D — you’ll build a Hawaiian role-playing game from the ground up.
Guided by Keawe Goodhue — Awaiaulu-trained ʻōiwi Hawaiʻi scholar, Hawaiian Language Supervisor for Chief of War, and co-author of Waikaua, Hawaiʻi’s first historical graphic novel — and Solomon Enos — Waikaua illustrator, one of Hawaiʻi’s premiere artists and a globally recognized Indigenous futurist — you’ll learn to design game systems with cultural integrity — where mechanics reflect ʻike kupuna and storylines bring our history, heroes, and loina Hawaiʻi to life through play.
Flex or grow your ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi as you tap into ʻike kupuna from moʻolelo, nūpepa, and archival texts so you and your friends can:
Forge original character classes rooted in moʻolelo
Design rule systems grounded in loina Hawaiʻi
Stress-test your mechanics through live gameplay
Launch new adventures shaped by the moʻolelo and moʻokūʻauhau of our past.
Whether you’ve played D&D or not, all you need is an epic imagination and in three days you’ll build a playable
Hawaiian RPG framework and realize something powerful:
Our moʻolelo aren’t side quests.
They’re the main campaign.
Dates:
Workshop Days: Oct 5–9, 2026
Hōʻike: Oct 10, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
Grade Levels: 7–12
Max Participants: 12
Keawe Goodhue
Hawaiian Language Scholar | Narrative Designer | Cultural Advisor
Keawe Goodhue brings an unparalleled blend of ʻŌiwi scholarship, Awaiaulu-trained linguistic proficiency, and professional Hawaiian language supervision to Hālau Kupukupu’s storytelling ecosystem.
As the Hawaiian Language Supervisor for Chief of War on Apple TV+, Keawe ensured linguistic and cultural authenticity at the highest professional level — guiding pronunciation and performance for actors including Jason Momoa and embedding ʻike Hawaiʻi directly into scripted performance.
His expertise goes beyond translation. Keawe builds narrative from worldview. He supports precision in pronunciation, rhythm, and meaning while mentoring haumāna to speak and write from cultural grounding rather than surface accuracy.
As an on-island subject matter expert, Keawe offers something rare: real-time collaboration, iterative language review, and professional-level ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi supervision within youth creative spaces. His mentorship strengthens both confidence and cultural integrity in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi storytelling — a foundational goal of Hālau Kupukupu.
Solomon Enos
Indigenous Futurist | Visual Artist | Narrative World-Builder
Solomon Enos is a globally recognized Indigenous futurist, visual artist, and ʻōiwi scholar whose work merges ancestral moʻolelo with visionary future design.
His creative practice blends illustration, speculative world-building, and cultural philosophy — inviting learners to imagine futures rooted in ʻike Hawaiʻi rather than detached from it.
Solomon has an extensive history of K–12 engagement, including youth-focused exhibitions, school-based artist residencies, and educational collaborations with institutions such as Bishop Museum. His work supports critical thinking, identity development, and culturally grounded creative exploration.
Beyond artistic excellence, Solomon brings large-scale conceptual design capability and a rare ability to mentor haumāna through place- and moʻolelo-based creative processes. His mentorship helps learners see themselves not only as storytellers — but as future shapers.
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