Dan Akaka - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Dan Akaka Index / People Transcripts Andrew Winer ...for Senator Matsunaga. She worked for Senator Akaka . Then she has been on and off ... ...on the horse again. But I had known Senator Akaka for many years, had always respecte... ...Ed Case decided to primary [against] Senator Akaka , they were casting about for ... ...a really difficult situation because Senator Akaka and his family wanted somebody fro... ...the smell test for the mainland folks. Senator Akaka and his family were willing to accep... ...also helped him in 2002. But as I said, Senator Akaka was somebody that, along with Senato... ...view both of them as political heroes. Senator Akaka , I always thought, was sort of th... ...the way that he decided to run [against Senator Akaka ] was something that was a little bi... ...to do what I could to be helpful for Senator Akaka . So, even though I had a relationshi... ...Obama? Was it through the work of Senator Akaka ? It pre-dated that. Although, m... ...pre-dated that. Although, my work for Senator Akaka helped to deepen that relationship. ... ...because I had just come off of doing Senator Akaka 's campaign. Then, as you said, Hillar... Show more... Chuck Freedman ...there. He became Speaker of the House. Dan Akaka ran the state OEO office here i... Avelino Halagao ...campaigns in the past. He worked for Dan Akaka , for – later on for Brian Schatz, he'... Neil Abercrombie ...– four more distinct personalities than Dan Akaka , Inouye, and Abercrombie and Mink... Kēhaulani Lum ...because of your experience working with Senator Akaka --or Congressman Akaka at th... ...of concern when you were working with Senator Akaka --so Native Hawaiians bein... ...there and she came to--he was then Senator Akaka and--his staff person is the one wh... Related Topics go to the Women and Girls Women and Girls go to the Criminal Justice Criminal Justice go to the Financial Crisis and the Economy Financial Crisis and the Economy go to the Gun Control Gun Control go to the Native America Native America