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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Daniel_AkakaDaniel Akaka - Wikipedia

    Daniel Kahikina Akaka (/ ə ˈ k ɑː k ə /; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Akaka was the first U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry.

  2. www.nytimes.com › 2018/04/06 › usDaniel Akaka, Former Democratic Senator From Hawaii, Dies at 93

    Apr 6, 2018 · Former Senator Daniel K. Akaka, a Democrat who represented Hawaii for 36 years in Congress and successfully fought for the belated recognition of Asians and Asian-Americans who had fought for...

  3. www.cnn.com › 2018/04/06 › politicsFormer Hawaii Sen. Daniel Akaka dies at 93 | CNN Politics

    Apr 6, 2018 · Former Sen. Daniel Akaka, a Democrat from Hawaii who served in Congress for more than three decades, died Friday, according to local media reports and lawmakers from Hawaii. He was 93.

  4. www.smithsonianmag.com › 2018/04/07 › sen-daniel-akaka"The Spirit of Aloha Means Nothing Unless We Share It"—Senator ...

    Apr 6, 2018 · Daniel Kahikina Akaka (1924–2018) is the first Native Hawaiian to serve in the U.S. Senate. In 2013, shortly after he retired, he spoke with the museum. We're republishing Sen. Akaka's interview...

  5. www.hawaiinewsnow.com › story › 37897099Akaka, the quiet statesman who believed in the power of aloha,...

    Apr 6, 2018 · 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...

  6. www.reuters.com › article › us-usa-congress-akaka-idUSKCN1HD32XFormer Senator Akaka, first native Hawaiian in Senate, dies at 93

    Apr 6, 2018 · 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 Friday...

  7. www.huffpost.com › entry › senator-daniel-akaka-death_n_5ac7a3Daniel Akaka, First Native Hawaiian In Senate, Dies At 93

    Apr 6, 2018 · Daniel Akaka, the first Native Hawaiian to serve in the U.S. Senate, has died due to organ failure, multiple outlets reported Friday. He was 93. “We are so fortunate to have him as long as we did. We were very lucky,” Akaka’s family said in a statement to Hawaii News Now.