Ed Case: “This impact would have been significantly worse if it was not for the decisive action of this Committee.”

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,’’ 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.