Daniel Akaka (D)
Candidate U.S. Senate (Incumbent)
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Contact Information:
P.O. Box 3169, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802
Phone: (808) 533-2006
Fax: (808) 533-2040
Email: info@akaka2006.org
Web site: www.Akaka2006.org
Family:
Wife: Mildred
Children: four sons and a daughter
Legislative Experience:
1990-Present Senator, U.S. Senate
1976-1990 Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
Professional Experience:
1975-76 Director, Progressive Neighborhoods Program
1975-76 Special Assistant for Human Resources, Office of the Governor
1971-74 Director, Hawaii Office of Economic Opportunity
1969-71 Chief Program Planner, Department of Education
1963-68 Principal , Pohakea and Kaneohe Elementary School
1960-63 Vice Principal, Ewa Beach Elementary School
1953-60 Teacher, Kahuku High School, Pearl Harbor Intermediate School, Aina Haina Elementary School, Kamehameha Schools
1948 First Mate, schooner Morning Star
1943-47 Welder-mechanic, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (World War II)
1942 Welder, Hawaiian Electric Company
Education:
1942 Kamehameha School for Boys
1952 University of Hawaii – Bachelor of Education
1953 University of Hawaii – Professional Certificate, Secondary Education
1961 University of Hawaii – Professional Certificate, School Administration
1966 University of Hawaii – Master of Education
Unedited Biography From Candidate:
Senator Akaka's political style has been fashioned and influenced by a lifetime of experiences as a child growing up in Territorial Hawaii, a soldier in World War II, an educator in Hawaii's schools, a public employee of the State of Hawaii, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and finally as the nation's only U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian descent.
Upon graduation from Kamehameha Schools in 1942, Senator Akaka served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a civilian worker, and then as an active-duty soldier in Saipan and Tinian from 1943 to 1947. Following the war, Senator Akaka graduated from the University of Hawaii on the G.I. Bill. A strong believer in the power of education, he became a teacher and principal. He was later appointed Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity by Governor John A. Burns, which brought him in close touch with statewide needs.
He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1976, and appointed to the Senate in 1990 to replace his close friend and colleague, the late Spark Matsunaga. Senator Akaka is now a Ranking Member on 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. He also serves on the Indian Affairs Committee and chairs the Congressional Task Force on Native Hawaiian Issues.
P.O. Box 3169, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802
Phone: (808) 533-2006
Fax: (808) 533-2040
Email: info@akaka2006.org
Web site: www.Akaka2006.org
Family:
Wife: Mildred
Children: four sons and a daughter
Legislative Experience:
1990-Present Senator, U.S. Senate
1976-1990 Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
Professional Experience:
1975-76 Director, Progressive Neighborhoods Program
1975-76 Special Assistant for Human Resources, Office of the Governor
1971-74 Director, Hawaii Office of Economic Opportunity
1969-71 Chief Program Planner, Department of Education
1963-68 Principal , Pohakea and Kaneohe Elementary School
1960-63 Vice Principal, Ewa Beach Elementary School
1953-60 Teacher, Kahuku High School, Pearl Harbor Intermediate School, Aina Haina Elementary School, Kamehameha Schools
1948 First Mate, schooner Morning Star
1943-47 Welder-mechanic, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (World War II)
1942 Welder, Hawaiian Electric Company
Education:
1942 Kamehameha School for Boys
1952 University of Hawaii – Bachelor of Education
1953 University of Hawaii – Professional Certificate, Secondary Education
1961 University of Hawaii – Professional Certificate, School Administration
1966 University of Hawaii – Master of Education
Unedited Biography From Candidate:
Senator Akaka's political style has been fashioned and influenced by a lifetime of experiences as a child growing up in Territorial Hawaii, a soldier in World War II, an educator in Hawaii's schools, a public employee of the State of Hawaii, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and finally as the nation's only U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian descent.
Upon graduation from Kamehameha Schools in 1942, Senator Akaka served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a civilian worker, and then as an active-duty soldier in Saipan and Tinian from 1943 to 1947. Following the war, Senator Akaka graduated from the University of Hawaii on the G.I. Bill. A strong believer in the power of education, he became a teacher and principal. He was later appointed Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity by Governor John A. Burns, which brought him in close touch with statewide needs.
He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1976, and appointed to the Senate in 1990 to replace his close friend and colleague, the late Spark Matsunaga. Senator Akaka is now a Ranking Member on 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. He also serves on the Indian Affairs Committee and chairs the Congressional Task Force on Native Hawaiian Issues.
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