Ed Case: “It seems obvious that in that kind of a situation we also are drawn into debates over short-term extracted uses of water…”

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.

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

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