On the recordJanuary 20, 1999
In my home state of Hawaii, the endangered plant population sadly comprises 46 percent of the total U.S. plants listed as endangered.
Patsy T. Mink: “In my home state of Hawaii, the endangered plant population sadly comprises 46 percent of the total U.S. plants listed…”
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Discussing the high percentage of endangered plants in Hawaii.
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