Brian Schatz actually said...

"OHA stands ready to assist the Committee and Congress in accomplishing this most important work, both now and in the future."

"Your prioritization of this field hearing, and physical presence in our homeland, reassures the Native Hawaiian people..."

"we very much appreciate the work that you, Senator Schatz, and the Senate Indian Affairs Committee have put into the bill to establish Native American Language Resource Centers."

"The Federal Government has a trust responsibility to Native Hawaiians, just like it does with American Indians and Alaska Natives."