The real beneficiaries of Sen. Inouye's work was the powerful business and labor sectors.
What did the people of Hawaii get out of all of his "pork" barrel?
More visitors that consume our natural resources and more people who moved here ruining our delicate landscape and environment.  If the State wants to name the airport after him it makes sense.  Its all State politics.  There's no benefit one way or the other.  No big deal just business as usual in this pathetic economic environment.  The rich get richer and the middle class get poorer.