Land in Hawaii is money. What I'm talking about here is ceded land - land that belonged to the kingdom and was ceded to the republic and then to the state when we achieved statehood.

He moved to the Hawaii State Senate where he served from 1980 to 1986. On December 11 2009 he announced that he would resign from Congress to concentrate on his gubernatorial bid. State Attorney General David M.

S. He has also served as a state legislator and member of the Honolulu City Council.