: Beyond the hits, tracks like "Hawaiʻi '78" address the pain of cultural loss and the sovereignty of the islands.
Facing Future (1993) is the definitive studio album by the Hawaiian icon Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwoʻole. While the world would later fall in love with his medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World," this album is far more than that one viral track. It is a deeply personal, political, and spiritual document of Hawaiian renaissance and resilience. Israel Kamakawiwo--ole Facing Future -Flac- -h3...