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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Politician
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Hawaii_Democratic_Party
Asian_American_and_Pacific_Islander_community
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Hawaii_Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
American_Legion_Distinguished_Service_Award
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1916-10-12
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Hilo,_Hawaii
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1990-04-15
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Hawaii
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gptkbp:fullName
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Spark_Masayuki_Matsunaga
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Spark Matsunaga
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gptkbp:influences
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Hawaii's_political_landscape
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Environmental legislation
Advocacy for veterans' rights
Support for education initiatives
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gptkbp:legacy
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Advocacy for civil rights
Environmental conservation efforts
Promotion of multiculturalism
Veterans'_affairs_advocacy
Support_for_economic_development_in_Hawaii
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Hawaii_Statehood_Act
gptkb:National_Historic_Preservation_Act
gptkb:Veterans'_Educational_Assistance_Program
Hawaii_Omnibus_Act
Matsunaga_Act
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:occupation
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U.S._Senator
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:politicalRole
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1962
1990
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Hiram_Fong
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Honolulu,_Hawaii
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:U.S._Senate
1990
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gptkbp:servingTemperature
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1977
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mitsuko Matsunaga
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gptkbp:successor
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Daniel Akaka
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