Sunaina Keonaona Kale grew up in California, loving Hawaiian music. Years before she earned her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara, Kale convinced her mom to buy her the complete ...

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 ...

— -- Anuhea Jenkins has made a name for herself as an island reggae singer, but she says her career could have taken a completely different direction. When she was growing up, the Hawaii native ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hawaiian Reggae artist Siaosi pays homage to his Tongan roots with his newly released rendition of the Tongan Reggae classic "Eva Mai." Siaosi recalls, "Eva Mai is a Tongan Reggae anthem from the 90's ...

Former Maui Radio DJ Guy Amico (from left), Marty Dread and former Q103 DJ Shaggy Jenkins are starting a new reggae radio station for world broadcast. Courtesy photo The world has a new online reggae ...

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 ...

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, ...