Reggae is huge in Hawaii. The easygoing sound and spirit of reggae music have inspired generations of Hawaiian natives, visitors and musicians. From Simplisity to Butch Helemano to the Ka’ala Boys, ...

Singer-guitarist Walter Aipolani, better known as Bruddah Waltah, died Thursday after a long battle with liver cancer. He was 68. In a 40-year-plus career as one of Hawaii’s music superstars, a short ...

Sunaina Keonaona Kale is putting reggae music in relation. Originally from Irvine, Kale is Kanaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiian, and holds a doctorate in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara. The ...

Hawaiian reggae fusion act the Green are making waves on the reggae charts, pulling in a solid second week this week at No. 1, where they debuted last week with their sophomore record, "Ways and Means ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Work hard, play hard is the motto of many bands, and especially so for one that has earned a niche creating fun-loving, upbeat reggae rock. That explains why a phone interview with ...

Tracing the popularity and evolution of reggae in Hawaiʻi, from roots to the Jawaiian era. In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi traces the popularity and evolution of reggae in the ...

The Green's recent performance in New York City demonstrates a dramatic maturation in their musical journey. By Patricia Meschino “Shout out to the 808 state! We’re just some guys from the island of ...

Flip through the local radio channels and it won’t be long until you hear a reggae song. The characteristic one drop drumming and offbeat-emphasized rhythm dominates popular music in the islands, and ...

The Green, a six-piece reggae band from Hawaii, is bringing some island flair to the Rialto Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The band is following in the footsteps of The Wailers, an incarnation of the ...

Six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles faced off Friday in the second annual Wienie 500 ahead of this weekend's Indy 500. Na Menehune stunned perennial powerhouse Punahou in a five-set thriller to win the 2026 ...

Part 2: Jawaii steps into the late ’80s and early ’90s, a pivotal time when local musicians began to make reggae their own. They added slack key and ʻukulele. They sang about their own stories, making ...

Hawaiian songstress Paula Fuga – who first found fame as a rejected contestant on American Idol and recently collaborated with North Shore neighbor Jack Johnson – is embarking on her first stateside ...