Hawaii Senator Gil Kahele (D) died in January.

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Hawaii Senator Gil Kahele (D) died in January at the age of 73. Senate President Ron Kouchi (D) described him as "a quiet, humble man ... who carried himself with class and dignity" and always had a joke or a kind word to say. Many considered him the 'tutu' (Hawaiian for 'grandparent') of the Senate," said Senate Majority Leader Kalani English (D). "When things would get heated, he would always have a cooling effect. It was like your grandparents coming in and saying, 'Settle...