Former U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, the humble and gracious statesman who
served in Washington with aloha for more than 3-1/2 decades, died early
Friday morning at the age of 93. He had been hospitalized for months and
died at The Villas, a St. Francis care facility.
Akaka, the first Native Hawaiian to serve in the U.S. Senate, was a
strong advocate for Native Hawaiians and veterans during a political
career that started in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 and
ended in the U.S. Senate in 2013.
Known for a modest political style and described as the embodiment of
the aloha spirit, Akaka was widely respected in the islands and
Washington. But he rarely sought the national spotlight and instead
worked largely under the radar, focusing on issues important to Hawaii.
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