Daniel Akaka: “This hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs will come to order.”

Financial literacy and consumer protection issues are very close to my heart.

I fought to include a report on remittance transfers in the Dodd-Frank provisions.

When Americans make wise economic decisions and are protected from bad actors, our economy and Nation are stronger for it.

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.