Ed Case: “I ask the subcommittee to continue to enhance these programs.”

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.

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

Seniority, experience and relationships in Congress are critical,’’