Israel Kamakawiwo ole Featured on Today s Google Doddle What A Wonderful World

What A Wonderful World Israel Kamakawiwoole Featured on Todays Google Dooddle Martyn Lucas Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, also known as Bruddah Iz or IZ is featured on todays Google Doodle, the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous designs for the search engine logo that celebrate holidays, anniversaries and the lives of famous artists, pioneers and scientists Israel Kamakawiwoʻole: Why a Google Doodle marks the Hawaiian musician s 61st birthday today Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, also called Bruddah Iz or IZ, was a native Hawaiian musician, singerlyricist, and Hawaiian sovereignty activist. He became known outside Hawaii when his album, Facing Future, was released in 1993, and his medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, What a Wonderful World was featured on numerous TV programmes, commercials and films. Today, on what would have been his 61st birthday, Google Doodle honours Kamakawiwoʻole, so heres everything you need to know about him. In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in