Daniel Akaka actually said...

"I share your view that prevention is the most effective management strategy for invasive species."

"Somehow we need to let the rest of the country know how important it is to Hawaii that we do this."

"Hawaii was the last remaining place on Earth that supplied disease-free honey queen bees to the rest of the world."

"Of course, what we are doing is to try to keep Hawaii as pristine as we can, because it is a beautiful place for the people who live here as well our visitors."