HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Daniel Kahikina Akaka, the first Native Hawaiian to serve in the U.S. Senate and a fixture for decades on Capitol Hill, where he became known as the "ambassador of aloha," ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - While other political races may get nasty, the two candidates running for Office of Hawaiian Affair’s Board of Trustees Oahu seat have a unique connection. Kalei Akaka is ...
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) (C) hugs Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) (2nd L) as they cross paths during a senate vote in the early morning hours at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S ...
Reporting from Honolulu — Former Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka, the first Native Hawaiian elected to Congress who served for more than three decades, died Friday. He was 93. Akaka died in Honolulu after ...
WASHINGTON » It is a name that has echoed prominently through the Senate for years, even though most Americans know very little about the person himself. "Mr. Akaka. …" It has been both a signal for ...
Daniel K. Akaka’s retirement means Hawaii loses Akaka’s more than 20 years of seniority, but next year the nation will lose the unique value of a Hawaiian voice in the U.S. Senate. It may be a subtle ...
Former U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka is shown greeting a supporter in August of 2006 during one of his frequent visits to Maui. He died Friday at age 93. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo Maui County ...
Then-U.S. Rep. Daniel K. Akaka and his grandson, Dr. David M. K. Mattson Jr, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Courtesy of Dr. David M. K. Mattson Jr. Growing up with a U.S. Senator as your ...
Retired Democratic Senator Daniel Akaka, the only U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry, will be honored tonight by the National Education Association as one of three recipients of the Human and ...
(Reuters) - Former Senator Daniel Akaka, the first native Hawaiian in the U.S. Senate, who strove for recognition of Filipino veterans who fought with the United States during World War Two, died on ...
HONOLULU – Former Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka, the first Native Hawaiian elected to Congress who served for more than three decades, died Friday. He was 93. Akaka died in Honolulu after being ...
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