HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole was just 17 years old in 1976 when he became part of the original Makaha Sons of Niihau. He was playing with his older brother Skippy, Jerome Koko, and ...

With his medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World, Iz, known as "the voice of Hawaii," redefined a beloved classic. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been ...

Sarah Brightman has an unusual and beautiful duet partner on the latest song to arrive from her new album. “Hawaii ’78” features the late and great Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, who ...

Pull up your beach chair and relax as you listen to the melodies of Israel Iz Kamakawiwoole and his band considered a leading influence in contemporary Hawaiian music Iz filmed these two concerts in ...

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