Bruddah Iz - Henehene Kou ' Aka

[advhutch]

aloha brada iz, hope you puinsai up there my brada

[fieldershepett]

PTAISE THE KING  HE LOVES GOD!!!

[808KamaAina808]

KAUAI NO KA OI !!!!!

[Daextremehayn]

So im stationed in Germany and from Oahu.... I have this kid in my Platoon singing this song every time he see's me... It makes me home sick... Can't wait to get back to da rock....

[MrGtirob01]

This song will stay with me forever! For as long as I can remember, my Godfather would break out the uke and sing this song anytime we had a family gathering. So much fun singing along with him! And its so great to hear bruddah Iz singing it!

[1peskue]

This video makes me happy watching Israel and the guys having fun and sad because I found these guys too late to see in person .... mahalo for the post !

[mcdonaldsNINJA]

I love ya cousin! E ho'omaha me ka maluhia!

[xamehc]

@mcdonaldsNINJA - malama pono ko kino, when we...?

translation please???

[thenamesboo]

@xamehc Puinsai

[thenamesboo]

@xamehc

Puinsai



[xamehc]

@thenamesboo - but what does it mean???

[thenamesboo]

@xamehc "Put inside."



[xamehc]

@thenamesboo - I figured that... you're not helping much bro! I want the translation for the WHOLE sentence/verse?!

[thenamesboo]

@xamehc Malama pono kou kino when we puinsai = Take care of your body when I put inside

[thenarsefan]

love this song



[RCMTChawaii]

Waikiki we pu n sai LOL......................Bradd­ah Iz also had a humorous side miss you braddah RIP. HOW YOU GONNA AKK he had the phrases too.

[TheIchiban1974]

Hawaii has the most beautiful people in the World!!!with great hearts...

[TheIchiban1974]

My husband Aunt and family live in Hawaii and I learned to sing this song and others and it very hard song to sing...Being Latina it made me work to sing this song!!!it my favorite..Love you IZ R.I.P

[catsandaluk]

he is so adorable singing this song! so much life and energy...RIP Iz.....

[Titan52berg]

I have just discovered the great talent of this man during a recent trip to Hawai'i...loved it instantly! Especially his version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow'! Returned back home toPennsylvania and just had to download the 'Facing Future' album! FANTASTIC! It takes me right back to the islands! Mahalo nui loa, Bruddah Iz!!!

[p0pstarr1ndrokkstar1]

Iz will forever be remembered!!

[delidani]

I LOVE YOU YOU

[4strokegirl]

My dad was really good friends with Iz. He was an amazing man, true talent. There will never be another like him. RIP brudda Iz

[smassie57]

@4strokegirl I kinda envy your dad. I would have liked to have met Iz. His music has so much heart in it. Sad we all not have this much love for each other.

[fijikid80]

@myhomeonoahu I am familiar with that as well my friend. I was just debating with this brother about his stance on outsiders that consider Hawai'i as their home when it rightfully belongs to Hawaiians in the first place. Terms like "kanaka" or "kama'aina" are in reference to indigenous Hawaiians, not outsiders in Hawai'i Nei. As a Fijian, my people went through what Hawaiians are enduring right now and it's sickening to see how Hawaiian culture and values are being exploited for evil.

[mauiboynokaoi]

@fijikid80 You know if you were familiar with the Hawaiian culture you wouldn't be saying such ludicrous statements as "rightfully belongs to Hawaiians". In the Hawaiian mindset, the land is not a piece of property. There was no such thing as real estate in Hawaii. The land was an elder sibling who would nourish the people and keep them alive. That was made very clear with the story of Papa and Wakea as the first human, the islands, and the sacred kalo were all born of Papa and Wakea

[HAWAIIANPEOPLES]

@mauiboynokaoi i know a chant about the birth of the islands and about Papahanaumoku and Wakea. I'm pretty sure it goes something like this: O wakea noho ia papahanaumoku Hanau o Hawai'i he moku Hanau o Mau'i he moku Ho'i hou o wakea noho ia ho'ohokukalani Hanau o Moloka'i he moku Hanau o Lana'i, ka'ula he moku Liliopu punalua o papa ia ho'ohokukalani Ho'i hou o papa noho ia wakea Hanau o Oahu he moku Hanau o Kaua'i he moku Hanau o Ni'ihau he moku He ula a'o Kaho'olawe

[mauiboynokaoi]

@HAWAIIANPEOPLES You're talking about the kumulipo. It's actually a really damn long chant and that is just one small excerpt from it. My kumu once got together with a bunch of other native speakers and recited the chant down here at the local arts and culture center. Took 4 hours for them to complete the chant. Also note that Kaho'olawe is never born. It just says Kaho'olawe is red. With red being the color of royalty, I think it implies Kaho'olawe as being the most sacred of the islands.

[MartinaBC19]

We love you, Iz, in our hearts you stay forever

[TheKoopaboy]

they should play this on the radio everyday!!!!!!!

[Jagoar1000]

Da sieht man mal, wie viel Spass musik ihm macht voll geil

[llawrencemajors]

What a beautiful man.....

Truly.

[Beezerjuice]

Braddah Iz a Legend. R.I.P.

[liyahzone]

Braddah Iz... He's a comedian too... lol.. gottah luv dis guy!

[khataroo]

Ono my friend

[seongu1997]

is he like the best hawaiian singer ever or wat?

[ladylealandry]

The spirit of aloha did not die with IZ. I made my first trip to Hawaii recently and discovered him through CD. I fell in love with him and ALL the people I met. Aloha spirit is alive and well. Such kind and giving people!

[thewaylonfan]

Love it! My favorite IZ song by far.

[RunawayStatue2010]

seems like the spirit of aloha in hawaii died along with him :(

[alohamikey]

@RunawayStatue2010 aloha hasn't died. It has nothing to do with Iz, although he portrayed it so well. You either get it or you don't.

[RunawayStatue2010]

@alohamikey nah i know thats true.. im just talking about people in general nowdays..

[ljtbikerwoman51307]

My brother was this big and I also belive these two have met in heaven and they are ejoying music together . What voices heaven has gained but we also get to enjoy it . What a a great way to live

[adamarbabi2]

true espenjjj oh ho so very true

[aghowe80]

He truly represented no ice in paradise!! rip bruddah

[danielhoopai]

youll be missed IZ love you

[ljwells774]

iz u da best

[espenjjj]

Only reason he got so big is he had such a huge heart filled with love and peace :D

<3

[DaHawaiian990]

Aloha from Ma`ili, O`ahu..... Aloha braddah Iz.

[Mr808Michael]

brada iz not dead he stay playing concerts in heaven.god wen take him because he like hawaiian music BRADA IZ

[TheShnuz]

I like the red shirt guy. Shows how the Mullet can truly break down racial barriers. Who Doesn't like business in the front party in the back?

[RunawayStatue2010]

@TheShnuz the guy in the red shirt is Mel Amina.. he was an original makaha sons member too, and im pretty sure theyre cousins.. i dont remember.. but he was a hell of a guitar player as u can tell

[ericzka17]

@Krystyna08 I totally understand you:) I lived in Hawaii for 3 months and I was always in love with this place... It's wonderful how they still love Iz and how you can still hear his music in the streets. So Aloha from one Polish Hawaiian Girl to another and Mahalo for being truly Hawaiian:)

[ccat1021]

Can't get enough of this man's MUSIC

sitting hear in Erin Wisconsin and dreaming of returning once again to the Islands

IZ will always be !

[ButtPoopWiggle]

This song was my anthem while I was in Hawaii. I put it on, and I am in a different place.

[jackass123491]

i still remember where i was when i found out da news. one morning my mom said "Bruddah Iz died" and me and my sisters just was like " WHAT!!? ".

REST IN PEACE

[1tigerblood]

he die?? good music he make

[maikai360]

one bruddah that will never me for gotten aloha IZ

[dudein562]

we miss you deeply bruddah!

[angelcutiepe3]

Love you Bradduh Iz Alaways be in memorie

[citysims]

Bruddah love me some Pi Pi Stew!

[graybomusic]

what a tune awsome brrrrraa

[earsaucemusic]

this is awesome! i am dancing... five stars.

[faleakala]

I love this clip

[googoodie99]

my favorite IZ song. Thank You for posting!

[IslandBoiMikey]

if dere is one heaven den braddah IZ deserve fo go moa den anybody on dis earth R.I.P. Bruddah IZ June 26, 1997

[GoldenBoughTrader]

Such a generous soul and spirit. For such a man there is no doubt a high place in heaven.

[YHBhomie4life2]

great song love it. RIP bruddah

[ppillou]

juste a écouter ......et réver ...

[milliwwe]

The Best Song ALoha TO Bruddah

[deepkeel65]

Question: How much aloha can you pack into one man? Answer: Iz

[FatFreddyJohnson]

Jeez, if that's not on a T-shirt already, somebody better make one up. That's a great line! :)

[suzakunomiko1901]

@deepkeel65 NUFF said!! :D

[rony88677]

THX for this Videoits great!! RIP IZ... greets from Germany

[zicke123456789]

great

5/5

[skaterocknroll]

Great playing always bruddah iz

[mayoandketchup]

I love you man. Rest in Peace.

[Krystyna08]

i'm HAWAIIAN at heart......Polish by birth-3rd generation American by birth. I think God intended for me to be a Polish Hawaiian Girl..... :)

[wowimnothot]

lol hahaha hawaiian at heart your funny dont its all good in the islands for you be stayin there but dont say you are hawaiian its a slap in the face to the very few of us who are left

[Whitelightng]

You go...no worry about the ones that say "ohhh be careful" "don't say that you are Hawaiian" to them say FU..The true Hawaiian has a wonderful soul and is not threatened by someone that feels good about the culture.

[ericzka17]

@Krystyna08 I totally understand you:) I lived in Hawaii for 3 months and I was always in love with this place... It's wonderful how they still love Iz and how you can still hear his music in the streets. So Aloha from one Polish Hawaiian Girl to another and Mahalo for being truly Hawaiian:)

[ericzka17]

@Krystyna08 I totally understand you:) I lived in Hawaii for 3 months and I was always in love with this place... It's wonderful how they still love Iz and how you can still hear his music in the streets. So Aloha from one Polish Hawaiian Girl to another and Mahalo for being truly Hawaiian:)

[keymo1337]

@Krystyna08 ^_^

[fijikid80]

@Krystyna08 How can you refer to yourself as "Hawaiian at heart" when you have NO Hawaiian blood in you? It's definitely a slap in the face to those few left that are actually Hawaiian and have been persecuted and continue to be chastised for their ancestral heritage in their own homeland of Hawai'i. To be Hawaiian is just like the rest of the native people in the Pacific: ancestral blood and ancestral ties to specific lands within an island group. If you don't, please don't say so. It's wrong!

[michaeljjlove]

@fijikid80 Who cares? It's called Kama'aina. You should be happy there are others who are interested in the Hawaiian culture, instead of them trying to force other cultures on you. Your attitude is definitely not Hawaiian, and you should be embarrassed.

[fijikid80]

@michaeljjlove Why should I be embarrassed? I'm just stating the facts. I know too many Hawaiians that hate non-Hawaiians trying to claim Hawaiian when they have no blood.Get your Hawaiian straight too. Kama'aina refers to commoners of Hawaiian blood and those not of Hawaiian chiefly/royal background. If you're gonna talk about Hawaiian attitude, that is exemplified by those that are actually Hawaiian. Being born in Hawaii or living there doesn't give you the right to claim Hawaiian in any way.

[michaeljjlove]

@fijikid80 Actually you're wrong. The LITERAL meaning of Kama'aina is CHILD OF THE LAND. Someone who is born there, or feels like they are at home when they are on the islands. Spread aloha & love, that is the real attitude. Idk what you're problem is, there aren't very many full blood Hawaiians left, would you rather the culture die out? I don't think so. I have many hula sisters who don't have a drop of Hawaiian in them but it doesn't matter to me, they are just as proud of Hawaii as I am.

[fijikid80]

@michaeljjlove Look Slick, I know what the literal meaning of kama'aina is, but it is in reference to Hawaii's NATIVE CHILDREN, which you are obviously NOT! Just because you live somewhere doesn't give you any right to masquerade as "Hawaiian at heart" or any BS like that. As a foreigner, you're adding to the obstacles Hawaiians have to regain their freedom. The more you foreigners leave, meaning Asians and Americans, the better chances Hawaiians have to become a nation again.

[michaeljjlove]

@fijikid80 Excuse me 'Slick', you need to stop making an ass of yourself with assumptions because ACTUALLY I am of Hawaiian blood. You need to open your tiny little mind to others. Americans did ruin Hawaii, but I think if they were all to leave again it would be very bad for Hawaii since they are so used to it. Look at Waikiki, they make soo much money off haoles. BUT there are people with white skin that respect & love Hawaii just as much as I do, you should feel ashamed for acting like that.

[fijikid80]

@michaeljjlove Wow, you are beyond colonized in your mind, aren't you? Talk about brainwashing! You're probably a "proud American", huh? Sad! Your own people were able to survive for thousands of years without outsiders, but for you to think that outsiders leaving Hawaii would be a bad thing......you are truly lost my friend. Open your eyes buddy and look around you. All of it belongs to Hawaiians, not the outsiders making Hawaii their home. Why relinquish what rightfully belongs to you anyways?

[mauiboynokaoi]

@Krystyna08 No. You're kanaka at heart, kanaka by birth, and ?th generation kanaka by birth. Part of the Hawaiian culture is this idea of flexibility and dynamics. It is clear by simply examining he kumulipo that Hawaiians didn't care what you thought, where you came from, or how long you had been there. If you lived there, you were family. Simple as that.

[kasiav66]

@Krystyna08 hahaha i feel the same way! Polish Hawaiian Girl i am! Was just telling my hubby to move there cuz nothing keeps us here in NY!!!! I love Hawaii!!!!!

[BTBHSOHBOY]

@Krystyna08 I get what you mean! I'm Italian-American, Irish-American and German-American, but I feel like I'm meant to be Hawaiian!

[patikura30]

Your voice has a special dominion,very sipritual diminion that will never be heard again. Aloha

[FudgeTart]

this is really not the place for arguing

[YaYoAr]

BAR FIGHT ;P

[TheFoueti]

good job lovee so sad that you died they'll still remember your singing that's why I love hawaiians

[kapule36]

hawaiians rule

[davevanfunk]

Thanks for posting this. It was really special.

[soccer4life1999]

Stop makeing fun of him

[TwelveThirtyFive]

He was such a brilliant musician. I grew up on his music, and they always put a smile on my face.

[000069sex]

at least he did something in his life.

about you what?

[000069sex]

maybe he was sick. do u think is a food problem?

what a moron.

do something in your life then come back to write here.

[JJBE]

haha IQ of 5, just leave Floman

[808Productionz]

And you're a german, you got your ass handed in two wold wars, your leader hat a shitstache and you spend your day's finger fucking yourself. Damn, i'd rather be a fat man, than a man who got his ass handed twice by the entire world, wearing a shitstache and living my life being a flaming homosexual. Good job fuckwit.

[Flomanmahir]

yeah, we make two world wars !! not wold wars!!!

and damed, we try to kill all jewes, i hope we can kill the rest in future...

[808Productionz]

Nice! Good job picking out my spelling error, let me retype that then.

"You got your ass handed to you in two world wars."

Please, you couldn't take a quarter of europe if you even tried, we'll just bitch slap you back into your little shit hole of a country, then let russia fuck you up the ass, since we all know you love it.

[95michael95]

no man russion or Ling so are a bunch of faget homosexual butt buddies they are the gayest country in the world

[kpeneks014]

i love you bruddah iz ur an amazing singer, if have all ur songs and i rock out to each and evry one of them

[jdimme915]

R.I.P

bruddah iz

island love

[bolognabreath]

Cousin iz your voice and song will forever be a love song of Hawaii to me, I can tell by the way you sing of her, that your love for her is pure, true.

[neka525]

love this song.

[e7573t]

PU IN SAI

[2JobsStillPoorUSA]

A legend... a true soul....a pure voice...

[theenjoyer]

All respect and love to Bruddah Iz.

[DJRU2]

got the album facing future and fell in love wit this song, can any1 enlighten me as to the lyrics my hawai'ians a bit rusty

[warftrat87]

u can find it page 4 or 5...

look for my name...

i would re-post it but i would take to long...

give it a look!

[CEEHAW77]

Love the beat...

[bl31698]

Wish he was still alive love you bruddah IZ R.I.P you will always live on in our hearts.

[dktgkona]

miss you uncle iz. lots of hones uncle. RIP(i aint related but i hawaiian and he in everyone hearts no matter what)

[Cerejapurple]

Ser feliz .é fazer o que gosta .voce canta e me encanta...IZ

[s3ct0rnin3]

live on bruddah iz

[MadEjaw]

ha ha i love that song i heard it on Margaritaville

[johnnybee0420]

1chichimec1 LOL THATS A FUNNY COMMENT TAKING OUR HAWAIIAN CULTURE AWAY FROM US IT WAS TAKEN AWAY ONCE THEN TAKEN BACK BY THE HAWAIIANS BUT THE MEXICAN CULTURE WILL DIE THERE SOME MEXICANS AROUND THEY WONT LET IT DIE LOL

[KaniKaPilaFilms]

What happened? How come it's no longer available?

[JJBE]

if it says that type &fmt=18 at the end of the URL, but it seems to be working now so...

[jacquelinecookie2]

i love dis music so amazing ... he live on in all of our hearts ...hawaiian or not ....

RI.P. BRUDDAH IZ

[1chichimec1]

over here in Texas, the Howlee teachers would punish us mexicans for speaking spanish? Now they are teaching it to us and tell us we don't speak spanish? Watch out bruduh! they will take your culture from you too!

[menotyoudude]

Spanish teachers in Mexico,keep Mexican Indian students from speaking their languages, and they make them speak Spanish.Spanish is not the language of the real Mexico.

[indigowc]

I love this song! We always jam to it in the car it makes me want to dance:) I love and miss IZ so much

[caffagni]

nós do Brasil tivemos Tim Maia, e Hawai tiveram Iz, ambos gênios, tocam o coração com suas canções. (we from Brazil got Tim Maia, and Hawai had Iz, both genius, play with their hearts).

[ralindbloom]

Amazing.

[crossroadwalkin]

In my opinion this is the best song from IZ! So powerfull and sweet. Thanks for your gift. Live well Ka`ano`i !

[mopinia]

Auwee!!! Iz is no ka oi!!! Smooth song. Like opihee goin' down your throat. Nice and smooth and so ono! Rest in peace, brah!

[kaleom]

I will never experience another voice of such beauty like his!

[linmayu]

This is like...the hottest song in the world. <3 Iz.

[pono8080]

may he rest

loved u cuzz

[naenaeW4C]

1 Word.....Hahhhhhwaiian!

[shadygrove937]

this a part of hawaii that tourists will never and can never be able to understand. the culture is in bruddah iz's soul. thank god for his time on earth.

[ukulele911]

rest in peace my brahdah......

A hui hou

[warftrat87]

Your laughter is so contagious

It's fun to be with you

Always a good time

For you and I

The streetcar wheels turn

Vibrating your body

Always a good time

For you and I

[warftrat87]

To Kapahulu we go

Eating seaweed

Always a good time

For you and I

Tell the refrain

It's fun to be with you}

Always a good time}

For you and I

[jimriggins]

Mel is his cousin, been with him in one way or another from the beginning. Now they are called 3 scoops of Aloha, You Tube them, they are still great. They look a little bit older but don't we all!

[AddictedToNickJonas]

i love iz he is so awesome and its cool cause i used to live in maui

[astromech]

CHEE HEE!!!!

[warftrat87]

i translated it about three months ago on this video... i think the 3rd or 4th page u can find it under warftrat87

[NKR0218]

Yo i love bruddah iz his songz are the best and i hope we they stay with us

[kleiner9142]

damn i miss him!!!

i wish he would sing forever!!!

i hope his music stays in our hearts for very long time!!!

RIP brudda Iz

[xXxRawRxXx22]

I wish i was back in the big island...

I miss it soo much!!

[dom19por85]

its actually about a young couple who was dating and they would take the bus around town and visit their family who would cook for them. each verse is a different thing they used to do

[ejicon]

I don't have the literal translation of each word, but he's basically singing about the local street cars that would race down the streets of downtown Honolulu. That's basically it. When he does the. "Vrooom" sounds at the beginning, he's basically mocking the sound the cars would make. Hope this helps.

[warftrat87]

i translated it about three months ago on this video.... i think the 3rd or 4th page u can find it!

[dwtslvr]

Wasn't Mel Amina an original Makaha Sons of Niihau? I think he plays great guitar.

[gfoxx]

One of my favorite Iz songs. RIP Iz.

[kaiyagurl]

He really puts himself into his music....awesome!!!!!!

[Hawaii2DaRanch]

Great song nice Jim Morisson shirt too.

[danofone]

ME TOO! Palolo Rules. The Bulldogs get da bess musicians!!!

[APO6]

damn. I miss Hawaii.

[GiacomoFeretti]

aloha and pono for the bruddah upstairs now

[westvirginiaone]

wonderful and sweet

[302acr43]

I love this singer!!! I am not Hawaiian but, his songs reminds me of my homeland and my childhood back in the Philippines.

[PitPauke]

Thx and Danke from Germany!!R.i.P...Ruhe in Frieden!!

[runningcow13]

This is a great song, and Iz was a great performer. I'm glad his music lives on.

[iroam21]

Wow!!! yup when ur feelin low and life is just not goin ur way, you know exactly where to come, Iz will cheer you up, kia ora bro, arohanui!

[missalissao]

One of my favorite songs. Woot Woot!

[Punisherpinga]

Olá, sou Brasileiro e ADORO as musicas do IZ...

são musicas emocionantes, alegres...Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole...VOCE É O CARA...tanto nessa vida como em outra....vc sempre sera um espelho para nós....sua alegria e descontração nos contagiam.....ESTA EM MEU CORACAO!!!!

[warftrat87]

Your laughter is so contagious

It's fun to be with you

Always a good time

For you and I

The streetcar wheels turn

Vibrating your body

Always a good time

For you and I

[warftrat87]

To Kaka`ako we go

Eating beef stew

Always a good time

For you and I

To Waikiki we go

Swimming in the sea

Always a good time

For you and I