Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

Hello friends, I am going to speak to you about a singer and a song today which I adore. As soon as I hear it, I am calmed and transported somewhere else...

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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole said Iz is an American musician and singer born on May 20, 1959 in Honolulu and died June 26, 1997 in his hometown after respiratory failure due to his overweight, he was obese, he weighed 343 kg for 1.90 m. He became famous with his album Facing Future released in 1993. His medley, Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World, from the album KaAnoI (1989), is featured in many movies, TV series and advertising.

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Honolulu

Honolulu is located on the south coast of Oahu Island, it is the capital of Hawaii.
In the center of Honolulu is the famous Waikiki district. You can find restaurants, shops, cafes, discos, ... Honolulu is famous for its crescent-shaped beach, lined with palm trees and high-rise hotels, and the volcanic crater at Diamond Head. you can see yourself on the horizon. There is also the site where the Pearl Harbor attack occurred during the Second World War, we can see the memorial of the USS Arizona.
Honolulu also has small rainforests, canyons, waterfalls, and beaches with coral reefs.

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During the last years of his life, he was hospitalized several times. He died on June 26, 1997, at the age of 38, following a respiratory failure, linked to his excess weight.

At his funeral on July 10, 1997, the flags of the state of Hawaii were lowered to half-mast on all federal buildings. His coffin was also displayed in the state capital.

He is the third character to be honored like this in the history of Hawaii (the previous two being Governor John A. Burns (John Anthony Burns, March 30, 1909 - April 5, 1975, was an American politician. born in Montana and soon became a resident of Hawaii in 1923. Senator Spark Matsunaga (Spark Matsunaga, born October 8, 1916 in Kukuiula, Hawaii Toronto, Canada, is a US politician and member of the Democratic Party and Senator of Hawaii between 1977 and 1990.
More than 15000 people attend his funeral. His ashes are dispersed, during a ceremony of farewell, in Pacific Ocean, Mākua Beach, two days later.

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