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|birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |spouse = Mary Mildred Chong |children = 5 |party = Democratic |alma_mater = University of Hawaii, Manoa |religion = Congregationalist〔()〕 |signature = Daniel Akaka Signature.svg |allegiance = |branch = 25px United States Army |serviceyears = 1945–1947〔 |rank = 25px Corporal |unit = Corps of Engineers |battles = World War II }} Daniel Kahikina Akaka (;〔(AP pronunciation guide )〕 born September 11, 1924) is an American politician who was a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Akaka was the first U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry.〔(About Senator Akaka ) Daniel Kahikina Akaka, U.S. Senator of Hawaii 〕 Born in Honolulu, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. He attended the University of Hawaii, where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees. Originally a high school teacher, he went on to serve as a principal for six years. In 1969, he was hired by the Department of Education as a chief program planner. In the 1970s, he served in various governmental positions. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1976 to represent Hawaii's Second Congressional District, and he served for 13 years. In 1990, he was appointed to the U.S. Senate to succeed the deceased Spark Matsunaga. Akaka would later be re-elected to three full terms. In March 2011, he announced that he would not run for re-election in 2012. After fellow senator Daniel Inouye died on December 17, 2012, Akaka became the state's senior senator, and remained so briefly until he left office on January 3, 2013. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Mazie Hirono. ==Early life, education, and teaching career== Daniel Kahikina Akaka () was born in Honolulu, the son of Annie (née Kahoa) and Kahikina Akaka. His paternal grandfather was born in China, and his other grandparents were of Native Hawaiian descent.〔(Genealogy ) from ancestry.com〕〔()〕 His brother was Rev. Abraham Akaka. He served from 1945 to 1947.〔 During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including service on Saipan and Tinian. He worked as a welder and a mechanic and spent his final months of the war as a first mate on the vessel ''Morning Star.'' Entering college (funded by the G.I. Bill), he earned a bachelor of education in 1952 from the University of Hawaii. He later received a master of education from the same school in 1966. He worked as a high school teacher in Honolulu from 1953 until 1960, when he was then hired as a vice principal. In 1963, he became head principal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daniel Akaka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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