By Derrick DePledge
The Honolulu Advertiser
August 9, 2006

U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka chided U.S. Rep. Ed Case at a forum yesterday for voting too often with Republicans, while Case described Akaka as too ineffective to have much influence in the Senate.

The candidates in the Democratic primary appeared at a Hawai'i Publishers Association luncheon at Dole Cannery, only the second time in the campaign that they have shared a stage. The event was not a debate ??€" each man spoke separately and then answered questions from the audience ??€" but it was an opportunity to contrast the candidates side-by-side.

By Gary Kubota
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
August 5, 2006

WAILUKU ?? ? U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka has introduced a bill that would prohibit commercial tour operators from flying over three national park areas on the Big Island and Kalaupapa.

Akaka said that in the last few decades the growth of air tourism has considerably interrupted the tranquility of Hawaii's national parks.

"Sacred sites ... are an important resource for the Hawaiian people, and we must do what is necessary to ensure that the value of these sites is not diminished," said Akaka, a ranking member of the Subcommittee on National Parks.

Opinion, The Honolulu Advertiser
August 4, 2006

Whatever the merits of softening the blow of the so-called "estate" or "death" tax on mom-and-pop businesses and farms in real-estate-rich Hawai'i, it is hard to understand how Hawai'i Reps. Neil Abercrombie and Ed Case found themselves able to vote for a cynical Republican bill that ties relief to the rich with an increase in the minimum wage.

Case said it was a matter of taking the good with the bad, that in Congress it is often a matter of swallowing something distasteful to get other needed changes.

Breaking News, Molokai Island Times
August 2, 2006

Senator Dan Akaka today expressed his utmost gratitude and appreciation to Peace Action for the organization's endorsement of his re-election to the U.S. Senate.

"I am honored to work with Peace Action in stressing the need for a clear exit strategy from Iraq," Akaka said. "I will continue my efforts in support of Peace Action's mission to establish international peace."

Senator Akaka has aggressively fought the development of new nuclear weapons and supported ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. He played a leading role in pushing for national preparedness against the threat of bioterrorism and bioweapons proliferation and worked to prevent the Bush Administration's attempts to cut the budget for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.