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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Walter Aipolani, better known as Bruddah Waltah passed away on Friday, August 18. The news was shared on his Facebook account by his daughter, Aipolani Ohana a couple of hours back. The post was ...

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 ...

A new documentary series is spotlighting the deep connection between reggae music and local culture in Hawai‘i. In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawai‘i is a three-part series from PBS ...

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 ...

IRATION, the Hawaii-based reggae-rock band has outsold reggae icon Bob Marley to top the US iTunes reggae charts for a week, but the band argued that its success would not marginalise Jamaican ...

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 ...