Inouye’s Childhood Pals: ‘He was a good jitterbugger’

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Hawaii News Now has this little gem:

Fujio “Fudge” Matsuda became friends with Inouye through McKinley High School and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Later in life, when Matsuda served as University of Hawaii’s president, Inouye offered political support. News of the senator’s death came as a painful surprise.

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“Danny was, as far as we could tell, a carefree typical teenager having fun. He was a good jitterbugger. He’d go on the dance floor and he would jitterbug,” recalled Matsuda. 

Another longtime friend, Frank Goto, remembers Inouye from classes at McKinley High School and Washington Intermediate School.

“He was a little bit on the rascal side,” Goto said.

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