Daniel Akaka
United States Senator from Hawaii
In office May 16, 1990 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Spark Matsunaga
Succeeded by	Mazie Hirono
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1977 – May 16, 1990
Preceded by	Patsy Mink
Succeeded by	Patsy Mink
Personal details
Born	Daniel Kahikina Akaka (1924-09-11)September 11, 1924 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Died	April 6, 2018(2018-04-06) (aged 93) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Chong
Children	5
Education	University of Hawaii, Manoa (BEd, MEd)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1945–1947[1]
Rank	Corporal[1]
Unit	Corps of Engineers
Battles/wars	World War II

Daniel Kahikina Akaka (September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American politician who was a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Akaka is the first U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry. He was the Senior Senator of Hawaii for a few weeks when Daniel Inouye died in December 2012.

He studied at the University of Hawaii. In 1969, he was hired by the Department of Education as a chief program planner. In the 1970s he served in various governmental positions. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1976 to represent Hawaii's Second Congressional District, and he served for 13 years.

Akaka died in Honolulu of multiple organ failure on April 6, 2018 at the age of 93.^[2]

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