Ed Case: “It is not as if it is going to be done by the end of the year.”

The IPF has fulfilled its kuleana for our own special and unique forests with deep commitment and true love for seven full decades.

I strongly urge my colleagues to join with me in passing and enacting the Indigenous Diplomacy and Engagement Act.

Native Hawaiians teach that our forests are essential to all life and embrace a deep sense of responsibility to sustain and protect all that is the wao nahele.

This has nothing to do with voter suppression. Now, those are fears and there are legitimate fears, and I accept those concerns.