She drove the Makaha Sons to the airport last night to depart for a mainland gig, Amina said. Lydia is so broken up right now. She's very, very emotional. But Iz and Skippy are reunited, Amina said. They love each other, of course.
Funeral services are pending.
At last year's Na Hoku Hanohano Awards ceremony, Iz was joined onstage by the members of the Makaha Sons for an emotional impromptu reunion. Key points in the life of 'Iz' Israel Kamakawiwo'ole is born on May 20, 1959. Although Iz has been most closely associated with Makaha and Niihau, his roots are in Kaimuki, where his parents met and married, settling at 9th and Kalua streets. He grew up playing in Palolo River and going to Kaimuki Theater. He was in his early teens when the family moved to Makaha and entered the world of music.