Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 20—Walter "Bruddah Waltah" Aipolani, a Jawaiian music pioneer and the only Jawaiian or "island music" artist to receive a Na ...

From left, Kaulana Pakele, Frank Sua, Kaiea Chung and Danny Kennedy of Mana‘o Company. THE MANA‘O Company’s remakes of “Drop Baby Drop” and “Degrees in the Shade” made them one of the leaders of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

While we’ve been enjoying Lumines II for months, Japan hasn’t gotten a copy of it yet. It looks like there might be some changes (additions?) to the song list since Q Entertainment announced that ...

I’land Boiz, a Kohala-based band, has been playing the Big Island since 1992, starting initially as Jawaiian Made. In 1993, the group assumed its current name and released its first single, “Island ...