Round 8: 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 (10[1])from this state was succeeded (-5[1])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 his arm with the 442nd Infantry Regiment. In the 1964 (10[1])election, a senator from this state named Hiram Fong was the first Asian American (10[1])to receive (10[2])delegate votes. Patsy Mink served this (10[1])state, home to a senator who succeeded Robert Byrd as President pro tempore, (-5[1])Daniel Inouye. For 10 (10[1])points, (-5[1])name this state where Inouye gave a keynote address defining “Aloha.” (10[2])■END■ (10[3])

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