Neil Abercrombie: “I am here to tell Members that the State of Hawaii is at risk of bankruptcy if there is not confidence in the people of…”

I think we need to understand with a clear perspective that Native Hawaiians are the only other indigenous native peoples under the administration of this great nation very similar, in fact exactly the same, as the American Indians as well…

This bill is an enabling bill. It establishes a process. The core of this bill assures that a Native Hawaiian Government has the same powers and sovereign immunity as other native governments, and this is consistent with the history of the…

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

Yes. Not everyone may have been on the floor or listening at the time that I indicated that I had a conversation with the Governor this afternoon, and I indicated to her that I would say specifically on the floor that we have agreed to…