Territorial Airwaves - June 26, 1997 - 20 years ago - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Died (38) (5-30-1959 - 6-26-1997) - Here are excerpts from the script I wrote for his Lifetime Achievement
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KAMAKAWIWO'ole, ISRAEL - Somewhere Over the Rainbow: The Best of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Amazon.com Music
![Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World (Original Version) (1989) - YouTube Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World (Original Version) (1989) - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2Aj0gW6VSgc/maxresdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCIAKENAF8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGHIgYCg5MA8=&rs=AOn4CLDAxJ0yPdFgGMjgA1_iD0MCE_AlzA)
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World (Original Version) (1989) - YouTube
Territorial Airwaves - May 20, 1959 - 58 years ago today - Israel Ka'ano'i Kamakawiwo'ole - Born - As we observe Iz's birthday, I reprise the piece that I wrote for the
![Voice of the People Book Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Israel Kamakawiwo 'ole | World Music Central Voice of the People Book Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Israel Kamakawiwo 'ole | World Music Central](https://i0.wp.com/worldmusiccentral.org/wp-content/uploads/IZ_Voice_of_the_People1.jpg?fit=200%2C200&ssl=1)