Meet Moke Gabs, the Hawai‘i-Designed Cards Making a Game of Local Phrases
Designed by the team behind Hawaiiverse, this game has you decode gibberish into Hawai‘i-inspired phrases.
Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino
Designed by four friends from Hilo—Jared Kushi, Taylor Martin, Callie Martin and Kamaka Dias—Moke Gabs is a giggle-inducing new card game that’s been taking local gatherings by storm. The group is the same team behind Hawaiiverse, formerly a Facebook group dedicated to sharing Hawai‘i Island history, which has since become an online boutique that supports locally owned businesses.
“We dreamed of creating something special for our community, a playful product that would resonate with locals and bring them together,” Callie Martin says.
Each set comes with 50 cards printed with gibberish representing Hawai‘i-inspired phrases. “Logo Mole Go,” for example, is loco moco and “Cone Hawk Off He” is Kona coffee. Players take turns reading cards aloud and guessing the correct phrases—there are 200 in total. As you can guess, hilarity often ensues.
$20, mokegabs.com, @mokegabs
