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erful if not more powerful awareness of what it means to actually 

 take care of Hawaii's resources. 



It is a great thing about our State that I think most carry around 

 with them, sort of a love for Hawaii. Especially many of us that 

 aren't in contact with teachers from an indigenous past, we're not 

 quite sure how to take that concern and actually use it practically 

 when we get in the water, when we go fishing and when we go 

 hunting, and whatnot. I think the natural concern people have is 

 there ready to be used if we iust are given the people to teach us. 



The amendments proposed dv your committee are just a wonder- 

 ful opportunity for us to be able to go that step in taking peoples' 

 concern, using the Native Hawaiian conservation ethic and being 

 able to translate it in a very real way using the help of individuals 

 like Mac. 



I'd just cite that as an example of how excited we are and how 

 much we could really benefit from the participation of the Federal 

 Government and some of its resources in being able to encourage 

 these activities. 



Hawaii is at a point now where I know both of you, with your 

 long experience in this State, have seen we've gotten more and 

 more to the point of limited resources. It's not like it was 30 or 40 

 years ago when we didn't have as many people and we didn't have 

 as many demands on water, on fishing and that kind of thing. Now 

 we've gotten to the point where we have to regulate. If we regulate 

 in a way that is enforcement-oriented, I kind of fear what the con- 

 sequences might be long term because it doesn't really encourage 

 people to want to protect and be part of the process. 



On the other hand, if we're trying to conserve in a way that 

 doesn't involve enforcement but involves education, appreciation 

 and to a certain extent an element of pride, we take care of our 

 resources, we do it in a good way, and we get what is sort of the 

 golden rule for resource management which is voluntary compli- 

 ance where people, on their own, decide they want to protect the 

 fish or only take so much fish because they realize that is the best 

 thing for them and their children and future generations. 



I'm very anxious to help in any way I can. I know the Governor 

 is also quite interested in pursuing this way of doing resource man- 

 agement and anything we can do at the Department of Land and 

 Natural Resources to help, we'd like to do. 



Thank you for this opportunity to testify. 



[Prepared statement of Mr. Wilson appears in appendix.] 



Senator Inouye. Thank you very much, Mr. Wilson. 



I would like to assure all the witnesses that their full statements 

 will be made a part of the record and to further assure everyone 

 that if you have statements you would like to submit, they too will 

 be made a part of the record, and if you have supplemental state- 

 ments you would like to provide us, that will also be made a part 

 of the record. 



At this time, without objection, the testimony of R. Kahone Fair- 

 banks, Executive Director, Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission, 

 will be made a part of the record. 



[Prepared statement of Mr. Fairbanks appears in appendix.] 



Senator Inouye. Now it is my pleasure to call upon a very distin- 

 guished citizen of Samoa, High Chief Tulafono. 



