Oversight Field Hearing on Strengthening Self-Sufficiency: Overcoming Barriers to Economic Development in Native Communities

Date: August 17, 2011

Time: 9:00 AM

Location: Kahului, Maui, Hawaii

Room: Maui Beach Hotel

Witnesses

Mr. Michael R. Smith

Deputy Bureau Director

Field Operations, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

Ms. Michelle Kauhane

Deputy Director

State of Hawaii, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Honolulu, HI

Testimony

Mr. Brian Patterson

President

United South and Eastern Tribes, Nashville, TN

Testimony

Ms. Robin Danner

President/CEO

Council for Native American Advancement, Honolulu, HI

Testimony