Senator Shimabukuro had the honor of introducing Retired U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka as a member of the Senate Gallery on April 6, 2015.
Senator Akaka was in the audience as a guest of Kekoa Kaluhiwa, who the Senate confirmed as Deputy Director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Deputy Director Kaluhiwa worked in Senator Akaka’s Honolulu office for more than 11 years.
Accompanying Senator Akaka was Lōpaka Baptiste of Senator Shimabukuro’s staff. Lōpaka, who is from Nānākuli and lives in Mā’ili, served as a policy advisor in Senator Akaka’s Washington D.C. office for nearly seven years.

Lōpaka Baptiste, Senator Shimabukuro, and Retired U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka
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