Disable ads!

10 quotes by Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie (born June 26, 1938) is an American politician who served as the seventh Governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Buffalo, New York, Abercrombie is a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Abercrombie began his political career in 1975, after winning a seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives. He served in the Hawaii House until 1979, when he was elected to the Hawaii...
Read full biography of Neil Abercrombie →

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

0

A good portion of the airport is on ceded lands, and lease money was paid for that. So the state's collecting lease money because all of a sudden... →

0

I remember saying to the chairman after serving the first year, 'Why are we doing this? Why don't the Hawaiians have control?' 'Well... →

0

Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas... →

0

There was a queen that was overthrown here. So I was affected by all of that and felt profoundly grateful for the opportunity to live in Hawaii, and... →

0

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... →

0

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

0

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... →

0

So as soon as the land was worth something and there was money in the bank, all of a sudden everybody got interested in non-discrimination, in... →

0

So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a... →

0
Add a quote!
Background photo by Giuliana