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Wally Pfeifer
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Daniel Akaka

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Alan Akaka’s father,- :Daniel Akaka,- passed away this AM. He was 93 years old.
:RIP
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Chris Templeton
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I am sorry to see that senator Daniel Akaka has passed away. I had the chance to meet him at Jerry Byrd's first Ho'olaulea and always thought of him as a fair and thoughtful senator.
Alan, I wish you well during this mourning period and I hope your quest to get a Cracker Barrel on Oahu has been met with success :0).
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/se ... 7ad1e7b50a
This his farewell address in the senate 12/12/12:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?309915-6/ ... ka-dies-93
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Nic Neufeld
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RIP Senator Akaka, may an even greater paradise await you than the one you knew and represented here. And condolences to Alan and all his 'ohana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za2LoNyKeK4
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I hear the rolling surf calling
Calling and calling to me