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Making a difference:
...affordable housing:
Senator Akaka is working to increase the supply of affordable housing. He is promoting legislation to help first-time home buyers meet Hawaii’s high housing costs. ...working families:
Dan Akaka worked for legislation allowing unpaid leave for workers to care for ill family members. He has fought for child-care assistance. He has voted to increase the minimum wage.
...traffic relief:
Dan Akaka’s amendment in 1986 cleared the way for the construction of the H-3 Freeway. He is helping get federal funds to build the Honolulu mass-transit system. ...drug enforcement:
The Senate passed Senator Akaka’s proposal to toughen penalties for producing or selling crystal methamphetamine (“ice”). He has obtained more federal agents and funds to wage Hawaii’s war on drugs
...better jobs:
Opening new markets for U.S. exports. Job training. A small-business center in Hawaii. Senator Akaka fights for economic opportunity. .. .energy independence:
Thanks to Dan Akaka, over $40 million for alternative energy.. .non-polluting and unlimited sources of energy. He introduced a bill to create an emergency-fuel reserve in Hawaii.
...education:
A former school teacher and principal, Dan Akaka knows education’s needs. He has delivered federal funds to strengthen Hawaii’s schools and expand the University of Hawaii. The Hawaii State Teachers Association endorses Dan Akaka. ...agriculture:
Senator Akaka protects Hawaii’s sugar and pine- apple workers. He has helped get federal dollars to find new commercial crops, elim- inate plant pests, and build aquaculture in Hawaii.
... our environment:
Saving Hawaii forest birds and the monk seal from extinction. Creating the Oahu Forest Wildlife Refuge, expanding the Campbell and Haleakala National Parks, and protecting oceans and beaches from pollution. Dan Akaka works for the environment. Women, workers and seniors rate the candidates: THERE ISA DIFFERENCE:
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AKAKA SAIKI Senator Akaka opposes the capital-gains tax cut for the most wealthy taxpayers. 100% 33% Pat Saiki supports the tax break for the rich.
National Women’s Political Caucus
AKAKA SAIKI Senator Akaka cosponsored the Child Care Act to increase child-care funds 100% 75% and expand Head Start. Pat Saiki voted to weaken the bill.
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Senator Akaka voted to maintain the AKAKA SAIKI power of the Civil Rights Commission to protect the rights of women, minorities 100% 20% and the elderly. Pat Saiki voted not to. The kiplinger Washington Letter CIRCULATED PRIVATELY TO BUSINESSMEN
THE KIPLINGER WASHINGTON AGENCY 1729 H STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON 6. D. C.
Dear Sir: Washington, Saturday, Aug. 11, 1956.
I'd like, in a personal vein, to say some things about politics that I've learned in my own experience as a reporter over many years. In such work a person sees, hears & knows things behind scenes. Somehow you come to have a sense of the ways of politics & politicians, what makes them tick, and why. You get ideas that are not in the books, some of them not standard, and some not in line with ideas of readers. Nevertheless, I'd like to speak freely.
First, about a political convention : When I saw my first one I thought it superficial, disorderly and beneath the dignity of history. I guess I still think so, and yet...after a while you see the pattern, the deeper meaning beneath the brawling. ..and that things do get done. There's always a lot of criticism , and I have done my share, but recently in a new book, The American Presidency, by Clinton Rossiter, I found this thoughtful and cutting comment on the political convention: "Most criticisms of this noisy, plebeian, commercial institution are really criticisms of (our) noisy, plebeian, commercial civilization. "Unless we reform ourselves.. .the convention will continue to disturb the reasonable, shock the fastidious and fascinate all of us."
What I really think is that any convention makes sense, if...... If you look behind the front and beneath the surface. ...If you see in it the history that runs both fore and aft. ...If you put your own pet prejudices aside (to nurse later). ...And if you understand that politics runs not by mere logic, but mainly by feelings, emotions, traditions, loyalties to the past, even by intuition, which is wisdom of the ages, inherited from past.
These conventions are run by politicians , both big and little... ------the—big—being wholesalers in public opinion, the little being retailers. They are apt to do what's required. ..considering everything & everybody. They straddle, but they MUST, for forthright stands often can't win... might suit you, but wouldn't suit millions who don't think as you think. It's all very loose, and not cohesive, but that's the way a party is, that's the way the people are. Odd that the system works, but it does.
A good word for politicians : True, they are freely cussed out, and are used by nearly all of us, including writers, to blame things on when things don't go the way we think they should...or wish they would. But politicians are the one connecting link between the people and the government. They are of the people and also of the government. They know the most about public opinion.. .and what to do about it... how to get government to respond to it...the essence of self-government. Some have high ideals, some low, but they are in step with their people. A statesman is ineffectual unless he is also a good politician. Hoover, a faulty one, had one term. Roosevelt, a shrewd one, had four. (If YOU are a bit of a politician, you are a better citizen.)
COPYRIGHT, 1956, THE KIPLINGER WASHINGTON AGENCY, INC. A word about voters: You may feel appalled over how people vote without enough understanding, and beset by propaganda, angled to suit. And yet, if you go back over history, you see how the untutored voters usually came to right conclusions, considering the times and the issues. To comprehend WHY takes deeper and broader wisdom than most of us have, but the fact remains to be pondered upon. The key is faith in people.
Voters tend to vote their material interests. That's not so bad, because the material involves something higher...such as family welfare, group welfare, advancement, schooling, more culture...the better things. Voters vote a good deal by "feel," ignoring all the reasonings, or else rationalizing to fit the feelings. The "feel" may be dependable, for it covers a lot of considerations that can not be fully analyzed.
Voters make up their minds rather early in campaign, not late. This has always been my impression, based on talking with many people. Sometimes they SAY they are undecided, but you see they have a lean, and when you talk to them after elections you find they voted their lean. I think if elections were held today, they’d be about the same as the formal outcome next November. Sometimes swings occur in campaign. Farmers shifted Democratic in '48. But these cases are rare. The sound & fury of an election campaign serves a useful purpose, for it stirs the political blood...but it doesn't make very much change.
The Democratic party is the "majority party," it seems to me, even though it didn't elect a President, and may not do so this year. People who call themselves Democrats are more numerous than people who call themselves Republicans. This is due to two historical factors: ...Ineptness of Republicans back in the 20's...on the national level. ...Popularity of Roosevelt in the 30's & 40's...accumulating followers. The Republican party is the "minority party," even if in power. There aren't enough "regular" Republicans to carry any national ticket.
"Independents" decide elections, but most of the independents have home base in the Democratic party, from which they sometimes wander and go shopping. Example; A large part of the labor vote this year. The "Eisenhower party" consists of a core of Republican regulars, plus a wide fringe of independents...wayward Democrats, mentioned above. The Eisenhower party has gotten where it now is by political imitation... by embracing much of the New Deal social program...with more orthodoxy on the economic front, thus providing climate for record-high prosperity. The party hasn't pressed on toward left, or turned toward right, but has stayed "middle"...thus seeming to drum up maximum customerage.
The Eisenhower party is not yet firmly & solidly in the saddle. It won't be even if Eisenhower is re-elected (which I think is probable), because Democrats are sure to be strong in Congress, in the law-making. To make the Republican party firm will take another victory...in 1960. The trend of the times is mildly conservative, pro-Republican. It goes along with rise in incomes, prosperity, homes in the suburbs. Former "have-nots" who were Democrats now become "haves," Republicans. I figure prosperity will continue, thus incubating Republicans. Also I think the Republican party in the next four years will shape up as middle or moderate liberal. But...there are many vicissitudes ahead, and if Republicans get cocky, feeling their oats, they can get dumped. People who are inclined to be conservative must always remember that the political push through all the ages has been to the leftward, toward what millions of people wanted...the common people, the masses... rather than what the upper crust wanted...the aristocrats, the wealthy. This leftward direction of politics has its pauses or swingbacks, but history teaches that over the long pull these are usually temporary. Conservatism saves itself by giving ground, by grudgingly moving leftward. That’s true of the British Conservatives. It's true of Republicans now.
As for another wave of New Deal spirit, I can not foresee it, because I can not foresee another depression such as it grew out of. Surely we now have savvy, power and the will to prevent another big bust. Still, no one is omniscient enough to say we won't have some sort of bust, and when our living standard is so high, even a minor bust can play hob. Even a minor bust can make the voters vote to turn the in-party out.
The New Dealers in the Democratic party, the "Harriman crowd," may be playing a shrewd long-distance game for more advanced liberalism, so that they can take advantage of bad times or popular dissatisfactions, when-if-&-as they come. Furthermore, it's a rule of politics everywhere that middle-of-the-road regimes often get squeezed between the extremes, and get squeezed out. Examples: Whigs in the U.S...Liberals in Britain.
But, anyway, for the present the middle or moderate is in style. Eisenhower proved it, and now the Democrats are imitating Eisenhower. Eventually, as I see it, the middle will go on moving to the leftward, establishing a new middle. Republicans will be a bit to the right of it, Democrats a bit to the left of it. There will not be political extremes, such as are found in other countries, because of high prosperity here, and relatively wide distribution of it. We still have some dire poverty, but we shall lick it, or much of it, within the next decade or two. We MUST...with both humane & political motives, the two working together.
Party platforms, this year like every year, will be catch-alls, full of ringing words, vigorous sounds, and qualified double-talk. Platforms have to be long, with enough words to clutter the meaning. The planks are designed to hold a number of diverse special groups. The two rival platforms contain distinctions, pointed out by orators, with varying degrees of emphasis, but notmany-real basic differences.
Eisenhower's health, Nixon as a possible successor: The platform does not make this a formal issue, but the partisan talky-talk does, and I regard it as important, likely to lose votes for the Republicans.
Biggest basic & genuine issue relates to the status of Negroes, known euphemistically as "civil rights." Democrats are in a hole on this. On one hand is the party's reputation for keen interest in human rights, plus the need for retaining the big Negro vote in cities of North & East. On other hand, the necessity for holding the socially conservative South. Negro vote in cities, machine controlled, is largely Democratic. In some cities it determines the balance of power. Most Negro politicians are Democrats. Naturally they want to keep control, not just of the votes but of the forces of agitation that flow from the cities into the South. Many Negro intellectuals are pro-Republican...for long-pull reasons. It's a great historic struggle...as between parties...and among Negroes. A word about voters: You may feel appalled over how people vote without enough understanding, and beset by propaganda, angled to suit. And yet, if you go back over history, you see how the untutored voters usually came to right conclusions, considering the times and the issues. To comprehend WHY takes deeper and broader wisdom than most of us have, but the fact remains to be pondered upon. The key is faith in people.
Voters tend to vote their material interests. That's not so bad, because the material involves something higher...such as family welfare, group welfare, advancement, schooling, more culture...the better things. Voters vote a good deal by "feel," ignoring all the reasonings, or else rationalizing to fit the feelings. The "feel" may be dependable, for it covers a lot of considerations that can not be fully analyzed.
Voters make up their minds rather early in campaign, not late. This has always been my impression, based on talking with many people. Sometimes they SAY they are undecided, but you see they have a lean, and when you talk to them after elections you find they voted their lean. I think if elections were held today, they'd be about the same as the formal outcome next November. Sometimes swings occur in campaign. Farmers shifted Democratic in '48. But these cases are rare. The sound & fury of an election campaign serves a useful purpose, for it stirs the political blood...but it doesn't make very much change.
The Democratic party is the "majority party," it seems to me, even though it didn't elect a President, and may not do so this year. People who call themselves Democrats are more numerous than people who call themselves Republicans. This is due to two historical factors: ...Ineptness of Republicans back in the 20's...on the national level. ...Popularity of Roosevelt in the 30's & 40's...accumulating followers. The Republican party is the "minority party," even if in power. There aren't enough "regular" Republicans to carry any national ticket.
"Independents" decide elections, but most of the independents have home base in the Democratic party, from which they sometimes wander and go shopping. Example; A large part of the labor vote this year. The "Eisenhower party" consists of a core of Republican regulars, plus a wide fringe of independents...wayward Democrats, mentioned above. The Eisenhower party has gotten where it now is by political imitation... by embracing much of the New Deal social program...with more orthodoxy on the economic front, thus providing climate for record-high prosperity. The party hasn't pressed on toward left, or turned toward right, but has stayed "middle"...thus seeming to drum up maximum customerage.
The Eisenhower party is not yet firmly & solidly in the saddle. It won’t be even if Eisenhower is re-elected (which I think is probable), because Democrats are sure to be strong in Congress, in the law-making. To make the Republican party firm will take another victory...in 1960. The trend of the times is mildly conservative, pro-Republican. It goes along with rise in incomes, prosperity, homes in the suburbs. Former "have-nots" who were Democrats now become "haves," Republicans. I figure prosperity will continue, thus incubating Republicans. Also I think the Republican party in the next four years will shape up as middle or moderate liberal. But...there are many vicissitudes ahead, and if Republicans get cocky, feeling their oats, they can get dumped. YOUR TRANSCRIPT OF "IN HAWAII TODAY" DAILY RADIO BROADCAST OF NEWS AND COMMENTARY
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SERIES: GOVERNMENT IS YOUR BUSINESS, TOO #35 SUBJECT: THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION -- As Seen by the Democrats
SPEAKER: Senator Herbert Lee —Democrat
DATE: Thursday, August 23, 1956
ROBERTS : Good evening. This is Joyce Roberts speakings IN HAWAII TODAY it is time for stocktaking — as the last of the two national political conventions on the mainland draws to a close -- and Democrats . and Republicans alike prepare for the forthcoming elections. Tomorrow night we are going to bring you some -comments on the Demo- crat Convention —- as seen by the Republicans. At that time, Mr. Edward C, Bryan, vice-chairman of the Territorial Central Committee, will represent the Republican party.
Tonight -- we have a firsthand report on last week’s Democrat con- vention in Chicago -- a report by one of our prominent island Demo- crats who was a highly-interested observer at the Democrat Nat- ional Convention last week.
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LEE : My fellow citizens — good evening.
I have just returned from Chicago where, for the first time, I saw how a president of the United States was chosen by the people of America through their representa tives, the delegates to the Democratic National Convention. It was exciting and it was a real example of American Democracy in action. It proved that the American people have ample reason to be proud of the Democratic processes in this country, and it must have proved to the rest of the world that it is the people of America who choose — and not a select few doing the choosing.
Now, delegates from the 48 states, the Territories, and the posses- sions gathered together in Chicago -- Chicago (the heart of America) — and voted independently — without making deals, to select their standard bearers for the coming national election. Now these dele- gates did this even after a former president of the United States — Harry S. Truman — a Democrat — had urged the nomination of his friend, Governor Harriman of New York. It gave the convention color, excitement, conflict.
But in spite of their great love and respect for former President Truman, the delegates — after due and deliberate consideration of the welfare of this great nation of ours — decided to choose one of the greatest minds in our country — and in the world — Governor Adlai Stevenson, to be the standard bearer of the Democratic party — and after November, to lead this nation to a greater position of respect and leadership among the peoples of this earth.
Showing again how American sportsmanship is engrained in the people of the Democratic faith, the delegates demonstrated time and time again their high regard for former President Truman by repeated demon strations and applause for his various comments. Now, one of the things which impressed me most about the convention was the way Governor Stevenson demonstrated to the people of America how he had changed from the reluctant candidate he was in 1952, to a man who possesses all of the fighting qualities this country needs, and admires. For, after his many defeats, particularly the defeat in Minnesota, by Senator Kefauver, he came back fighting mad in the primaries of California to crush Senator Kefauver — but many people, up to the time of the convention, including former President Truman, still were unconvinced that Stevenson was the man to win.
When ex-President Truman supported Governor Harriman and urged the delegates in the Convention to support Governor Harriman, because of Harriman's known fighting qualities; the fight that ensued clearly showed to me that this is a different Stevenson than the one I knew, that you knew, back in 1952. We all know that he possessed, and pos- sesses, a great intellect, but for the first time before the TV aud- ience of the United States, and to the delegates assembled in Chicago IN HAWAII TODAY -- 3 #35 LEE : and the people of America, Adlai Stevenson showed that (Cont.) he possesses a fighting heart, as he rallied the dele- gates to his cause. He trounced the Truman-Harriman forces and as a result he will enter the national race for the President of the United States as a fighting standard-bearer of the Democratic Party.
And now let us move on to the next subject which faced the delegates in that convention* It was a wide open Vice Presidential race. For the first time in American history a presidential nominee, in this case Governor Stevenson, permitted the delegates at the convention to choose the vice president as the second standard bearer of the Democratic party* I would venture to say that both you and I must think this to be a very healthy thing because such a Democratic philosophy rests on the firm, unshakable belief in the sound judg- ment, the wisdom, and the integrity of all the American people. Such a philosophy believes in the fact that the United States is a govern- ment of all the people and not a government of a select few. Cer- tainly this is quite a contrast to the basic philosophy of the Repub- licans. For it was this same Republican philosophy in Hawaii which the Republicans used through an appointed Governor from Washington to kill the Democratic program in the last legislature of Hawaii. The action of this appointed Republican governor, approved by the local Republican party, represented and showed to the people of this Ter- ritory that they were afraid to trust the people. They were afraid in the ability of the voters to control their own destiny.
Coming back to this wide open Vice Presidential race, in my mind it is an indication of the growing awareness of the importance of that position. Present problems arising out of the health of our present President, Mr. Eisenhower, have forced the people of the United States and of the entire world to face the stark reality that the vice presidency is a position of vital importance. He should be the second best qualified man in the country to lead the nation — he should not be just the instrument of the person receiving the presi- dential nomination to award a consolation prize to a segment of a political party or a geographical area for political expediency. As Governor Stevenson said to the delegates at that time - I quote: ".... the choice will be yours; the profit will be the nations." This is in great contrast to what the Republicans have done, accord- ing to the newspapers, in their selection of a vice presidential can- didate. The powers that have been running the Republican party this past 3 1/2 years are definite in their desires to eliminate any real choice on the part of the convention delegates in San Francisco. When former Governor Stassen sought to do what former President Tru- man did in Chicago, he was lambasted from pillar to post by the leaders of the Republican party and the national Republican press. Again in contrast, the Democratic delegates in Chicago cheered for- mer President Truman, even though they voted him down. In other words, the Democratic party believes that healthy debate of the is- sues in the open, mind you, is the best guarantee of our liberties and our general welfare while the Republicans give lip service to this great ideal, you won’t find a Republican saying otherwise, I’m sure, for they make very sure that this ideal never comes to pass. We know, ladies and gentlemen — you and I -- that Senator Kefauver — Estes Kefauver — is the people’s choice for the vice presidency IN HAWAII TODAY — 4 #35 LEE : and Vice President Richard Nixon is the choice of (Cont.) a select few of those who run the Republican party. There has been a great deal of speculation about the so- called Civil Rights plank in the Democratic platform, but you must bear in mind that the history of the Democratic party under the leadership of Roosevelt and Truman has shown the Democratic party to be one that believes in human rights and the individual rights of our people. Under their administration, great advances of a complex problem have been made. The important thing in America is to move forward as fast and as steadily as humanly possible to work out an over-all program that will be to the benefit of all, White and Negro, Northerner and Southerner, Republicans as well as Democrats. That is what the convention sought to do. The Civil Kights plank as passed by the Chicago Convention is a far greater step toward guaranteeing basic human rights than the Republicans have ever given us in a cam- paign platform, and while the Civil Rights plank as finally written had init some elements of concession, those concessions were to further national harmony rather than an abandonment of basic princi- ples .
Of particular interest, to you and me, the Democratic plank on Statehood was one that we can all be proud of. It pledges, it just doesn’t promise, pledges — the Democratic party to achieve State- hood for Hawaii and Alaska, and I note in the newspapers that the Re- publican party is planning to adopt a similar platform, pledging their party to achieve Statehood for both Alaska and Hawaii. That is good, for now we can all join hands without partisanship to achieve that great principle of Statehood for our people. Good night — and aloha.
ROBERTS : Thank you, Senator Lee. You have just been listening to Senator Herbert Lee, Democrat, speaking for his party and reporting on the recent national convention of the Democrats. Tomorrow night we’ll bring you some Republican views of that same Democrat National Convention — as seen by Edward C. Bryan, vice chairman of the Republican Territorial Central Committee. So be with us tomorrow night — and each Thursday and Friday — at this same time for this special series — for Remember — GOVERNMENT IS YOUR BUSINESS, TOO,
This is Joyce Roberts speaking. Good night.
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October 18, 1990
E na hoaloha,
On November 6th, we will be called upon to vote for one of two outstanding candidates to represent Hawaii in the U.S. Senate. I wish to tell you why I am supporting Danny Akaka. Danny is a fellow WWII veteran, who served our nation in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Northern Marianas. As a result, once appointed to the U.S. Senate, Danny requested the seat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee vacated by Spark, and vowed to carry on where Spark left off to improve the health care services, and overall quality of life, for all of Hawaii’s brave veterans. This alone may not be sufficient to convince you to vote for Danny. Additionally, Danny has been a public servant for all of his adult life. Rather than pursue a lucrative private sector career, he chose the unselfish path of teaching. His talents and commitment to Hawaii’s children were soon recognized and he was promoted to Principal and then Special Assistant to the Superintendent. In fact, Danny’s five siblings all dedicated themselves to public service—Annie Akaka Akana is a retired Waipahu High School teacher; John Akaka is a retired U.S. Postal Service worker and past Vice-President of the Musicians’ Association of Hawaii; the Reverend Dr. Abraham Akaka, Pastor Emeritus of the Kawaiahao Church continues to provide many with spiritual guidance; Susan Akaka Taylor is a retired employee of the Hawaii Department of Social Services and Housing; and Joseph Akaka retired from the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard after more than 30 years of service. The children of Kahikina and Annie Akaka have each worked to make life a bit easier and more meaningful for the people of Hawaii. However, public service alone may not be compelling enough to cast your vote for Danny. Danny is a gentle person. I have never heard him use a harsh or vulgar word. While some pound on the desk and others shout and demand, Danny is able to convince his colleagues through the power of reason, which he has done in an effective manner for 14 years. But do not mistake him. Danny is a strong man. What he projects is a gentleness, which comes from a strength—an inner peace—based on his deeply held religious beliefs and strong family values. Danny’s high morals, gentle demeanor, and compassion for the less privileged are worthy of your consideration. Possibly, however, this alone may not be enough to gain your support. Danny has been unfairly portrayed as an ineffective legislator and a weak leader. His record does not support these unjust charges. In 1983, then-Congressman Heftel suffered serious injuries in a car accident, and in 1986, he resigned to pursue the Hawaii gubernatorial seat. During his absence, Danny single-handedly and successfully carried Hawaii’s agenda forward in the U.S. House. At the time, there were critical matters pending in the Congress, including the reauthorization of the sugar price support program, the H-3 freeway legislation, and an increase in Hawaii’s educational impact aid formula from $11 million to $21 million. This is not a record of an inept legislator. In his congenial manner, Danny has displayed his political expertise and skill in shepherding critical legislative measures through the Congress. Possibly, Danny’s legislative skill and expertise may not be enough to merit your vote. However, taken together, I deeply hope that these facts provide you with a compelling reason to give Danny your support. Danny is a strong person with a big heart. He is sincere in all that he does, and has represented Hawaii effectively and with integrity for 14 years. I sincerely want to continue calling him my fellow Senator from Hawaii in the years to come. Please grant my friend, Danny Akaka, your very serious consideration. I look forward to seeing you at the polls. Me ke aloha pumehana hoaloha,
DANIEL K. INOUYE United States Senator
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Dear Friend:
Throughout our careers, we have had occasion to review many studies comparing our democracy to that of other nations. Ours is clearly unique and extraordinary.
One of the most precious and envied elements of our democracy is the right to select our leaders -- from the President of the United States and members of Congress, to the governor, mayor, legislators and council members. Men and women of other nations have fought and died for this basic right we often take for granted in America.
During the last Presidential election four years ago, only 55% of the eligible voters cast their ballots. Two years ago, during the gubernatorial election, only 42% of eligible Hawaii voters cast their ballots. This is a dangerous development. Our democracy depends on the fullest participation of the people. In that spirit, we ask you most respectfully to register, and then exercise your most precious right of U.S. citizenship.
If you are a United States citizen, 18 years or older, please fill out the enclosed voter registration application and drop it in the mail by October 7th. Once you are registered, you will be informed by mail of the polling place closest to your home.
By this simple act, you will have the opportunity to let your voice be heard. We each have one vote. We are all equal at the ballot box. Learn about the candidates -- who they are and what they stand for.
On November Sth, exercise your American right and vote. It s the right thing to do.
Aloha,
DANIEL K. INOUYE NEIL ABERCROMBIE United States Senator/ Member of Congress
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12/95-VS Daniel K. Inouye United States Senator Hawaii
December 15, 2004
The Honorable Barack Obama United States Senate Honolulu, Hawaii
Dear Barack:
I regret that I will not be in Hawaii to join our Democratic friends in welcoming you back to Hawaii in your new capacity. Congratulations once again.
Hawaii may be one of the smallest states in the union, but we can now claim three U.S. Senators. I am proud to have you join us.
Thank you for your special effort to support Hawaii’s Democratic Party. I look forward to working with you in the coming year.
Aloha
DANIEL K. INOUYE United States Senator “A Night of Aloha with Senator Barack Obama ”
Senator Barack Obama of Illinois photographed at this year's national Democratic Convention in Boston, MA
When: Thursday, December 16, 2004 5:30pm-8:00pm heavy pupus, program, no-host cocktails, meet and greet Where: Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom Followed by The Democratic Party of Hawaii Holiday Party dancing, door prizes, no-host cocktails $100 contribution per person order your tickets today by calling 596-2980 MC & VISA accepted
PAID FOR BY ALOHA NIGHT WITH OBAMA, A JOINT FUNDRAISER COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY OBAMA OF ILLINIOS AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF HAWAII What: “A Night of Aloha With Senator Barack Obama”
When: Thursday, December 16, 2004
Where: Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom
Time: 5:30-8:00 pm (followed by Democratic Party of Hawaii’s Holiday party with DJ, dancing and no-host bar till 10:00 pm)
Misc.: Music, heavy pupus, no-host bar Scattered seating & theatre style seating Parking $3 with validation $100 per person ■ Hard money contributions only — individual purchase, no corporation money, state and fed PACs ok. For more information, please call 596-2980 About U.S. Senator Elect Barack Obama
Barack Obama has spent a lifetime fighting effectively to empower working families and the poor - as community organizer, civil rights attorney and a leader in the Illinois Senate. He has brought new ideas and approaches in pursuit of traditional Democratic ideals to make a real difference for people - from better schools to affordable health care to criminal justice reform. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November of 2004. Obama represents Illinois' 13th Senate District on Chicago's South Side. Recognized for his innovative, effective leadership, Obama is Chairman of the powerful Public Health and Welfare Committee. He also serves on the Judiciary and Revenue Committees. The Chicago Tribune has called him "one of the General Assembly's most impressive members." Barack Obama was bom at the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii to economist Barack Obama, Sr., a native of Kenya, and S. Ann Dunham, of Kansas. Ms. Dunham is a distant descendant of Jefferson Davis, the first (and only) president of the Confederate States of America. At the time of Obama's birth, both his parents were students at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His first name means "one who is blessed by God" in Swahili. When Obama was two years old, the couple divorced. His father eventually returned to Kenya, and he saw his son only once more before his death in 1982. Ann Obama married another East- West Center student from Indonesia. The family then moved to Jakarta, where Obama's half- sister Maya was bom (another half-sister, the daughter of Obama's father by a later marriage, lives in Nairobi). When Obama was ten, he returned to Hawaii under the care of his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham. He was enrolled in the fifth grade at Punahou School, a prestigious academy that once taught the Hawaiian royal family. There he graduated with honors. Of his years in Hawaii, Obama has written, "The irony is that my decision to work in politics, and to pursue such a career in a big Mainland city, in some sense grows out of my Hawaiian upbringing, and the ideal that Hawaii still represents in my mind." Obama graduated from Columbia University with a degree in political science and a specialty in international relations. He worked as a community organizer in some of Chicago's toughest neighborhoods, helping church groups create job-training programs, reform area schools, and improve city services. He went on to Harvard Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude and served as the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. After law school, Obama organized one of the largest voter registration drives in Chicago history to help Bill Clinton's election, and worked as a civil rights lawyer on cutting edge voting rights and employment discrimination cases in federal and state courts. Currently a senior lecturer specializing in constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School, Obama has served on the boards of some of Chicago's leading foundations and chaired the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, a $50 million philanthropic effort to reform the public schools Obama is currently married to Michelle, and they have two daughters; Malia Ann, (bom 1999) and Natasha, (bom 2001). Mahalo . . . "Over the past four years, my administration has worked with Hawaiian leaders throughout the State on a variety of projects and initiatives. I am grateful for your help and assistance. There is so much more we can do together and I ask for your continued support. ”
He Hawai'i Kakou
Paid for by Friends of Ben Cayetano, a Committee, 1524 S. King Street, Honolulu HI 96826 & Friends of Mazie Hirono, P.O. Box 677, Honolulu, Hawaii 96809 Our Accomplishments
• Over 3,000 homestead lots and 800 homes on Hawaiian Home Lands statewide. Major projects are in development on every island.
• Significantly expanded enforcement support and activities in protecting our oceans and our shorelines.
• Correctional community center inmates have worked on numerous public projects statewide saving the public millions of dollars; including working with Habitat for Humanity to build homes. Signing ceremony, transfer of federal lands to DHHL.
• Completed settlements regarding the misuse of Hawaiian Home Lands ($600 million from the State and transfer of over 900 acres from the Federal government).
• Worked with various Hawaiian Trusts to better service Hawaiians. Kulana 'Oiwi in Kalamaula on Molokai, will be home to DHHL, OHA, QLCC, Queen Emma’s clinic, Alu Like and a KSBE preschool—all located together.
Preserving our shoreline access.
• Appointed over 140 Hawaiians to key positions in my Administration, including Kali Watson, Gladys Brandt, Major General Edward Richardson, Nainoa Thompson, Momi Cazimero, Peter Apo, Al Beavers, and others.
Princess Kahanu Estate, Nanakuli, Oahu.
Please take a moment to reflect on the good work of the last four years, take stock of the awesome tasks before us; and commit working together on issues critical to Hawaiians.
(Photo, left) DHHL housing being completed in Kona. Date: Fri, October 1998 15:19:27 -0800 (HST) From:
»Facilitating high- For more good fun "local" one-liners, check out the Gov's home tech activities# page at:www.ben4gov.com A hui hou a malama pono, through the Maui Research & Technology Center, Manoa Innovation Center, and Small Business Innovation Research giant program; »And much more ... » Friends of Ben Cayetano, a Committee 1524 South King Street U.S. Postage Honolulu, HI 96826 PAID Honolulu, HI Permit No. 9882
irono They’re doing what’s best for Hawaii. (D) 1994 - NOT A GOOD YEAR ■ When we took office in 1994, our state faced the biggest fiscal crisis in our history, with a total of $749 million in projected shortfalls. Our first priority was putting the state’s fiscal “house” in order. We didn’t have enough money to fix the leaky roof, much less paint the house. In fact, we knew that the very foundation of the house was shaky. That’s where we had to start.
REBUILDING OUR HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS ECONOMY'S FOUNDATION WE'VE DONE: The task:
• Shrink the Size of Government • Reduced the government workforce by 3,000 positions. Built up a $311 million surplus.
• Cut our Cost of Living • Passed the biggest tax cut in state history. Cut auto and homeowners insurance by at least 20%.
• Create More Jobs • Helped create jobs and stimulate the economy: 15,150 more people employed since we took office. $60 million for tourism marketing and $1 billion for capital improvement projects. • Cut Red Tape and Reduce Cost • Reduced workers’ compensation by 50%. Cut of Doing Business permit and licensing process by setting deadlines for approvals. Require only one form instead of 24 for new businesses. • Bring New Business to Hawaii • Attracted new businesses in high technology, biotechnology, retail, aircraft maintenance, and health care services.
SOME MORE GOOD NEWS... WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE... The Targeted Industries Growth (TIGR) Report recently reported a conservative • Build on our island strengths — location, environment estimate of $3 billion as the combined annual economic impact of the following and our people — as competitive business advantages. seven growth industries: • Ease the way for new businesses and give start-up • University of Hawaii in biotechnology, ocean/earth sciences, astronomy research companies the tools they need to succeed. grants: $91 million. • Telecommunications and Internet • Strengthen the public school system and UH, and market services: $1 billion. Hawaii as an education center of the Pacific. • Sports tourism: $800 million in direct annual expenditures. • Promote and position Hawaii as a major player in the • Film industry: $71 million in direct global health and telemedicine industries. annual expenditures. • Health tourism and medical products/ • As the most wired state in the country, build Hawaii as services exports — $200 million in the hub for communications and commerce in the Pacific. surgeries on out-of-state visitors. • Diversified agriculture, aquaculture • Strengthen and promote our successes such as the film and forestry: $327 million. industry, our knowledge industry (astronomy, ocean/earth • Educational Tourism — 13,000 out-of- state students accounting for and sciences, biotechnology), diversified agriculture and estimated $250 million. commercial-scale aquaculture. (Source: Targeted Industries Growth Report, in Hawaii Business Magazine, October 1998.)
We’ve built the foundation. We have the plan. We have the knowledge and experience. Let’s work together to continue rebuilding our house, stronger and more secure than ever. It’s easy to talk about change. We’ve already been changing the way Hawaii works. For a copy of our plan, call 942-5904 or check our Website at www.ben4gov.com. a PLEASE GIVE US YOUR VOTE ON NOVEMBER 3. WE KNOW WHAT'S WORRYING YOU. IT'S THE ECONOMY. Like you, we’ve worried about the state of the economy. When we took office, we knew we’d have to bite the bullet, make tough decisions and work hard to turn things around. At last, things are starting to turn around.
Let’s look at where we’ve been and where we are today.
More importantly, let’s look at where we’re headed.
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HAWAII 96826
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OF FRIENDS STREET,
Let’s talk about what’s worrying you ... Program Menu 7-8 p.m. Cocktails Music by Dr. T’s Big Band Consomme Double Au Sherry, Cheese Sticks 8 p.m. Invocation by Gladys Ainoa Brandt Aiguillette of Opakapaka saute with Tarragon in Butter Sauce Dinner Intermezzo Dinner Music by Susan Hussong Veal Medaillons with Fresh Mushrooms After dinner entertainment by The Brothers Cazimero Swiss Dumplings Summer Squash filled with Creamed Spinach Welcoming remarks by Senator Daniel Inouye Glazed Fresh Baby Carrots Music by Ken Alford & The Dixiecats Royal Hawaiian Salad Individual Baked Alaska Kona Blend Coffee
Committee
James F. Gary, Chairman Gladys Brandt Kenneth F. Brown George J. Fukunaga Chinn Ho Keiji Kawakami Laurence Vogel I love my work, in Washington D. C. and in Hawaii. It provides me challenges and excitement in great abundance. After having provided me with this extraordinary job, you honor me greatly this evening by your presence. Your happy smiles and warm handshakes are bonuses which I hope I deserve. I am deeply and humbly grateful. CELEBRATE THE TWENTY FOURTH WITH DAN MONARCH ROOM ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31,1983 COCKTAILS 7:00 P.M. DINNER 8:00 P.M.
DAN INOUYE/U.S.SENATOR
No 0007 Mahalo for
joining us on our Twenty Fourth Celebration. I am looking forward
to seeing you. Enclosed is your ticket and
table assignment.
Business suit The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
Cordially invites you to
An Evening to Remember
honoring The Democratic Candidate for
Governor of Hawaii
and the Coordinated Campaign
of the Democratic Party On Saturday, September 28, 2002
From 5 o'clock p.m. to 7:30 o'clock p.m. At 4631 Kahala Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii
With special surprise entertainment
RSVP Aloha Attire
585-7425
Paid for by Daniel K. Inouye in 2004, 1088 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 And the Democratic Party of Hawaii, 770 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96813
Daniel K. Inouye P.O.Box 1196 Honolulu, Hawaii 96807 Daniel K. Inouye P.O.Box 1196 Honolulu. Hawaii 96807 Contributions to the Democratic Candidate for Governor of Hawaii
Please make your check payable to the (name of the Democratic nominee elected on September 21. 2002). State and Federal laws require us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $100 in a calendar year. An Evening to
Name (Individual or Corporation)______
Address______Saturday, September 28, 2002
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Business or Occupation______4631 Kahala Avenue PAC Number (if any)______Honolulu, Hawaii Telephone:______Email:______
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Bring checks to the event on September 28, 2002. Or mail to Daniel K. Inouye. P.O. Box 1196, Honolulu, Hawaii 96807. Donations or gifts to the Coordinated Campaign of the Democratic Party of Hawaii are not tax deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes. Some or all of your donations or gifts may be deductible for Hawaii Income Tax purposes. Please consult your own tax advisor.
Paid for by Daniel K. Inouye in 2004, 1088 Bishop St., Suite 1009, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 And the Democratic Party of Hawaii, 770 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 111, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 COORDINATED CAMPAIGN of the Democratic Party of Hawaii invites you to A Gathering of Friends
Monday, April 16, 2001 5 pm to 7:30 pm Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
The COORDINATED CAMPAIGN of the Democratic Party of Hawaii invites you to
A Gathering of
with Special Guests
U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka U.S. Congresswoman Patsy Mink U.S. Congressman Neil Abercrombie
Senate President Robert Bunda House Speaker Calvin Say
and former members of the Senate and House
Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall Monday, April 16, 2001 5 pm to 7:30 pm
RSVP: 585-7425 Aloha Attire $100 COORDINATED CAMPAIGN of the Democratic Party of Hawaii invites you to
A Gathering of Friends
Monday, April 16,2001 5 pm to 7:30 pm Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
□ Enclosed is payment for tickets at $100 each ■I am unable to attend. ■Enclosed is a contribution of $ Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect arid report the name, mailing address. occupation and name of employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in a calendar year. Individual Contributions Name Please Print Address
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Name of PAC Phone Referred by City State Zip Please Make Checks Payable To Coordinated Campaign of the Democratic Party of Hawaii P.O. Box 1196, Honolulu, Hawaii 96807