Akaka bids aloha to Senate

After 36 years as a lawmaker, Daniel Akaka delivers a stirring farewell to Capitol Hill and Washington

By John Yaukey
Special to the Star-Advertiser

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 13, 2012

~~<p>WASHINGTON >> U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka delivered a stoic but soulful aloha and mahalo  to his colleagues in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, capping a 22-year career in the nation's most deliberative lawmaking body.</p>
<p>Including his work in the U.S. House of Representatives, the 88-year-old Akaka served 36 years in Washington. His resume also includes distinguished service in World War II after witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor as a high school senior. That changed his life forever. And he spoke of it and other events as a man in his winter years narrates his life.</p>
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WASHINGTON >> U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka delivered a stoic but soulful aloha and mahalo to his colleagues in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, capping a 22-year career in the nation's most deliberative lawmaking body.

Including his work in the U.S. House of Representatives, the 88-year-old Akaka served 36 years in Washington. His resume also includes distinguished service in World War II after witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor as a high school senior. That changed his life forever. And he spoke of it and other events as a man in his winter years narrates his life. Login for more...