[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/kamakawiwoole.mp3″ text=”Ka maka wiwo ʻole”]
The fearless eye
Kuʻu ka luhi, ua maha ʻo Kamakawiwoʻole.
Kamakawiwoʻole has let down his weariness and is at rest.…
Pokai Bay on the West Side
Canoe surfing, bullyboards banging everybody around
Braddah Mel, Braddah Russ, Sistah Rell, Uncle Buff
Everybody ripping, shredding, jamming on down to Makaha
—Ka’au Crater Boys “Makaha”
Recently, Misty and I travelled down to Makaha …
“Thorough and precise.” -Wayne Harada, Honolulu Advertiser
“Like liner notes on steroids.” –Honolulu Magazine
“A book I would recommend for local and outsider alike.” -Hawai’i Book Blog
“Brilliant.” –New York magazine
DAN KOIS, AUTHOR OF “FACING FUTURE,” COMING …
What I do is minimum effort, but maximum pleasure. That’s part of being Hawaiian, brah. —Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
If you’re reading this, you’re either from Hawaii and know Israel Kamakawiwo’ole or you’ve heard the film/TV/wedding rehearsal staple “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What …
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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