Daniel Akaka: “I rise with my dear friend, the Senior Senator from Hawaii, Dan Inouye, and several of our colleagues from both sides of…”

“I rise with my dear friend, the Senior Senator from Hawaii, Dan Inouye, and several of our colleagues from both sides of the aisle, to introduce a bill to pay tribute to one of this body's most loyal servants. The Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives bill honors Henry K. Giugni, our former Sergeant-at- Arms of the U.S. Senate, through the establishment of a Native Hawaiian cultural and historical digital archives. These archives will enable the sharing and perpetuation of the unique culture, collective memory, and history of the people Henry K. Giugni so dearly loved. As many of my colleagues are aware, Henry K. Giugni was a man full of life and loyalty who served our country with distinction. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 16 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. During World War II he served in combat at the battle of Guadalcanal. Following World War II, he continued to serve the State of Hawaii and our nation by working as a police officer and firefighter. After nearly a decade of service with Senator Inouye in the Hawaii territorial legislature, he came to Washington, DC, as the senior senator's Senior Executive Assistant and then Chief of Staff for more than 20 years. Mr. Giugni was appointed Sergeant-at-Arms of the United States Senate in 1987. Henry K. Giugni also sought to tear down barriers in society. In 1965 it was Mr.…”