Daniel Akaka: “Civilians are essential to carrying out the mission in Afghanistan.”

I want to say aloha and thank you so much for being here today for the Committee's oversight hearing on Reclaiming Our Image and Identity for the Next Seven Generations.

Thank you for all of your work in all of that.

The month of November provides Native peoples opportunity to educate by sharing their history and culture with a larger audience.

Thank you, Chairman Brown. Thank you very much for holding this hearing today and for all of your work on consumer protection issues.