text: I commend those that worked to see this expansion to completion.  I am familiar with the situation in the Papahanaumokuakea since its inception.  Expansion plans were always on the drawing board an it took ten years to make it a full reality.   There are no losers in this expansion.  Over the past several weeks I have identified many individuals by name and commented as to each contribution that they made.  Law makers, scientist, native Hawaiian groups, government agencies, environmentalist, cultural and religious followers and so many others have work hard. Other have passed on and did not get to see the full expansion come to fruition.  It is my hope that the fish, birds and sea mammals thrive and that some of them find their way to the main Hawaiian Islands were they can be harvested in a controlled fashion for generations to come.  The government is slow to move but when it does it is powerful and exacting.  This is a magnificent gift to the world.... thank you Hawaii.