Something for all Hawaii residents to think about, be they progressives, small-government conservatives, sustainability advocates or anyone else, is how wise is it to have the state's economy so dependent on how much seniority the state's Congressional delegation can amass. As pointed out, when Hawaii had long serving members in the House and Senate like Inouye, Matsunaga, Akaka and Fong, as well as people like Mink and Abercrombie, things went well and people became complacent.  Then, after Abercrombie left to run for Governor and Inouye died, Hawaii goes from the top of the heap in seniority down to the bottom. Maybe being so dependent on the kindness of Federal strangers isn't that great.