Ed Case: “Hawaii, of course, is an island State, with the ocean on all sides.”

Seniority, experience and relationships in Congress are critical,’’ Case, 73, who serves on the Appropriations Committee, declared in a recent straight-to-camera video.

We can no longer expect our service members to project 21st-century power from 20th-century infrastructure.

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.

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