Ed Case: “Please be totally honest with everybody about what this is all going to cost.”

“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.

The IPF has fulfilled its kuleana for our own special and unique forests with deep commitment and true love for seven full decades.

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.

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