RIP Daniel Inouye, Dec. 17, 2012.

Daniel Inouye, Hawai'i's biggest name and most popular politician has died.

Thanks for all that you've done for Hawai'i and for your country.

An excerpt from his office's press release:

"Senator Inouye began his career in public service at the age of 17 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army shortly after Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He served with 'E' company of the 442 Regimental Combat Team, a group consisting entirely of Americans of Japanese ancestry. Senator Inouye lost his arm charging a series of machine gun nests on a hill in San Terenzo, Italy on April 21, 1945. His actions during that battle earned him the Medal of Honor.

Dan Inouye was always among the first to speak out against injustice whether interned Japanese Americans, Filipino World War II veterans, Native Americans and Native Hawaiians."

442nd, Go For Broke!