Daniel Akaka actually said...

"I would like to commend Kevin Harriger and Dianna Bowman for their strong leadership in guiding these efforts."

"I am confident that DHS will be able to establish an Office of Agricultural Inspection that can effectively coordinate with field operations while enhancing agricultural inspections."

"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."

"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."