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My wifey can't listen to Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World without getting sad anymore. Ever since I asked her to have this playing at my funeral (hopefully not for some time, but ya never know) she gets all sad and asks me to change it when it comes on. Which is too bad because I love it. Great song.
-------------------- "Your ego is not your amigo" ~Tony Alva
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"Israel's Paddleout was due to his magnetic affection that the Hawaiian Community had for him. He alone, with his beautiful voice, enriched, with it's soothing melodic sound, encompassed and brought the Hawaain community together, like no other local entertainer had ever done before.
No, he didn't surf, yet entertained at many venues and also did one of the biggest shows down at the Aloha Tower ever held, for the raising of monies, to help Rell Sunn, in her battle with cancer which she eventually lost out to.
Not many have held the "single" esteem in the music industry like IZ did in Hawaii though there have been many greats over the years.
And not many at all, get to have the renowned Hawaiian sailing canoe, "Hokulea", as your vehicle of send off."
Thanks PPK, I never realized the historical significance of the Hokulea despite watching that video so many times. Hokulea Wiki Link a performance-accurate full-scale replica of a kaulua, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe. Launched on 8 March 1975 by the Polynesian Voyaging Society, she is best known for her 1976 Hawaii to Tahiti voyage performed with Polynesian navigation techniques,without modern navigational instruments
Happened upon a locals surf contest on Waikiki in late 80s early '90s. Big family crowd, lei's, dancers, freebies for kids, big stoke in the air. One of those small Toyota vans pulled up to the cub and was immediately swarmed by the kids. It was electric. Surfers, organizers, everyone it seemd were drawn to the van as if there was some magnetic force that I didn't understand at the time. This enormous Hawaiian exited the rear passenger door and kids went beyond excited, "Izzy, Izzy!". The uke in his hand appeared cartoonish, it was so small next to the mountain who appeared to move with some discomfort yet beaming the brightest smile and appreciation for the respect and adoration. Watched and listened to him play, knew I was in the presence of a unique entertainer and persona. My daughter was working in Honolulu at the time, I told her of the chance encounter at the beach, we discussed Izzy's popularity and I later bought a few of his CDs to bring back to the mainland. It was a brief curious feeling being there and watching the impact of this fellow. Sort of like seeing children when they see Santa enter the room with his bag. Izzy with his uke was a real treat for everyone.
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when i first heard them in the late 70's it brought me back to the time of Buddy Fo and the Invitations and the Hilo Hawaiians with the Brown family of Hilo. The golden voice Kihei Brown was to suffer a gruesome death but his son would flourish as another beautiful falsetto never gaining the fame that Israel did. I still have those Buddy Fo and Hilo Hawaiian LPs as well as the first Keala album from the Makaha Sons of Niihau whose harmonies were unmatched until perhaps Hookena came about decades later. When Skippy died the heart and soul of that group died too and it took allot for Israel to go on without him. Ka Pua Lei is a song I could listen to forever as are these others from the Keala album. Kamau maka kaua was popularized by Palani Vaughn during the "renaissance" but I like the Makaha Son's version better.
Clips and songs from the album (Captain & Tenniel how classic and prolific the exchange between Toni and the Sons)
here's a great rendition of pikake by a fan. You like get da wahine den jus learn to play and sing this tune like this around a beach campfire and you gon get'em fo shua like the beach boyz say..
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Great song.
