Ed Case: “As this is the first meeting of this Committee, my Subcommittee members, I bid you 'aloha' from the Native Hawaiians…”

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.

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

Additional emergency federal support will help the state and counties immediately restore essential services, clear debris, repair critical roads, and support people affected by the hurricane.

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