Neil Abercrombie: “It seems right on this day that we begin the Congressional process that all Native Hawaiians be recognized as indigenous…”

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

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

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.