Mama Dukes Hawaiian Barbeque

Mama Dukes Hawaiian Barbeque Aloha! Welcome to the official Mama Dukes Hawaiian Barbeque page! Aloha Kakou! That is what Hawaiian Barbeque is all about!
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My name is Amber Racoma and I am the proud owner/founder of Mama Dukes Hawaiian Barbeque! I cook and serve ono (delicious) home cooked meals that the locals from Hawai’i love to kaukau (eat). Hawai’i is a huge melting pot of all types of amazing ethnic foods that come together and create a memorable eating experience. And of course no forget, you gotta to have da rice brah! The name, “Mama Dukes”,

comes from my fiance, Rob Jackson, who used to call my mother by that name and she absolutely adored him as well as the name. My beautiful mother who was born and raised on the island of Moloka’i, Charmaine Ka’ahanui aka “Sweet heart”, is the heart and soul of my business. She taught me everything I needed to know about cooking. When I became a teenager, I had to earn all of her recipes one by one. My mother would not provide another recipe to me till I mastered the current one. It was not easy since she was a very hard critic but it taught me how to cook and for that, I am forever grateful. The most important tip my mother told me is to always always cook with ALOHA, love. Without aloha, it just doesn’t taste the same without it. My mother and I were to go into this business together after she finished her chemotherapy. She passed away in February 2020 and I was completely lost without her. She was not only my mom but my best friend who I confided in the most. I let go of our business idea however, it never left my heart. After a year of this idea tugging at my heartstrings, I decided to take this journey full speed ahead and carry on her legacy to share our aloha with all of you. When I cook her recipes, it brings me back to my roots that I desperately yearn for and love to feel. I have been living in Indiana for most of my adult life so cooking authentic local food really helps me embrace my culture even more. It is my passion to not only cook but to eat as well so I will not serve anything I wouldn’t eat myself. I was blessed to be born and raised in Hawai’i on the island of O’ahu around an amazing ohana who showed me love every day. The true genuine aloha runs strong in my blood. I cannot wait to share my mother’s ono-licious food with you all! My mission is to not only cook and serve you ono food but to also bring our community of people together. The happenings in our world today have been segregating and bringing negativity to people and I am here to help bring more aloha in your lives. I appreciate all the love and support I have received over the years of my cooking for family and friends! I would not have this business without your support! Mahalo nui loa and please remember to give more aloha. People need it more than you know. You only live once in this life so follow your dreams and make this one count! As my mom would always say, “Mind yo business and just eat yo food” LOL Cheeeee hooooo!!

06/18/2026

Cece really is nice and we absolutely love her! 😂 Thank you Cece for everything you do for Mama Dukes ❤️

🌺 We will be open Thursday and Friday (June 18-19).📍Snack shop located inside the College Mall next to Blondie's cookies...
06/17/2026

🌺 We will be open Thursday and Friday (June 18-19).

📍Snack shop located inside the College Mall next to Blondie's cookies near Target.

⏰️ 12-5P

Mahalo to my Uncle George and Aunty Carol for sending us a care package! Goodies and this tshirt that I absolutely LOVE!! We appreciate you guys for always supporting us from all the way in Hawaii! We love and miss you all so much!! ❤️❤️

Together again ❤️ We put our heads together to bring you our Spam Fest!Location: College Mall inside Mama Dukes Snack Sh...
06/17/2026

Together again ❤️

We put our heads together to bring you our Spam Fest!

Location: College Mall inside Mama Dukes Snack Shop next to our friends at Blondie's cookies.

Date: Saturday, June 20th (Due to our Spam Fest, we will not be at the Farmer's Market)

Time: 12-5P

There will be games and prizes! Come hangout with us and have fun!

Don't miss out on our collab with Pinoy Garden Cafe tomorrow at the Farmer's Market! 🌺
06/13/2026

Don't miss out on our collab with Pinoy Garden Cafe tomorrow at the Farmer's Market! 🌺

Here at Mama Dukes, we support all our foodie friends! Who doesn't love Rasta Pops! I bought a case of his pops and it s...
06/12/2026

Here at Mama Dukes, we support all our foodie friends!

Who doesn't love Rasta Pops! I bought a case of his pops and it still wasn't enough! I wanted more!

Meet Luri. He is one of the owners along with his lovely wife, Linda. They are hard working entrepreneurs and very sweet. I love working alongside them in the commissary because they always bring good vibes. They are such great friends to us!

Follow Rasta Pops for updates! They will be out this Saturday, June 13th near the b-line close to the downtown Farmer's market. If you haven't had one yet you are missing out! I'm going to try to step away from my market duties and run down the b-line to catch him! My favorite is cream & crimson and mango strawberry 🍓 😋

What's your favorite flavor?

🌺 Open today & tomorrow (June 11-12) 📍 College Mall (located next to Blondie's cookies near Target)🕛 12-5P
06/11/2026

🌺 Open today & tomorrow
(June 11-12)

📍 College Mall (located next to Blondie's cookies near Target)

🕛 12-5P

We feelin' that summer heat! But that won't stop us from serving you ono-licious grindz! Specifically...Pacific Grindz!S...
06/11/2026

We feelin' that summer heat! But that won't stop us from serving you ono-licious grindz! Specifically...Pacific Grindz!

Saturday, June 13th
Farmer's Market
401 N. Morton St. Bloomington
9:30A-12:30P (Market opens )

Our collab with Pinoy Garden Cafe has finally arrived! The last time we brought out Pacific Grindz, it was a huge success! The combination of customer support from both sides meant so much to us ❤️ We appreciate you all!

✨️ Customer Highlight ✨️
Meet Brett.
Brett has been a long time customer of Mama Dukes since we first started at the People's Market. He has watched us grow from a one table setup to now. He follows us wherever we go and always spreading the word about Mama Dukes. Brett offered his graphic designing services to us and created this beautiful flyer to showcase Pacific Grindz. Mahalo Brett for taking the time to do this for us! This means a lot and we are forever grateful for your support 🙏

If you need graphic designing services, message us for Brett's info!

Come see us at the College mall and the downtown Farmer's market this week!Mahalo to Carol at Herald Times! Always looki...
06/10/2026

Come see us at the College mall and the downtown Farmer's market this week!

Mahalo to Carol at Herald Times! Always looking out for us small businesses ❤️ We appreciate you!

Enjoy "island food" from Mama Duke's Hawaiian Barbeque at the farmers market and College Mall. See link below ⬇️

📸 Courtesy photo/Aver's Pizza

Voting opens tomorrow, June 10th and closes on June 24th! Vote every day once a day! There are lots of categories to vot...
06/09/2026

Voting opens tomorrow, June 10th and closes on June 24th! Vote every day once a day! There are lots of categories to vote so make sure you do!

Thank you soooo much for nominating us! The nomination alone took me by surprise and I am so grateful for this. I cannot express how much this means to me ❤️

All your support, your gifts, your hugs, your kind words, your Hawaii stories, go so far and carries me to the finish line to every catering order, every plate we serve, every prep day, every inventory record, every spreadsheet, every meeting, every click of the mouse, every time we clean, everything I pour my energy into that keeps this business running makes this nomination all worth it. And it's all thanks to you! No matter the outcome, you all already make me feel like a winner 🙏❤️

Mahalo nui loa

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