The most famous song by Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, also called Bruddah Iz or IZ, was a Native Hawaiian singer-songwriter, musician, and Hawaiian sovereignty activist. From his 1993 album "Facing Future" this medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World" has been featured...
Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (pronounced [kəˌmɐkəˌvivoˈʔole]; Hawaiian for '"The Fearless Eyed Man"'; May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997), also called Bruddah Iz or IZ, was a Native Hawaiian singer-songwriter, musician, and Hawaiian sovereignty activist.
He achieved commercial success outside...
Honolulu is an American musical film that was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1939. The film stars dancer Eleanor Powell and Robert Young, and was directed by Edward Buzzell. Also appearing in the film are George Burns, Gracie Allen, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and Rita Johnson.
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Aloha from The Muppets! 🗿 The gang performs their Hawaiian War Chant for the opening song of episode #320 that first aired in the US on February 22, 1979.
Set at the outbreak of the attack on Pearl Harbor, "The Remove of Mamie Stover" stars Jane Russell as "working girl" Mamie who arrives in Honolulu and find a job at 'The Bungalow'. The Bungalow is thatch roof building with private rooms for adult entertainment by the women who work there...
Pan Am (Pan American Airlines) promotional documentary film series New Horizons, produced during the late 1960s or early 1970s, advertised the various destinations serviced by the U.S. commercial airlines. In New Horizons: Hawaii, Pan Am highlights the numerous attractions found in the United...
Prince Kūhiō Day is an official holiday in the state of Hawaiʻi in the United States. It is celebrated annually on March 26, to mark the birth of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole — heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, prince of the House of Kalākaua, and later territorial delegate to...