Aug. 20—Walter "Bruddah Waltah" Aipolani, a Jawaiian music pioneer and the only Jawaiian or "island music" artist to receive a Na Hoku Hanohano Award before the reggae category was created in 1999, ...

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 ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. A Jawaiian remake of "Ke‘ala," obvious fodder for Hawaii’s ...

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 ...

ASPEN ” Jamaica isn’t the only island where reggae rules. On the islands of Hawaii, too, reggae is a force ” so much so that there is a local hybrid, Jawaiian, a cross between Jamaica’s most popular ...

Jan. 16—"You Never Know " Bruddah Waltah featuring Ryan Hiraoka Rubbah Slippah Productions Big Island resident Bruddah Waltah Aipolani holds an important place in Hawaii music history. Known simply as ...

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, ...

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 ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. On the other hand, a Jawaiian remake of the Bee Gees hit ...