Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, and elects U.S. senators to classes 1 and 3. Seven people including only one Republican have served as a U.S. senator from Hawaii. The state's current U.S. senators are Democrats Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono. Hawaii's class 1 seat is the only one in the United States that has always been held by an ethnic minority. Its class 3 seat is the only one in the United States that has always been held by a member of the Democratic Party. Hawaii is one of fourteen states alongside California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Utah to have a younger senior senator and an older junior senator.
Hawaii last elected a Republican in 1970, which has resulted in the longest streak in the nation for a state's having all-Democratic senators. Daniel K. Inouye was Hawaii's longest-serving senator, from 1963 to 2012.
List of senators
| Class 1Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2024. The next election will be in 2030.
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Class 3Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2010, 2014 (special election), 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.
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Senator
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Party
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Dates in office
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Electoral history
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T
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T
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Electoral history
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Dates in office
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Party
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Senator
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#
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| 1
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Hiram Fong
(Honolulu)
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Republican
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Aug 21, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1977
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Elected in 1959.
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1
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86th
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1
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Elected in 1959.Retired.
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Aug 21, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1963
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Democratic
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Oren E. Long
(Honolulu)
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1
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| 87th
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| 88th
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2
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Elected in 1962.
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Jan 3, 1963 –
Dec 17, 2012
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Democratic
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Daniel Inouye
(Honolulu)
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2
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| Re-elected in 1964.
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2
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89th
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| 90th
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| 91st
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3
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Re-elected in 1968.
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| Re-elected in 1970.Retired.
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3
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92nd
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| 93rd
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| 94th
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4
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Re-elected in 1974.
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| 2
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Spark Matsunaga
(Honolulu)
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Democratic
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Jan 3, 1977 –
Apr 15, 1990
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Elected in 1976.
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4
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95th
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| 96th
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| 97th
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5
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Re-elected in 1980.
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| Re-elected in 1982.
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5
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98th
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| 99th
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| 100th
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6
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Re-elected in 1986.
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| Re-elected in 1988.Died.
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6
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101st
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| Vacant
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Apr 15, 1990 –
May 16, 1990
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| 3
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Daniel Akaka
(Honolulu)
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Democratic
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May 16, 1990 –
Jan 3, 2013
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Appointed to continue Matsunaga's term.Elected in 1990 to finish Matsunaga's term.
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| 102nd
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| 103rd
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7
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Re-elected in 1992.
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| Re-elected in 1994.
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7
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104th
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| 105th
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| 106th
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8
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Re-elected in 1998.
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| Re-elected in 2000.
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8
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107th
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| 108th
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| 109th
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9
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Re-elected in 2004.
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| Re-elected in 2006.Retired.
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9
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110th
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| 111th
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| 112th
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10
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Re-elected in 2010.Died.
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Dec 17, 2012 –
Dec 26, 2012
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Vacant
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| Appointed to continue Inouye's term.Elected in 2014 to finish Inouye's term.
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Dec 26, 2012 –
present
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Democratic
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Brian Schatz
(Honolulu)
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3
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| 4
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Mazie Hirono
(Honolulu)
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Democratic
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Jan 3, 2013 –
present
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Elected in 2012.
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10
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113th
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| 114th
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| 115th
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11
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Re-elected in 2016.
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| Re-elected in 2018.
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11
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116th
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| 117th
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| 118th
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12
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Re-elected in 2022.
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| Re-elected in 2024.
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12
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119th
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| 120th
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| 121st
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13
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To be determined in the 2028 election.
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| To be determined in the 2030 election.
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13
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122nd
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Senator
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Party
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Years in office
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Electoral history
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T
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C
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T
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Electoral history
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Years in office
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Party
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Senator
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#
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| Class 1
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Class 3
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