USS Daniel Inouye warship prepares for first deployment

The USS Daniel Inouye, the Pearl Harbor-­based warship named for the late Hawaii senator and war hero, is gearing up for its first deployment amid a tide of geopolitical tensions and uncertainty. For the ship’s crew of 320 sailors, it’s about more than justsailing a ship through the Pacific. The namesake of the Arleigh Burke-classdestroyer is a figure that looms large in Hawaii’shistory.