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He's had an admirable career! Thank Goodness Mazie Hirono was just elected to carry on for Hawai'i.
Aloha, Senator Inouye
EDIT: I got that wrong.. Mazie Hirono is replacing Senator Akaka from Hawai'i. I just read that Gov Abercrombie will appoint someone to fill in for Senator Inouye and there will be a special election in 2014.
Hawaii, like most states, does not require a special election soon after a vacancy occurs in its U.S. Senate delegation. Instead, Inouyes appointed replacement will serve until 2014, at which point a special election will determine who serves the final two years of Inouyes term.
The state Democratic Party must provide a list of three possible replacements, from which Abercrombie will make his selection. State law also requires that the appointee be of the same party as Inouye, though that wasnt likely to be an issue given Abercrombie is also a Democrat.[/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/17/gov-abercrombie-to-appoint-inouyes-replacement/