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 ...

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, ...

— -- 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

IRATION, the Hawaii-based reggae-rock band has outsold reggae icon Bob Marley to top the US iTunes reggae charts for a week, but the band argued that its success would not marginalise Jamaican ...

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 ...

“So much of modern Hawaiian music and culture is a direct product of the influence of reggae music and culture,” says Rian Basilio, lead singer and frontman of Rian Basilio and The Roosters. “This is ...

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 ...

The Green's recent performance in New York City demonstrates a dramatic maturation in their musical journey. By Patricia Meschino “Shout out to the 808 state! We’re just some guys from the island of ...