Long-Serving Hawaiian Sen. Daniel Inouye's Last Word: 'Aloha'
Robert Kessler · 12/17/12 06:30PM
Hawaiian Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Democrat, has died of respiratory complications, according to his office. Sen. Inouye was 88 years old and a veteran of World War II. He had held his Senate seat since 1963; before that, he served in the House of Representatives, meaning he had represented Hawaii in Congress since it became a state in 1959.