Jill Tokuda

I also would like to thank my colleagues who co-sponsored this bill, especially members of this Natural Resources Committee, including Ranking Member Neguse.

Establishing a National Heritage Area for Lahaina would go a long way in supporting the community's efforts to preserve and protect this place that is central to our history and culture.

I wholeheartedly support its passage and thank Congresswoman Tokuda for her all her time and attention toward Lahaina's recovery and for introducing this legislation.

I have personally spoken with Governor Josh Green, Mayor Richard Bissen, and local cultural practitioners.

It is at this moment in time that we reflect on how to honor the people and places lost, and support our community in its recovery.

Thank you, Chair, members of the Federal Lands Subcommittee, thank you for including H.R. 8219, my Lahaina National Heritage Area Act, in today's hearing, and mahalo for the opportunity to speak in support of this important bill.

It's essential that we recognize the contributions of Indigenous peoples to our history.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 49 Offered by Mr. Mills The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Hawaii is recognized for 5 minutes.

Having our servicemembers learn about systemic racism and think critically about the role it continues to play in our society may make some of them uncomfortable, but it is not going to make them hate America. It will, however, help them…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Hawaii has 15 seconds remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. {time} 1400

Due to a medical procedure and at the advice of my doctor, I was unable to cast my votes today in the House of Representatives. Had I been present, I would have voted: YEA on Roll Call No. 187, on suspending the Rules and passing H.R…

But if the user is unsophisticated to understand that it's limited, what you're going to have out there is misinformation and false assumptions.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of using a fact-driven science-based approach to this conversation today.

Safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine options have been readily available since 2021.

I think part of it is while DMED seems to be more of that open source that you have it is also very--it's very limited.

Discrimination, we look back at old records, 2017, 31 percent of Black service members, 25 percent of Asian service members, said that they had been harassed or assaulted during their service time.

In reviewing the testimony today it was not immediately obvious to me that the Department and the services are uniformly recruiting...

As you can see, we have strong leadership across this great country that is making sure that the health and wellness of rural America is taken care of. I am so appreciative of all the members of our caucus that have stepped forward and…

I say mahalo to Representative LaMalfa, and I will extend a great deal of gratitude for helping to guide us through a crisis that is hitting rural America far too often, natural disasters, as we are seeing it. I look forward to also now…

Mahalo to my co-chair, Representative Harshbarger, for providing leadership and insight for many, many years in this particular area and serving on the front line as a pharmacist in her own community. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman…

We have to do more, or it will turn deadly for many of our communities.

We have to do more, or it will turn deadly for many of our communities.

We have to do more, or it will turn deadly for many of our communities.

We have to make sure FEMA has the tools and the resources to be able to execute support back home at Hawaii.