Aug. 20—Walter "Bruddah Waltah" Aipolani, a Jawaiian music pioneer and the only Jawaiian or "island music" artist to receive a Na Hoku Hanohano Award before the reggae category was created in 1999, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The island music community has suffered another loss. Walter Aipolani, better known as Bruddah Waltah, died Thursday after a battle with liver cancer. A native of Keaukaha, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Two beloved songs composed by Hawaiian icon Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, commonly known as Bruddah Iz, are being added to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry. Iz’s ...

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 ...

To get a sense of how diverse people's musical tastes are these days, take a look at iTunes. One of the more popular artists -- in addition to the Britneys and Beyoncés -- is a Hawaiian singer who ...

Jan. 16—"You Never Know " Bruddah Waltah featuring Ryan Hiraoka Rubbah Slippah Productions Big Island resident Bruddah Waltah Aipolani holds an important place in Hawaii music history. Known simply as ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The late Israel Kamakawiwoole was among those honored with Na Hoku Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Awards for 2014. The honors were given at a luncheon at the Ala Moana Hotel ...

“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 ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. “You never know when life is pau.” Waltah recorded the ...