There once was a senator from Hawaii with that name, prolly of Nippon extraction. El Rushbo called the august personage: Senator In-no-way.
....not quite the same last name spelling....
“Daniel Ken Inouye was an American attorney, soldier, and politician who served as a United States [Democrat] senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative for the State of Hawaii, and a Medal of Honor recipient.”