After British Captain Paulet illegally seized Hawaii for 5 months, Admiral Thomas restored Hawaiian sovereignty. King Kamehameha III declared: 'Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono' — The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. Now Hawaii's state motto.
Adidja Palmer, dancehall deejay, walks free from Jamaica's Tower Street Correctional Centre after Jamaica's Court of Appeal declined to order a retrial. He and co-defendants had spent 13 years in custody after a 2014 murder conviction that was overturned in March 2024 over juror misconduct.
The Hawaiian sovereignty movement and Jamaican reggae share a deep philosophical connection — both center on resistance to colonialism, cultural pride, and connection to ancestral land.
Hawaii Reggae Network is Hawaii's 24/7 reggae radio station, streaming live from Maui.
