Neil Abercrombie

Disasters like Hurricane Sandy know no ideology. There is no political points to be scored.

This is the message of Aloha. This is the message that our diversity in this world should define us rather than divide us.

We regard the Pacific Ocean as not separating us in the Asian Pacific region, but connecting us in the Asian Pacific region.

The State of Hawaii has become the first sub national government to sign onto the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership.

Hawai`i is a microcosm of the sustainability challenges facing the planet.

And I would just like to ask people who have this political orientation towards the president, respect us here in Hawaii. Respect his mother and father. Respect the people that I loved, and the people that I knew, and the little boy who…

And I would just like to ask people who have this political orientation towards the president, respect us here in Hawaii. Respect his mother and father. Respect the people that I loved and the people that I knew and the little boy who grew…

And I would just like to ask people who -- who have this political orientation towards the President, respect us here in Hawaii. Respect his mother and father. Respect the people that I loved and the people that I knew and the little boy…

The National Congress of American Indians fully supports the Native Hawaiian people in their quest for self-determination and self-governance, and has for many years. This week, the Native Hawaiian Reorganization Act of 2009 (H.R. 2314) is…

I think the answer from the most practical point of view is the passage of the Hawaiian Homes Act of 1921. The Congress obviously recognized that there was a distinctive entity in the category of Native Hawaiians as a logical extension of…

I can assure you that the Ethics Committee, the Parliamentarian and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have assured me that, if you can consume it on the premises, it's okay.

I am deeply touched by your remarks. Your friendship is something I treasure and value. I am so taken by it, as a matter of fact, that I wonder if you would allow me to present you with a token of my esteem and my regard for you. These…

Thank you, Ms. Heriot. I presume when you say political balance you don't mean those who are for civil rights and those who are against it?

This suggests well, this is racial preference. If it is, then why are we giving racial preferences in countless numbers of Congressional enactments and laws as well as Supreme Court decision recognizing the special relationship, the trust…

This bill would formalize that relationship and establish parity in Federal policies toward all of our indigenous people.

The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act would take another step in the reconciliation process by providing Native Hawaiians with the same right of self-government and self-determination that are afforded to other indigenous…

This injustice created wounds and issues that have never been healed or resolved.

It seems right on this day that we begin the Congressional process that all Native Hawaiians be recognized as indigenous people of Hawaii.

We don't want to go to the Supreme Court eventually and then have someone say I know what you want to do, but and that is legitimate because the recognition of indigenous people is, in fact, something that is constitutionally established…

I certainly would never consciously put forward a bill I believe to be unconstitutional because I thought it was politically convenient to do it.

In terms of popular sovereignty, it is well established that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has had the approbation of the voting population in Hawaii pre-Rice v. Cayetano and post-Rice v. Cayetano.

This bill was put forward in good faith on the basis of trying to establish legislatively a resolution of issues involving indigenous people.

Because they exercise a franchise. They don't have to vote for you, right? They can leave it blank?

I presume when you say political balance you don't mean those who are for civil rights and those who are against it?