Neil Abercrombie: “I had not gotten to that, but as Mr. Smith knows from our previous discussion, that is where in fact the money comes…”

I admire his independent spirit; I admire his devotion to this House; I admire his steadfast sense of responsibility in the various amendments that he offers. I wish I could support it on the basis of that friendship and in my admiration…

When we put western ideas of property and ownership into the equation, well then it became somebody's land.

This bill would also provide a structured process to address the longstanding issues resulting from the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

I could not take leave of the floor, Mr. Speaker, without mentioning the following: It is one thing for Representative Hastings or Young or Rahall or myself and others to take to the floor, but without staff support, it simply couldn't be…