Akaka, Daniel K.

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
אקאקה, דניאל
Name (Latin)
Akaka, Daniel K.
Other forms of name
Akaka, Mr. (Daniel K.)
Date of birth
1924-09-11
Date of death
2018-04-06
Occupation
Educators
Legislators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 19015882
Wikidata: Q359366
Library of congress: n 99056816
Sources of Information
  • A bill to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, 2007:page 1 (Mr. Akaka)
  • Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, May 12, 2014(Akaka, Daniel Kahikina, a Senator and a Representative from Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 11, 1924; attended the public schools of Hawaii; graduated, Kamehameha School for Boys (high school) 1942; University of Hawaii: B.E., education 1952; professional certificate in secondary education 1953; professional school administrator's certificate 1961; M.E., education 1966; served in United States Army 1945-1947; teacher 1953-1960; vice principal 1960; principal 1963-1971, all in Hawaii; program specialist, Compensatory Education 1968-1971; director, Hawaii Office of Economic Opportunity 1971-1974; special assistant, Hawaii Office of the Governor 1975-1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1977, until May 16, 1990, when he resigned; appointed to the United States Senate on April 30, 1990, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Spark Masayuki Matsunaga and began his term May 16, 1990; elected by special election on November 6, 1990, as a Democrat to complete the term ending January 3, 1995; reelected in 1994, 2000, and 2006, and served from May 16, 1990, to January 3, 2013; chair, Committee on Veterans Affairs (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses), Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Twelfth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2012)
  • New York times WWW site, viewed Apr. 9, 2018(in obituary published Apr. 6: Daniel K. Akaka; b. Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Sept. 11, 1924, Honolulu; d. there Friday [Apr. 6, 2018], aged 93; 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 the United States in World War II)
  • Wikipedia website, May 12, 2014(Received a Master in Education in 1966; Alma mater: University of Hawaii, Manoa)
  • Congressional briefing for Senator Frank H. Murkowski, 1996:t.p. (Senator Daniel K. Akaka)