Ed Case: “A beach that I used to walk on that was pretty white is now all different colors: green, yellow, red.”

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

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.

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