[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H5071-H5072]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE LATE HONORABLE MARK TAKAI

  (Ms. GABBARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, over the past few weeks, the people of 
Hawaii and our colleagues have celebrated the life and service of our 
friend and colleague, Congressman Mark Takai, in a series of memorials, 
religious services, and community events. Leader Pelosi led a 
congressional delegation, including many of the Members who are 
standing with me today, to Hawaii, where we visited with Mark's wife, 
Sami, and his children, Matthew and Kaila, as well as with his parents 
and siblings, and shared with them the memories that we made with Mark 
and the impact that he had on our country during his service here in 
the U.S. Congress.


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  I thank Mark's family on behalf of all of us for opening their hearts 
to us and sharing Mark with us. He touched the lives of so many people 
throughout his life of service as a Pearl City High School athlete and 
student organizing voter registration drives, as the president of 
Associated Students of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, representing 
Hawaii's 34th House district for 20 years in the State legislature, his 
17 years of service as a soldier in the Hawaii Army National Guard, 
and, most recently, serving Hawaii's First Congressional District.
  I had the good fortune of serving with Mark over the years in the 
State legislature, in the National Guard, and here in Congress. Like 
all of you, when I think of Mark, I will always remember his ready 
smile, his deep laugh, and, most of all, his heart of aloha. No matter 
where he was or in what capacity, Mark always kept his service to 
Hawaii's people at the forefront of all that he did. While he served 
just 18 months here in Congress, the impact that he made and the aloha 
spirit that he embodied will live on in Hawaii and in these Halls 
forever.


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  As we remember our friend, our colleague, may we carry this aloha 
spirit in our hearts as we gather together to do the people's work.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask for a moment of silence to honor the life and 
service of Congressman Mark Takai.

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  The SPEAKER. All present will rise for a moment of silence.

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