Mazie Hirono actually said...

"I particularly appreciate the comments made by my colleagues, Abercrombie of course, Bordallo and Faleomavaega."

"The thing that we should remember is the United States has a special relationship with native peoples, and Native Hawaiians are native peoples."

"The legislature of the State of Hawaii...has time and again passed resolutions in support of this legislation."

"They were a kingdom. We had treaties. The Kingdom of Hawaii had treaties with the United States."