| Full Name: | Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Sr. |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Mary Chong; 5 Children: Millannie, Daniel Jr., Gerard, Alan, Nicholas |
| Birth Date: | 09/11/1924 |
| Birth Place: | Honolulu, HI |
| Home City: | Honolulu, HI |
| Religion: | Congregationalist |
Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Sr.
Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Sr.'s Biography
MEd, University of Hawaii, 1966
BA, Education, University of Hawaii, 1952
Senator, United States Senate, 1990-2012
Appointed, United States Senate, 1990
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1976-1990
- No committee memberships found.
Member, Afterschool Caucus
Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Member, Congressional Biotechnology Caucus
Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Friends of Human Rights Monitors
Member, Congressional Port Security Caucus
Vice Chair, Congressional Postal Caucus
Member, Congressional Technology Caucus
Chair, Hawaii Congressional Task Force on Native Hawaiian Issues Policy Committee
Member, National Guard Caucus
Member, Senate Anti-Meth Caucus
Member, Senate Army Caucus, Co-Chair
Member, Senate Caucus on Natural Hazards
Member, Senate Cultural Caucus
Member, Senate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
Member, Senate Rural Health Caucus
Member, Senate Sweetener Caucus
Member, Senate Tourism Caucus
Member, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education) Caucus
Co-Chair, Senate Sweetener Caucus
Member, Senate Tourism Caucus
Special Assistant, Human Resources, Office of the Governor, 1975-1976
Director, State of Hawaii, Progressive Neighborhoods Program, 1975-1976
Director, State of Hawaii, Office of Economic Opportunity, 1971-1974
Chief Program Planner, State of Hawaii, Department of Education, 1969-1971
Principal, 1963-1968
Vice Principal, 1960-1963
Teacher, 1953-1960
First Mate, Schooner Morning Star, 1948
United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1945-1947
Welder-Mechanic, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1943-1944
Welder, Hawaiian Electric Company, 1942
Member, Act 4 Education
Member, Board of Directors, Hanahauoli School
Choir Director/Member, Kawaiaha`o Church
Member, Library Advisory Council
Member, Manpower and Full Employment Commission
Member, Na Hookama O Pauahi Scholarship Committee
Astrological Sign:
Virgo
Awards:
-Adam Smith Award for Excellence in Economic Education, National Council on Economic Education, 2005
-Friend of the National Parks, National Parks Conservation Association, 2005Number of Grandchildren:
14 (4 great-grandchildren)
