Product Details

• Actors: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
• Format: Color, Digital Sound, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mountain Apple
• DVD Release Date: November 26, 2002
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007E1N5
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,944 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #54 in Music > World Music > Pacific Islands > Hawaii

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

144 of 148 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The music is transendental, Iz's passion comes through, June 29, 2003

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Mr. Serpent "Mr. Serpent" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iz: The Man and His Music - Island Music, Island Hearts (DVD)

I'm ordering the DVD now, but I had borrowed a friends VHS copy a while back. His enormous physical size put me back a bit (800 pounds) at first, but once he starts performing, that was soon forgotten. He had nice upbeat songs that sounds great, but it's his heart rending and the genuine passion that you can sense behind the music that will move you. This is a throughly enjoyable 'film' and performace. When Iz sing the 'bonus' song "Hawaii '78" at the end where he is remorsing the changes in his beautiful islands, and starts to cry as he's performing, if ANYONE can see that and not be moved to tears from a broken heart, I'll give you 20 bucks. What this man meant to Hawaii was realized when he passed away. The mortitians were forced to put the casket in the capital and over 10,000 people came to pay they respects. The following day when his ashes were scattered, crowds of thousands cheered and continued to cheer loudly for over an hour. The birthday of this man who was monumental in many different ways is still treated like a state holliday in Hawaii, and it wouldn't surprise me if it were eventually made official. He was a rare and gifted man, and will be sorely missed. The TRUE size of a man is when his absence is palpably felt and continues to be felt.

85 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Choice, July 28, 2003

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Paul J. Llewellyn (Boulder Creek, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iz: The Man and His Music - Island Music, Island Hearts (DVD)

I visited Hawaii for the first time last year. While there in Maui I got introduced to this wonderful music in a way that stuck with me. There are many great musical artists in Hawaii and Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole is one of the best. Unfortunately Isreal's physical presence is no longer with us. I would have loved to have gone to one of his concerts. Fortunately there are some DVD's available so we can not just listen to this wonderful artist on CD but experience his humor and humanity with our eyes as well as our ears. This DVD is a beautiful and intimate look at Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole, his band, his people, and of Hawaii too.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Look at an Amazing Man, April 2, 2005

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Vickie Cee "Vic" (Phoenix) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iz: The Man and His Music - Island Music, Island Hearts (DVD)

Anyone who has recently discovered the music of this incredible talent will enjoy getting to know "IZ, the Man" and will be touched by his gift. The sadness of his passing haunts me.