Quotes and Thoughts

"Thank you, Governor Lingle for thinking about us - the young people of Hawai`i. This is not a 'once-in-a-generation opportunity.' This is a 'now-or-never opportunity.'"

- Tiffany James, a 15-year-old Kahuku High School student, thanking the Governor for her initiative to preserve the North Shore for future generations.

"Sometimes you just envision what you want to achieve, and you try to bring a lot of people together," said Governor Lingle. "And if your cause is true, just and right, you have to believe that it is going to happen. I believe completely that is going to happen. I have no doubts."

- Governor Lingle, expressing her confidence that residents, community leaders, legislators, conservationists, nonprofit groups, union representatives and the private sector will come together to acquire the property and protect the North Shore's natural resources and rural lifestyle, and the long-term economic viability of the existing resort.