60K views · 2.3K reactions | Israel really had the magic touch with covering other people’s songs (cough, cough, Over the Rainbow) “Wind Beneath My Wings” has been a fan favorite since it was released in 1995 on his E Ala Ē album. #israelkamakawiwoole #iz #ukulele #hawaii #hawaiian #hawaiianmusic #coversong #music #memorial #windbeneathmywings | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole | Facebook

Between songs, IZ loved to tell jokes. We shared the beginning of this one last month, here is the whole thing! #iz #israelkamakawiwoole #jokes | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole

Happy Birthday 61st Birthday Israel. In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the U.S., today’s Doodle celebrates the 61st birthday of native Hawaiian `ukulele player, singer-songwriter, and activist Israel “IZ™” Kamakawiwo’ole, who is perhaps best known for touching the world with his beloved rendition of “Over the Rainbow” and forever changing the face of Hawaiian music. Through his joyful songs and lifelong advocacy for the islands’ values and culture, Israel has been widely refer

720 reactions · 19 comments | This one goes out to Bruddah Waltah and the Aipolani ʻohana. ❤ “He truly felt that love, and I think it was really beautiful to see him feel that because he gave so much of it during his lifetime.” Part II: Jawaii of “In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi” is streaming now on YouTube. #pbs #pbshawaii #hawaii #hawaiian #reggae #jamaica #jawaiian #jah #rasta #islandmusic | PBS Hawai‘i | Facebook

Hawai’i ‘78, live at Miloli’i. This is from the end of “IZ The Man Behind the Music”, the documentary completed after he passed away. #iz #israelkamakawiwoole #hawaii78 #hawaii #hawaiian #ukulele #livemusic #live #fyp | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole

88K views · 2.6K reactions | Braddah IZ singing his heart out to “Living in a Sovereign Land” at the Waikiki Shell on March 22, 1997. He passed 3 months afyer this iconic performance. #israelkamakawiwoole #iz #fyp #legend #iconic #hawaii #hawaiian #live #waikiki #livemusic | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole | Facebook

1.6M views · 71K reactions | Solo hay que acordarse de algo... el hombre que hizo esta bella canción no está muerto, está en algún lugar sobre el arcoíris ❤️ Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Subtitulada en Español) | Producciones Colibri | Facebook

250K views · 1.9K reactions | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - Somewhere over the Rainbow | Music to remember the past | Facebook