A new one-man play brings surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku to the stage in Waikiki, celebrating Hawaiian culture and history.

• Actor Moses Goods stars as Duke Kahanamoku in a solo show at Blue Note Hawaii on Thursday, August 20th, with two performances that night.
• The play digs past Duke's icon status to show the full man — including that his first language was Hawaiian and moments like his famous ocean rescue of boaters in California.
• Goods builds the role by researching the facts, then imagining the emotional weight of Duke's real-life experiences rather than using method acting.
• The project ties into a wider revival of Hawaiian and Polynesian representation, following Goods' recent work on the series "Chief of War."

Outlook: After the Blue Note dates, the production heads out on a tour of the other Hawaiian islands.