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5 days ago · Leaders such as Senator Hiram Fong and Senator Daniel Akaka made history when they became the first Asian American and Native Hawaiian, respectively, to serve in the United States Senate. I was honored to serve alongside Senator Daniel Inouye, who became the highest-ranking Asian American politician in our Nation’s history when he became the ...
3 days ago · "Patsy was a petite woman with a powerful voice and a peerless reputation as a champion for equal opportunity, civil rights and education. She was a courageous and tenacious leader whose lifetime of public service made Hawai'i a better place," U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka said in a statement.
1 day ago · A Kauaʻi man was recognized on a national stage for his integral role in the preservation and education of an ancient fishpond near Līhuʻe.. Fred “Peleke” Flores, field operations and cultural resources manager with Mālama Hulē‘ia, received the Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award from the National Education Association in Philadelphia Wednesday.
15 hours ago · A Kauaʻi man was recognized on a national stage for his integral role in the preservation and education of an ancient fishpond near Līhuʻe. Fred “Peleke” Flores, field operations and ...
1 day ago · A. A. Kauaʻi community leader, Fred “Peleke” Flores receives national human and civil rights award for work rooted in Native Hawaiian culture, values. PC: Courtesy the National Education ...
1 day ago · 2012 United States Senate elections ← 2010 November 6, 2012 2014 → 2013 (MA, NJ) → 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Harry Reid Mitch McConnell Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Nevada Kentucky Seats before 51 47 Seats after 53 45 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 49,988,282 39,128,301 Percentage 53.4% ...
4 days ago · The Democrats won the governorship in 1962 and, other than for two terms (2002–10), have continued to hold it. They have also been dominant in state legislative elections and in federal elections. Hawaiian Democratic Sen. Daniel Akaka (served 1990–2013) was the first U.S. senator of Hawaiian descent.
