— -- 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 ...

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 ...

Bruddah Waltah Aipolani died on Aug. 17 at his home in Hilo, his wife Denise confirmed to KHON2. Bruddah Waltah is known for songs such as the massive hit “Sweet Lady of Waiahole,” “Hawaiian Lands” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maoli, a Hawaiian artist who started out making reggae, is finding a natural, new path in country music. - Credit: Reggie Villa* ...

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 ...

One of the most popular reggae bands to play in Hawaii, Rebelution returns at 6 p.m. Friday to Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s A&B Amphitheater in Kahului touring in support of its latest album, “Free ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – Mykal Rose is set to bring his powerful and soulful sounds to Blue Note Hawaii on November 15th and 16th. Mykal Rose’s breakthrough came in 1984 when he and his fellow Black Uhuru ...

Award-winning Fijian-Hawaiian recording artist George Brooks Veikoso, better known to fans as Fiji, has died at the age of 55. Born in Fiji on May 10, 1970, Veikoso grew up singing in church. “The ...

The Green were the first local reggae group to reach any of Billboard’s mainstream charts. They will perform June 14 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo Kicking off their four-island ...

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 ...

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 ...