0:00 - Oral history projects description / Akaka's political background
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2:17 - Birth / Origin of name / Grandfather comes to Hawaii
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4:59 - Hawaii's early inhabitants
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5:58 - Diversity in childhood neighborhood
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8:08 - Father's background and personality
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10:37 - Mother's background and personality
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12:07 - Family adopts childhood friend / Friend from Chicago living at the family house
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15:24 - Values passed on by parents
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16:52 - Siblings
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22:27 - Family household / Daily family devotions
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24:37 - Humility / Importance of family values
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26:04 - News about the impending war
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28:40 - Day of the Pearl Harbor attack
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31:56 - Drafted into the Army / Shipping out from Hawaii
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34:16 - Service though the Pacific Theater
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35:32 - Enola Gay / Thoughts on the dropping of the atomic bomb
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37:42 - Hardships for Japanese families after Pearl Harbor / Attending 442nd anniversary dinner / Lack of recognition for Nisei soldiers
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41:29 - Call for Medal of Honor awards for Nisei soldiers
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43:18 - Memories from service in the Army Corps of Engineers
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45:42 - Attending the University of Hawaii
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47:20 - Education career / Teaching
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50:23 - Move to a political career
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55:00 - Running for office
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56:15 - Challenges for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and veteran's services
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58:54 - Concerns and thoughts for improvement after visiting war zones in the Middle East
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