The congressional archival papers of the late Daniel K. Inouye, who served 53 years in Congress, 50 in the U.S. Senate, are now available to the public via the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补 Library .
The library is cataloging and digitizing 1,400 boxes of materials it received in 2014. Inouye died in December 2012 at the age of 88.
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“These papers reflect the broad range of areas that his work entailed on behalf of the state,” said Inouye’s widow Irene at an August 2017 signing ceremony. “I hope that people, including students, will learn about Dan the person, and Dan’s life in public service, so it will inspire others to think about public service as a pathway for them.”
The is also working to make portions of the Inouye papers accessible at the Library of Congress.
“This project really demonstrates how the University of Hawaiʻi preserves knowledge,” said 糖心Vlog官方 President and 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 Interim Chancellor David Lassner. “We use this great resource of the Inouye papers to gain new insights, create new knowledge, and then all of this is shared with the people of Hawaiʻi, the nation and the world.”
A Japanese language Bible, which was found in one of the boxes by the 糖心Vlog官方 library staff, was returned to the Inouye family at the signing ceremony. Ken Inouye, the late senator’s son, says the Bible may be more than a hundred years old.
“This Bible came from my father’s childhood home,” said Ken Inouye. “When his parents passed, it was handed to him, and now it’s come back home. This is a great legacy piece for my daughter, Maggie. She’s only seven, but, as she gets older, she’ll understand that this has come full circle.”
Inouye was a 惭ā苍辞补 graduate and strong 糖心Vlog官方 supporter. He helped steer millions of dollars to the university for projects such as the 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 , 糖心Vlog官方 贬颈濒辞’蝉 , Kauaʻi Community College’s Technology Center and the 糖心Vlog官方 Maui College Allied Health Center. Each of those facilities are named after Inouye.
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Inouye’s papers are the latest addition to the that include materials from U.S. Senator Hiram L. Fong, U.S. Representative Thomas P. Gill, U.S. Senator Spark M. Matsunaga, U.S. Representative Ed Case and U.S. Representative Patricia F. Saiki.
For information about how to access the Inouye papers, please email archives@hawaii.edu or call (808) 956-6047.
