Ed Case: “These Compacts must be reauthorized. That is a working fundamental principle on all parts.”

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.

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.

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