Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Quotations

I guess this is gonna sound kind of weird, but I'm not scared for myself for dying. Because I believe all these places are temporary. This is just one shell. Because we Hawaiians live in both worlds.

Ive seen it all, done it all, known it all.

I was scared when I lost my mother, my father, my brother, my sister,

Wherever you go, God be with you.

Be strong, know who you are, no be shame, stand up, e ala e.

Facing future I see hope, hope that we will survive, hope that we will prosper, hope that once again we will reap the blessings of this magical land, for without hope I cannot live, remember the past but do not dwell there, face the future where all our hopes stand.

Hawaiian to me is a feeling of getting somewhere, without stepping on anybodys toes, without causing friction with anybody.