HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A quarter century ago, the CD “Facing Future” from Israel Kamakawiwo’ole was released. Today, it’s the most successful Hawaii release of all time — lifted by ...

To mark 25 years since the release of “Facing Future,” the most successful Hawaii album of all time, HNN compiled a special series and digital documentary that looked at IZ’s life and his ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -Thursday marks the 25th anniversary of Facing Future, the second solo album by iconic Hawaiian artist Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, also known as IZ.

And when he did, it was a significant step in Hawaiian music history, one that is all the more clear 25 years after the release of Kamakawiwo’ole’s “Facing Future” album in November 1993 ...