[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H7977-H7978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HAWAIIAN HISTORY MONTH

  (Mr. KAHELE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KAHELE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to continue to honor 
September as Hawaiian History Month in my home State of Hawaii. Today, 
I am honoring Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole. Prince Kuhio was the 
second Native Hawaiian to represent Hawaii in Congress, when he was 
elected in 1903, and he served for two decades until his death in 1922.
  He is best known for the establishment of the Hawaiian Civic Club of 
Honolulu in 1918 and the passage of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act 
in 1920. Throughout his life, Prince Kuhio, revered by Native Hawaiians 
as Ke Ali'i Maka'ainana, a prince for the people, was a tenacious 
leader and used his

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voice to preserve and strengthen the Hawaiian people.
  Prince Kuhio championed the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, which was 
signed into law by President Warren G. Harding in 1921. The Act enables 
Native Hawaiians to return to their lands in order to support self-
sufficiency and self-determination. This Act created a homeland to 
build homes, farms, ranches, and otherwise engage in economic 
activities.

  This legacy of championing Native Hawaiian causes and preserving 
Native Hawaiian history is what Prince Kuhio is most remembered for, 
and I am proud to continue that legacy here in the United States House 
of Representatives.

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