Rumble of the Future

Ventures · Rumble of the Future
RAD Ventures · Maui, Hawaiʻi · 2026

Rumble of
the Future

A location-based story experience for Maui

A participatory game rooted in Hawaiian history, water, and ʻāina — designed to transform visitors into stewards through ghost stories, kuleana, and real community action.

Status In Development
Origin Interaction-Ivrea, 2006
Location Central Maui
Open for Co-Creation Partner With Us
What this is

A civic mythology engine
disguised as a ghost walk

Rumble of the Future is a location-based alternate reality experience set across Central Maui — from Māʻalaea Harbor to ʻĪao Valley, from the Puʻunēnē mill ruins to the Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes. Players follow ghost characters anchored in real places and documented history, earning kuleana — responsibility and right — to access increasingly sacred community experiences.

The experience works at three levels. For visitors: an atmospheric way into Maui’s layered history. For local businesses: a foot traffic and storytelling ecosystem. For community organizations: a pipeline that delivers visitors who have already demonstrated the values needed to participate meaningfully.

The game does not end when you finish it. It ends when you show up.

Every ghost is a story and a puzzle. The city becomes the storyteller. Players become something other than tourists.

Rumble of the Future — original thesis, Interaction-Ivrea, 2006
The Experience

An island’s layers,
opened one by one.

The pack architecture is one of the most important co-creative decisions this project will make — and it is deliberately not made here. These are research-informed seeds, not blueprints.

Seed — Entry Point
Nā Wai ʻEhā
The Four Waters. Hawaiian history through the living water dispute.
ʻĪao Valley · Wailuku Old Town · Waikapū · Waiheʻe Refuge · Māʻalaea Harbor
Seed — Layer 2
Ko Maui Nei
The sugar world. Labor, power, and the making of modern Central Maui.
Puʻunēnē Mill · Pāʻia · A&B Sugar Museum
Seed — Layer 3
Paniolo / Upcountry
Cowboys, immigrants, WWII Marines, and the Kula fires.
Makawao · Camp Maui · Giggle Hill · Kula burn scar
Seed — Layer 4
Dream City
Kahului. The planned city built on sacred ground. What progress erased.
Dream City streets · Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau · Kahului Harbor
Open — Designed With Partners
Additional Clusters TBD
Hāna · East Maui · Lāhainā (when the time is right) · Molokaʻi connections · Seasonal experiences · Others we haven’t imagined yet.
The Mechanic That Matters Most

Not points. Not badges.
Kuleana.

The central innovation: replacing conventional game progression with the Hawaiian concept of kuleana — responsibility and right, earned together. Players do not level up by completing tasks. They build standing by demonstrating respect, contributing knowledge, and showing up in person.

1
Malihini
Visitor — newcomer, no kuleana yet
Entry at Māʻalaea Harbor, Wailuku Coffee Co., Komoda Bakery. First ghost contact. The game begins here, with curiosity as the only prerequisite.
2
ʻIke
Knowledge — demonstrated understanding
Player shares manaʻo: completes a ghost arc, contributes a story fragment. First act of contribution, not just consumption. Unlocks Pack 2 and HILT full-moon hike invitation.
3
Mālama
Caring — first act of physical stewardship
Player attends a real volunteer event: HILT Fridays at Waiheʻe Refuge, KCWA native plant nursery in Kula, Mālama Kula fire restoration. Showing up in person is what shifts kuleana.
4
Mana
Standing — recognized community contribution
Player is recognized by a community partner as someone who has contributed beyond the game’s scope. Unlocks Pack 4 and direct relationship with stewardship organizations.
5
Pilina
Relationship — belonging
The game ends here. The player is no longer a visitor. They belong to the network of people who show up for this place. That’s the win condition.
An Open Architecture

This is not a finished thing
seeking approval. It is an
open architecture seeking builders.

Rumble of the Future needs cultural directors, story architects, community liaisons, technology partners, and funders who see what this could become. If that’s you — or if you see something this project shouldn’t do — the conversation is equally open.

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