Did Israel Kamakawiwoʻole have a wife?
Did Israel Kamakawiwoʻole have a wife?
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
How much did iz weigh when he died?
At more than 6 feet tall and weighing close to 1,000 pounds, “IZ” died when he was only 38.
Where was IZ buried in Hawaii?
After a beautiful state funeral at the capital building (an honor afforded only two other people in Hawaii’s history), Israel’s body was cremated, and the ashes scattered at Makua Beach on the Waianae coast where he was raised.
Where is IZ buried?
His coffin lay in state at the Capitol in Honolulu, and Hawai’i State Flags flew at half-staff on July 10, 1997. Later his ashes were scattered at Makua Beach.
Is Maui based on IZ?
The remembered Hawaiian singer, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, more commonly known as “IZ,” wrote about Maui, who he called a Hawaiian Superman. And no, the legend wasn’t portrayed as an egotistical man or a person of his size.
Where were IZ’s ashes spread?
A few days later, after Iz had been cremated, his ashes were loaded onto a voyaging canoe to sail to Makua Beach on the west side of O’ahu where he had lived for many years. Hundreds lined the the coast or paddled out on rafts and surfboards, and the adjacent two-lane highway was backed up for miles around the island.
