Photo: Obama, in August, with the Senator sources identify as Lieberman's Chairmanship replacement

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Senator Akaka greets Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) upon his arrival in Hawaii.
Location: Keehi Lagoon, Oahu, Hawaii
Date Added: August 8, 2008



Press Photo (Color) U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka August 2006
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date Added: September 12, 2006

http://akaka.senate.gov/public/index.cfm

U.S. Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka is America’s first Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry, and the only Chinese American member of the United States Senate.

Like many of his generation, Senator Akaka’s youth was interrupted by World War II. Upon graduation from high school, he served as a civilian worker then in active duty in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1943 to 1947.

Following the war, Senator Akaka returned to school enrolling in the University of Hawaii. A strong believer in the power of education, he made it his career, as a teacher and principal in the State of Hawaii Department of Education.

First elected to the U.S. House in 1976, Congressman Akaka was appointed to the Senate when Senator Spark Matsunaga passed away, subsequently winning election to the office in 1990, and re-election in 1994, 2000, and 2006.



Senator Akaka is the Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management, the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Historic Preservation and Recreation, and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia.



Senator Akaka also serves on the Indian Affairs and Banking Committees and chairs the Congressional Task Force on Native Hawaiian Issues.

Raised in a deeply religious family, Senator Akaka is a member of the historic Kawaiaha`o Church where he served as choir director for 17 years. He and his wife Millie are the parents of four sons and a daughter who have blessed them with 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Personal Information

Date of Birth: September 11, 1924, Honolulu, Hawaii
Family: Wife: Mary Mildred Chong
Daughter: Mrs. Millannie K.A. Mattson
Sons: Daniel K., Jr.; Gerard K.; Alan L.; and Nicholas K.
14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
Religion: Congregationalist (Kawaiaha`o Church)
Education: The Kamehameha School for Boys, 1942; University of Hawaii - Bachelor of Education, 1952; Professional Certificate - Secondary Education, 1953; Professional Certificate - School Administration, 1961; Master of Education, 1966.

Military Service: World War II - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (including service on Saipan and Tinian), 1945-47.

Professional Experience: Welder, Hawaiian Electric Company, 1942; Welder-mechanic, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1943-47; First Mate, schooner Morning Star, 1948; Teacher, 1953-60; Vice Principal, 1960-63; Principal, 1963-68; Chief Program Planner, Department of Education, 1969-71; Director, Hawaii Office of Economic Opportunity, 1971-74; Special Assistant for Human Resources, Office of the Governor, 1975-76; Director, Progressive Neighborhoods Program, 1975-76; U.S. House of Representatives, 1976-1990; U.S. Senate, 1990-present.

Awards

2006 National Legislator of the Year
Presented by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
March 2007

Hawaii's Outstanding Advocate for Children & Youth
Presented by the State of Hawaii
October 28, 2005

Adam Smith Award for Excellence in Economic Education
Presented by the National Council on Economic Education
March 3, 2005

Friend of the National Parks for the 108th Congress
Presented by the National Parks Conservation Association
February 2, 2005

Endangered Species Award
Presented by the Conservative Council for Hawaii, on behalf of the Endangered Species Coalition, Earthjustice, Center for Biological Diversity, National Enviornmental Trust, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Federation, and Sierra Club.
August 9, 2005

Federal Legislator Award
Presented by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
May 18, 2004

Stanley Suyat Award
Presented by the Asian American Government Executives Network
March 5, 2003

Stephen L. Jackstadt Award
Presented by the Hawaii Council on Economic Education
May 28, 2003

United States Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka Day
Proclamation by Governor Linda Lingle
August 21, 2003

Outstanding Legislator Award
Presented by the Association of the United States Army
2002

Adam Smith Medal
Presented by theNational Council on Economic Education
November 18, 1999

University of Hawaii Founders Lifetime Achievement Award
Presented by the UH Alumni Association

Good Riddance: Lieberman likely to lose committee chairmanship
By SilentPatriot Wednesday Oct 29, 2008 2:58pm

http://crooksandliars.com/silentpatriot/good-riddance-lieberman-likely-lose-

Perhaps this is why HolyJoe is now trying to make nice?



The Hill:

Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his coveted chairmanship.

Lieberman, a former Democrat who supports Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president, is likely to lose his gavel on the Homeland Security Committee he has chaired since January 2007, say the sources who see him being replaced by Sen. Daniel Akaka (Hawaii), the committee’s third-ranking Democrat.

Memo to Harry Reid and the rest of the Democratic caucus: We may be a big tent, but traitors are not welcome in it. Period.