The recession has caused too many families in Hawaii to suffer from a job loss, a reduction in hours, a home foreclosure, a bankruptcy filing, an inability to obtain credit, or the elimination of state funding for an important social…

We must ensure that Native Hawaiians have the same opportunities as other Americans.

It is time Congress and our Nation take the next step with them in honoring their resilience.

It is only fitting now, in the 50th anniversary of Hawaiian statehood that Congress and the United States take the next step toward bettering the lives of Native Hawaiians by reorganizing the Native Hawaiian government that was overthrown…

this is likely, from a community-based organization perspective, likely the single most important public policy piece of legislation for Hawaiians today and for generations to come.

the birthplace in our Constitution of the doctrine of equal protection is also, it is the 14th Amendment

The authority that you are giving us as an entity, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, to do that, is a tremendous authority, a tremendous resource that we are providing our people.

So we really appreciate the contributions that all of you and the panel have made.

Upon enactment of S. 1011, would Native Hawaiians be subject to the laws of the United States?

Home ownership is the beginning for somebody to launch their lives off to a much better place.

The United States committed itself to a process of reconciliation with the Native Hawaiian people.