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Link for note 10 for example is deleted. Could anyone please review the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.172.232.211 ( talk) 07:14, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
I was wondering about the video link that can be found under external links.
If the link to the youtube video should be kept someone should change the url since the video the current url is referring to has the audio from a different person then the person this article is about.
The correct url is the standard youtube link but replace 0OMLoAtC9RY with D68ymfjpw98. I tried to change it myself but the change was reverted. The video at the new url is orginally the same as the old one but the new have the correct audio.
//Theblacksmith99 ( talk) 00:50, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Is it possible to get some help with the pronunciation of his last name? How about recording and embedding an OGG, preferably by a native/fluent Hawaiian? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.68.1.127 ( talk) 15:21, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Please make a case for the phrase "sickly overweight" in place of "obese" as an improvement to the article. Bruddah Iz was obese, and the article on obesity is very thorough. Also, I have undone your flagrant vandalism to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Proffe Randydeluxe 20:18, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
I created a new section called Biographies because the one recently inserted into the "early years" section reads like an advertisement. I had a shot at de-advertising the entry but decided to simply move it to an alternate section.
Could someone get a better, non-copywritten picture of Iz for the article? Especially one of him playing the ukelele!
Try this:
http://photos.lacoccinelle.net/07/73/40773.jpg
That seems to be from the Star Bulletin:
so i guess it is copy-written Domandologo ( talk) 20:08, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
"He was described as always cheerful and positive, and was best known for his love of the land, the people of Hawaiʻi and cheese burgers."
Is this correct? I suspect the cheeseburger comment was vandalism, but I wanted to ask here. — BrianSmithson 16:05, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Israel was a Type 2 Diabetic. This is an endocrine disease caused by obesity. Idashuman ( talk) 01:33, 26 June 2012 (UTC)Beth NH
native hawaiians larger size, as 6 5 and 300 lbs, was normal and in addition, their kings and queens considered holy and gods': and esp the queen was considered to bestow blessings upon the people, the larger she became - see James Michener's "Hawaii" - historical novel of Hawaii and its people both natives and missionaries... [1] - lil turtil wid wurld on ma bak ~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.186.56.245 ( talk) 07:24, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
I've seen sources (such as http://www.faqs.org/qa/qa-4033.html) which states that the version used in Finding Forrester isn't the one by Israel, or at least not performed by him. If so, this should be more clear in the article.
Can anybody explain why the song was not used on the 50 First Dates Soundtrack record? It was used in the film in a great way but not on the record...odd.
Just so you all know, this song also appears in the credits of the movie Meet Joe Black featuring Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt. Mention it somewhere in the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cybersteel8 ( talk • contribs) 16:02, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
The first time I remember hearing "Somewhere over the Rainbow" was in the movie "50 First Dates". Here's the entire list of Israel's songs in TV and Films from IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0436377/
76.175.3.63 ( talk) 02:40, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
"Additionally, it featured prominently in the 2000 summer series "Young Americans" on the now-defunct WB television network..."
last I checked, the WB TV network is still going strong. Am I misreading this?
WB is merging with UPN 129.199.224.169 23:35, 13 July 2006 (UTC)ahassan05
It seems a tad strange to start an article with the place someone lived and then their age of death, without saying anywhere that he was a singer and musician... -- jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 05:28, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Would it make sense to discuss Iz's entire music career within the section "music career" rather than only mentioning the Makaha Sons as an "early years" event. It would be neat (imo) to have biography entries such as moving to Makaha, and the importance of Niihau to his music in the "early years". And then in the "music career" discuss both his career with Makaha Sons as well as his solo career? Popoi 20:11, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
I noted that "Rainbow/World" wasn't released as a single until 2006 or later (announced in '06) and made the charts in 2007. Are there any published sources that discuss the fact that years after his death, suddenly (it seems sudden to me) there's this increase in recognition outside Hawai'i? Lawikitejana 22:57, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
I recall CNN repeatedly played Iz's "Somewhere over the Rainbow" as their theme-song for the September 11 tragedy. Anyone go reference to this? Why did CNN chose to play this song along with footage of the planes striking the towers and collapses? This was the first time I'd heard the song and loved it. But the usage I thought was inappropriate. Its also eerily inappropriate because Israel is Iz's name and half the world now believes that Israel were behind the false-flag attacks of 9/11.
Anyone know why he was named Israel?
I added Iz's involvment with his brothers' band, which he co-founded, before his solo career.
This timespan is significant because it was his success with the Makaha Sons that helped him get noticed and subsequently launch his successful solo career. It was also during this time that he first performed the famous "Hawaii'78" that became an anthem for Hawaiian independence.
I'm sure others will see issues with the technical aspects of how it was inserted and I welcome format editing to my contribution, but the material remains factual and can be referenced to the group's web site makahasons.com as needed.
Raygellenbeck ( talk) 19:37, 11 January 2008 (UTC)Ray Gellenbeck
The article doesn't seem to state just what style of music he played. Pop music? Hawaiian folk music? Nurg ( talk) 10:52, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
It is interesting to note here that part of his name, anoʻi, when simplified to noʻi may be a contraction of the Hawaiian word, nohi. Nohi means "bright-colored, vivid, as the rainbow"
It is my understanding that what appears to be an apostrophe in Hawaiian is nothing of the sort. It is a glottal stop and is considered a consonant. Thus I believe the statement above is wrong and should be removed. See Hawaiian language NjtoTX ( talk) 02:28, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
I am suspecting the phrase "He would later go on to eat 500 donuts" is vandalism... can someone find a reference for this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.230.16.13 ( talk) 00:27, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
Jason Castro on Season 7 of American Idol covered his version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow and got raving reviews by the judges. He also performed Israel's version of the aforementioned song on the American Idol tour. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.142.83.111 ( talk) 11:20, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
Re: "It has been suggested that a genetic disorder was responsible for his obese condition"
I didn't find this suggested in ref. #4. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.36.152.142 ( talk) 01:49, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
The German article seems to suggest that the spikes in popularity outside the US, particularly in Germany, were mostly related to the delayed releases. Apparently the song became popular in Germany after Universal acquired the rights and published it there, not simply because it was used in an advert (which one?) as this article currently suggests.
Could someone check the release history and rights ownership to shed some light on that? I'm German and although his version of Over the rainbow seems somewhat familiar, I don't think I've ever heard it outside movie soundtracks until it recently began to be aired on MTV etc (which made me assume it was a new album, when in fact it's the original album the song was originally on). -- 78.35.98.218 ( talk) 01:27, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
The article mentions that he is no longer with us, but it doesn't say when died. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.184.103.35 ( talk) 16:20, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
From the article: "In that same year, Kamakawiwoʻole married his childhood sweetheart Marlene. Soon after, they had a daughter whom they named Ceslieanne "Wehi" (born c. 1983)."
Yet, according to the article, he died in 1979. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:9001:7400:8B00:3580:4DF4:D89C:1691 ( talk) 05:47, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
I am not an expert and this is a vague comment. I have a general sense that the significance of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole as a musical and historical figure is not properly communicated by this article. I hope those better qualified than I will step forward to build the article into one worthy of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.
Can anybody add his nickname (IZ) transcription to the preface of the article? It will help non-english speaking people. I mean is it just IZ or may be Aizee etc? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Artempalkin ( talk • contribs) 16:36, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
Iz laid in state on July 9 not on the 10. The article cited is dated July 10 and refers to the services at the Capitol as "yesterday." His formal (and presumably more private) services were July 10.
Both his parents, brother and sister were deceased before he was, as mentioned in one of his songs, and helps bring perspective possibly to some of his music. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.160.9.195 ( talk) 20:58, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
While I can intuitively believe the statement, considering his album "Facing Future" was the first certified platinum album in Hawaii. However, the statement is still not attributed. Cite or remove. Schlice ( talk) 03:19, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
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Currently this article sources the origin of Israel's most notable recording with one sentence: "The decision to record a cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow was said to be a last-minute decision by his producer Jon de Mello and him.[6]"
Based on this article on NPR: http://www.npr.org/2010/12/06/131812500/israel-kamakawiwo-ole-the-voice-of-hawaii and this article from Ukulele Magazine http://www.ukulelemag.com/stories/the-wizardry-of-israel-kamakawiwoole the song was recorded in 1988. This previously existing five year-old recording was included on the 1993 album by producer John de Mello after it was brought to his attention by the recording engineer on the 1993 album (Milan Bertosa) who happened to have also been the sole engineer of the never-released 1988 late-night recording made by Israel. A most fortunate coincidence leading to this beloved recording being released.
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Oops, sorry about messing up the template, but my motives were pure.
I certainly agree about consistency with the name of the article. May I remind that the ʻOkina article says "often replaced by an apostrophe in modern publications, recognized by Samoan scholars and community", so it's not as if I'm some crank trying to enforce a heretical position. I don't have a preference one way or the other about which approximation of the ʻokina is used; let's just not pretend that the left single quotation mark is actually an ʻokina.
I was trying to make the WP markup consistent and even expressed my uncertainty, so please lighten up. Carlstak ( talk) 18:17, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
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I came to this article and Googled her daughter name. Found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDSR1Gm1dy4 Unsure if this is topic to be included in Wikipedia. Tõnu Samuel ( talk) 01:40, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
There is a discussion open at Talk:Willie_K about how William Awihilima Kahaiali'i is identified in the first sentence of his article. It currently says "American". Should it say "Hawaiian", or even "Native Hawaiian"? JimKaatFan ( talk) 05:17, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
Why In The Discography There Is No Singles And Only Albums? DSOFOreverTYU ( talk) 18:06, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
The Song "Somewhere..." Was Released On 1990 or 1993? DSOFOreverTYU ( talk) 18:08, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
There is a banner on the top of the talk page that addresses the need for a photo of the Bust in Wai'anae. That is now a part of the article, how do we remove the banner or is the photo not considered acceptable? Additionally it seems as if this article is lack luster in terms of media content which could be improved. Koalafied1 ( talk) 00:44, 25 September 2020 (UTC)Koalafied1
check out awards, etc and nom for hollywood walk of fame etc
69.121.189.159 ( talk) 07:37, 24 August 2021 (UTC)izzie fan willie bob
This article tip-toes around his militant nationalism (nativism?)/racism. I suspect that his political impact was/is significant. I'm not qualified to edit this Pollyanna-ish biography to add more of his political history. Surely, someone has written more than the little here. 40.142.183.146 ( talk) 17:49, 24 June 2023 (UTC)