Daniel Akaka actually said...

"Well, I want to thank this panel for your testimony and your responses. It will be helpful for us as we consider the bill and also think of how we can improve the services out here that deal with inva..."

"I feel that there have been a number of improvements, as you allude to, in the last few years in terms of the structure within the Office of Federal Operations."

"I think it was long in coming, but I am glad that there is coordination, and this is something that in a sense we are blessed with in Hawaii."

"Why is that investment so uneven, and do you think the balance should be re-evaluated?"