Quotes by Neil Abercrombie, page 2

Neil Abercrombie - american Politician

Life period: 1938

We made stabs in the legislature to try to relieve the state of both the burden and obligation of administering lands that otherwise were construed as belonging to Native Hawaiians historically.

Quote by Neil Abercrombie about burden, state

Western concepts of ownership and privatization came in and clashed with that. So land began to be exchanged.

When I was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 1974, one of the committees I was assigned to was Land, Water and Hawaiian Homes.

Quote by Neil Abercrombie about water, home, house, state

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.

Quote by Neil Abercrombie about money

You're talking serious money already in the bank, and millions of dollars coming in every year.

Quote by Neil Abercrombie about bankers, talking, money