The best time to achieve solutions is before a crisis, ... The next time a drought comes, it may be too late to act.
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When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for what it really is: an incredibly valuable asset.Neil Abercrombie
Western concepts of ownership and privatization came in and clashed with that. So land began to be exchanged.
Neil Abercrombie
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.
Neil Abercrombie
There's a series of benefits - educational, health, etc. - that benefit Native Hawaiians. The revenues are starting to mount into the millions.
Neil Abercrombie
He formed Democracy for America, which took what was the foundation -- the Internet foundation -- and the enthusiasm, reaching out to the grassroots for his campaign and made it a national campaign,
Neil Abercrombie
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.
Neil Abercrombie
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