In Hawaii , ethnic Hawaiians and others in the state began playing a mixture of reggae and local music in the early 1980s .
It was not until the late 1980s that Hawaii became recognized as a new genre in local music .
In Hawaii , ethnic Hawaiians and others in the state began playing a mixture of reggae and local music in the early 1980s , although it was not until the late 1980s that it became recognized as a new genre in local music .