Ed Case: “99 percent of businesses in Hawaii are small business.”

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.

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 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.