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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:U._S._Senator
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gptkbp:advocacy
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Education reform
Environmental protection
Tourism development
Veterans' affairs
Small business support
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:National_Republican_Senatorial_Committee
gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Hawaii_Chamber_of_Commerce
gptkb:Hawaii_Republican_Party
gptkb:Asian_Pacific_American_Institute_for_Congressional_Studies
Hawaii State Bar Association
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1907-10-15
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Hilo,_Hawaii
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gptkbp:children
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Hiram Fong Jr.
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Labor_and_Human_Resources
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gptkbp:death_date
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2004-08-18
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Hawaii
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gptkbp:honors
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Hawaii's Senatorial Portrait Gallery
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Senator Hiram Fong
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gptkbp:image
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Hiram_ Fong.jpg
Senator Hiram Fong in 1965
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gptkbp:influence
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Hawaii's political landscape
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gptkbp:involvement
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:known_for
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First Asian American U. S. Senator
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gptkbp:legacy
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Pioneer for Asian American politicians
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:Hawaii_Statehood_Act
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Businessman
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gptkbp:office
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U. S. Senator from Hawaii
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gptkbp:political_career
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1959-1977
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Oren_Harris
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Honolulu,_Hawaii
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mabel_Fong
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Spark_Matsunaga
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gptkbp:term_end
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1977-01-03
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gptkbp:term_start
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1959-08-21
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hawaii_statehood_movement
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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