With February being Reggae Month, this is the seventh in an eight-part series looking at reggae’s global influence. The music originated in Jamaica but has been embraced by people in many countries.

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 ...

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 ...

Local entertainer Myron Armstrong, known as 8RO8, dropped his latest Jawaiian reggae EP, Loose Shakas, which released on August 30, 2024. The EP reflects Armstrong’s deep connection to island life and ...

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 ...

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, ...

“I knew him, but I didn’t really know him,” she said. “He was super low-key. He introduced himself as Walter Aipolani, and I didn’t know until a couple years later he was Bruddah Waltah. He would come ...

A great reggae producer is a master of disguise: able to make listeners unaware that the 10 tunes they've just heard share a single beat. That's because the building block of dancehall and ...

With his sleeve tattoos, backward baseball cap and penchant for oversized T-shirts, J Boog more resembles a member of Action Bronson's crew than a rising star of reggae. There's a strange kind of ...

PBS Hawaiʻi Presents In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi Part 1 - Roots of Creation Special | 56m 10s | CC In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi traces the popularity 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 ...