Hawaiians Quotes

As it has for America`s other indigenous peoples, I believe the United States must fulfill its responsibility to Native Hawaiians.

I remember saying to the chairman after serving the first year, ``Why are we doing this? Why don`t the Hawaiians have control?`` ``Well, we have no mechanism to do it,`` I was told.

There`s a series of benefits - educational, health, etc. - that benefit Native Hawaiians. The revenues are starting to mount into the millions.

Are the Native Hawaiians going to be able to control their own land and their own money? When the land was seen as worthless, nobody gave a damn.