Daniel Akaka: “Native Hawaiians are clearly a nation, both prior to and after contact with Europeans.”

That is why I have worked hard during my time in Congress to educate, protect, and empower consumers.

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

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

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.