Neil Abercrombie: “I routinely say to people that I am Hawaii's answer to affirmative action in this regard.”

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 -- 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…

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.

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