Daniel Akaka: “I should tell you that I am a World War II veteran; and during that time, I served in the Pacific.”

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.

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

The month of November provides Native peoples opportunity to educate by sharing their history and culture with a larger audience.

We must also reaffirm and acknowledge the Department of Education's Federal trust responsibility for American Indian and Alaska Native students.