September 13, 2006

AKAKA GAINS SUPPORT OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION

HONOLULU ??€" The Seafarers International Union Port of Honolulu endorsed Senator Akaka in his re-election bid to the U.S Senate. The Union applauded Senator Akaka for his significant contributions to the American maritime industry.

Neil Dietz, port agent for the Seafarers International Union Port of Honolulu, said: ??€œSenator Akaka understands and appreciates the significant contributions the American maritime industry makes to the economy and security of Hawaii. He knows our business. We don??€™t have to explain it to him. Senator Akaka knows seafaring men and women. He knows what they and their families sacrifice to ??€œget the job down??€ ? in the normal course of their careers. He understands us. We don??€™t have to explain it to him. Senator Akaka ??€œgets it??€ ?. Senator Akaka works with us to give us the tools we need to ??€œget the job done.??€ ?

September 13 ,2006

WORLD??€™S LARGEST POSTAL UNION ENDORSES SENATOR AKAKA

HONOLULU ??€" The American Postal Workers Union (APWU), has endorsed Senator Akaka in his re-election to the U.S. Senate.

??€œI am honored to receive the support and confidence of postal workers from across the country,??€ ? said Senator Akaka. ??€œAs a strong believer in protecting the rights and benefits of hard-working federal employees, I promise to continue to fight for their job security.??€ ?

The APWU is the world??€™s largest postal union, representing more than 330,000 USPS employees and nearly 2,000 private-sector mail workers. APWU continues to fight for dignity and respect, decent pay and benefits, and safe working conditions for its members. For more information about this organization, visit www.apwu.org.

MAINLAND PAC SPENDS MORE THAN $600,000 FOR ED CASE
Unprecedented Amount Spent on Advertising

HONOLULU??€"In its latest email, Ed Case??€™s campaign urged voters to ??€œfollow the money,??€ ? and drew attention to the funds contributed by Political Action Committees to Senator Akaka??€™s re-election campaign. What Case??€™s email didn??€™t say is that his campaign has been the beneficiary of over $600,000 in ??€œindependent??€ ? expenditures by the mainland-based National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee. This amount is more than the entire $597,575 raised by the Case campaign through the end of June 2006. According to http://politicalmoneyline.com , the Realtors have paid $385,000 to Mainland-based Fenn Communications Group for television ads and $216,417 to Terris Barnes & Walters for a direct mail campaign in favor of the Case campaign.

September 8, 2006

AKAKA RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM LOCAL LABORERS??€™ UNION

Honolulu ??€" Senator Akaka is pleased to receive an endorsement from the Laborers??€™ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 368. The union has endorsed Senator Akaka for his ??€œspirit of aloha??€ ? and genuine interest in working people.??€ ?

??€œI have always worked to protect and improve the benefits and opportunities for our laborers,??€ ? said Senator Akaka. ??€œI promise to continue to work on their behalf in order to help them build a better Hawaii.??€ ?

Hawaii Laborers??€™ Union Local 368 is part of the Laborers??€™ International Union of North America with some 800,000 members in the United States and Canada and growing. With 5,000 members in the construction trades, landscape, maintenance and hospital support services, the union works to provide signatory contractors with the best trained laborers who are is skilled, reliable and always safety conscious.

September 6, 2006

AKAKA GAINS SUPPORT FROM LOCAL 5 UNION

HONOLULU- UNITE HERE Local 5 has endorsed Senator Daniel Akaka in his re-election to the U.S. Senate.

"Senator Daniel Akaka is Hawaii's choice for working families,??€ ? said Cade Watanabe, a spokesman for UNITE HERE Local 5. ??€œHe has been a proven and dedicated advocate for organized labor in the U.S. Senate and House for the past 30 years, and has the knowledge and experience to help ensure that we keep good paying, middle-class jobs in Hawaii.??€ ?

??€œI am honored to gain the support of hard working employees that play an essential role in expanding the hospitality and tourism industry,??€ ? said Senator Akaka. ??€œI will continue to fight for workers rights and to secure a better future for all of Hawaii??€™s workers.??€ ?