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A8 Wednesday, October 25, 2000 The Honolulu Advertiser Malta: Quiet approach gets work done for Hawaii FROM PAGE ONE Group ratings, campaign cash INTEREST GROUP RATINGS IN 1998 (number reflects support on key votes) American Civil liberties Union: 83 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees: 100 Christian Coalition: 0 League of Conservation Voters: 88 U.S, Chamber of Commerce: 41 Source: The Almanac of American Politics. 2000 CAMPAIGN MONEY RAISED THROUGH SEPT. 30 Akaka: $428,968 John Carroll: $1,945 Source: Federal Election Commission AAA Daniel AGE: 76 BORN: Sept 11. 1924, in Honolulu. EDUCATION: Bachelor (1953) and master (1966) degrees from University of Hawai'l MILITARY SERVICE: U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, 194547 RELIGION: Congregatlonatist FAMILY: Married to Mary Mildred "Millie" Chong, five children HOME: Honolulu CAREER EXPERIENCE: Public school teacher, principal, administrator, 1953-71; director, Hawal'i Office of Economic Opportunity, 1971-74; assistant to Gov. George Ariyoshi, 1975-76; director, Progressive Neighborhoods Program, 1975-76; served In U.S. House, 1976-90; appointed to U.S. Senate, 1990; elected 1994 COMMITTEES: Energy and Natural Resources, Governmental Affairs, Indian Affairs, Veterans' Affairs raised considerably if Vice President Al Gore and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, win the White House and even more in the unlikely event that Democrats reclaim the Senate.

Lieberman is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. Since he started campaigning with Gore, Akaka has stepped into that role, which he would continue if Gore arid Lieberman win. And if Democrats control the Senate, Akaka would become chairman of the committee, known for its investigation of campaign finance irregularities of the Clin ton-Gore administration. Akaka declined to talk about these possibilities or reveal his ideas for how he would run the committee, saying only: "I'm not really thinking about it. Ill do my job until it changes.

But I do hope Gore and Lieberman get elected." The committee has been in the limelight under its chairman, Sea Fred Thompson, R-Tena, who has had White House ambitions. Previously, the committee was more Akaka's sort of place no nonsense, out of the limelight Under his leadership, it could easily return to that. American Indian tribes. Some measures of this sort, recognizing Indian tribes or Alaska Native groups, have taken years to move through Congress. Though Akaka has said he long planned the Hawaiian measure as the next step in the path toward reconciliation, he acknowledged that the Supreme Court's Rice vs.

Cayetano decision in February lent a new sense of urgency. The court ruled that it was unconstitutional for a state law to allow only Hawaiians to vote for trustees for the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The case also opened the door for legal challenges to other Hawaiian programs, some of which have already begun. Crafted by the congressional delegation under Akaka's leadership, the recognition bill passed the House in September. Although frustrated that the measure is stalled in the Senate because of GOP opposition, he still insists it will pass before Congress recesses for the year, possibly this week.

Akaka said he is not concerned that his Senate challenger, Republican John Carroll, has opposed the bill making it the focus of his campaign. "I don't know what kind of support that would bring," he said with a shrug. Most residents of the state, including Hawaiians, support the measure, Akaka said. Akaka is also especially proud of leading efforts that got 22 Asian-American veterans of World War most of them from Hawaii, the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor. His 1995 legislation directed the Army and Navy to review service records of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who received the Distinguished Service Cross to determine whether their awards should be upgraded.

The 22 veterans, who included Inouye, or surviving family members received the medals in a White House ceremony in June. "I was trying to correct what I feel was a wrong," Akaka said. "Now, it has become another part of history." 1 Appreciation by unions Akaka's bipartisan brokering also has helped secure better benefits for federal workers, including long-term medical care, better pension benefits and earlier participation in the government's thrift savings plan. These efforts have earned him continued strong support from unions, who have given 26 percent of contributions to his campaign. Akaka's Senate profile could be tee where Akaka is second ranking Democrat.

The fact that he has many friends in the Senate, some in unlikely places for a liberal Democrat, helps him get things done, Binga-man added. Akaka agreed, defending his quiet style as he seeks re-electioa After 14 years in the House, he was appointed to the Senate in 1990 after the death of Sen. Spark Mat-sunaga. "My friendships make me feel easy with people here," he said in a recent interview in his office, which is filled with leis, Hawaiian artifacts and family photos. "I can discuss issues frankly with them and still have their respect." Akaka says his manner reflects the modest culture of his generation.

The only Native Hawaiian serving in Congress, he is, at 76, only four days younger than Hawaii's senior senator, Dan Inouye. While Inouye, also a Democrat, has far more experience and influence in the Senate, the two men share a low public profile and a taste for working in the background. "1 don't yearn to be in the spotlight," Akaka said. "Many times in the past, I could've been, and maybe I should've been, but I didn't move in that direction." To him, he said, the aloha spirit means that "if anything, you're secondary," because "it's about getting the job done." Reconciiiatory work Since arriving in the Senate, he said, his main goal has been to steadily work toward the reconciliation of the United States with Native Hawaiians. Though many said diamond Lallan VOIR DIAMOND WEDDING ENGAGEMENT CENTErC BudEbel OIIA it could not be done, Akaka managed to push through the 1993 Apology Resolution, in which the United States apologized for the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom 100 years earlier and for its poor treatment of Native Hawaiians in the years since.

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