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Former Hawaii Sen. Daniel Akaka dies at 93

By Al Weaver
Published April 6, 2018 7:10pm ET
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Former Hawaii Sen. Daniel Akaka dies at 93
In this 2011 file photo, then-Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The former senator died on Friday. | (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)

Daniel Akaka, a Democrat from Hawaii who served 23 years in the Senate, died early Friday at the age of 93.

Akaka served as a member of Congress for 36 years and left the Senate in 2013. A World War II veteran, Akaka was the first native Hawaiian to serve in the Senate and worked alongside former Sen. Daniel Inouye for nearly his entire tenure.

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