Ed Case: “Mahalo for the opportunity to share my thoughts with the Committee on climate change, especially as it relates to our…”

“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,” said Representative Case.

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

Certainly, he was speaking to the hopes and fears and concerns of a good solid chunk of the electorate out there.

The more you're here, the more influence you have, the more relationships you have, the more know-how you have, the more experience you have to get things done — as I did in three crises in a row.