COURTESY MOUNTAIN APPLE Courtesy Mountain Apple Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's "Over the Rainbow" is the top-selling song in Hawaii history. It continues to garner strong sales and airplay 19 years after its ...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - After nearly 30 years since its original release, Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwaole’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” hit over one billion views on YouTube. The song reached ...
Israel Kamaka­wiwo‘ole’s “Somewhere, Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” was recorded in 1990. Kamakawiwo‘ole is pictured performing at the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards in 1996. De Mello surmised that ...