Daniel Akaka: “At the time, President Grover Cleveland characterized America's conduct as an 'act of war' against the Native Hawaiian…”

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

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

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

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.