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{{Officeholder/senator

|state=Hawaii

|state=Hawaii

|terms=May 16, 1990 - January 3, 2013

|terms=May 16, 1990 – January 3, 2013

|preceded=Spark Matsunaga

|preceded=Spark Matsunaga

|former=y

|status=f

|succeeded=[[Mazie Hirono]]

|succeeded=[[Mazie Hirono]]

}}

}}

|terms=January 3, 1977 – May 15, 1990

|terms=January 3, 1977 – May 15, 1990

|preceded=Spark Matsunaga

|preceded=Spark Matsunaga

|former=n

|former=y

|succeeded=Patsy Mink

|succeeded=Patsy Mink

}}

}}

}}

}}

'''Daniel Akaka''', born September 11, 1924 (age {{age|1924|9|11}}) is a former Democratic [[United States Senator]] from [[Hawaii]]. He was elected to the House of Representatives from the Second Congressional District of Hawaii in 1971, and was reelected until 1988. Akaka was appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the seat left empty by the death of former United States Senator [[Spark M. Matsunaga]].

'''Daniel Kahikina Akaka''' (September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) is a former Democratic [[United States Senator]] from [[Hawaii]]. He was elected to the House of Representatives from the Second Congressional District of Hawaii in 1971, and was reelected until 1988. Akaka was appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the seat left empty by the death of former United States Senator [[Spark M. Matsunaga]].

In April 2006, he was selected by ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]'' magazine as one of "America's Five Worst Senators." <ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183980,00.html</ref> The article criticized him for mainly authoring minor legislation, calling him "master of the minor resolution and the bill that dies in committee."

In April 2006, he was selected by ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]'' magazine as one of "America's Five Worst Senators." <ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183980,00.html</ref> The article criticized him for mainly authoring minor legislation, calling him "master of the minor resolution and the bill that dies in committee."