Round 6: Tossup 2

A politician from this state introduced the Early Childhood Education Act and became the first woman Democrat to issue a televised response to the State of the Union. The ILWU supported a senator from this state to serve alongside Oren Long; that senator from this state was succeeded by a politician who took the name “Spark.” A politician from this state was said to “answer Vietnam with that empty sleeve,” referring to how he lost (10[1])his arm with the 442nd (10[1])Infantry Regiment. In the 1964 (10[1]-5[1])election, a senator from this state named Hiram Fong was the first Asian American to receive delegate votes. Patsy Mink served this state, home to a (10[1])senator (10[2])who succeeded Robert Byrd as President pro tempore, (-5[1])Daniel Inouye. For 10 points, name this state where Inouye gave a keynote address (10[1])defining “Aloha.” ■END■ (10[2])

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