February 7, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H205 cuts that are best going to lead to a ment of the island of Lanai where he man today for the opportunity to be strong economy and a strong America. was born and where his family cur- here. Mr. Speaker, it is probably some- f rently resides. He was picked out as a thing that many of us tend to take for person of great leadership potential. granted over time, that we have the op- b 1015 Even in his high school, he was elected portunity to be on this floor and to GORO HOKAMA POST OFFICE to serve as the student body president. sponsor bills such as the Goro Hokama Like most other young men, he went BUILDING Post Office Building bill, and in some off to war, served in the army, came respects could be seen by others as pro Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, back and began his public service ca- forma. I think, Mr. Speaker, we have I move to suspend the rules and pass reer. He was employed by the Dole learned, and I am sure the chairman the bill (H.R. 132) to designate the fa- Pineapple Company, which virtually has learned, that it is the obvious that cility of the United States Postal Serv- ran the entire economic industry of we have to repeat to ourselves over and ice located at 620 Jacaranda Street in Lanai for many, many years, and was a over again, because it is the obvious Lanai City, Hawaii, as the ‘‘Goro member of the International Long- that sometimes we take most for Hokama Post Office Building’’. shoremen and Warehousemen’s Union granted and forget first. This, perhaps, The Clerk read as follows: and served in many important capac- Mr. Speaker, is one of those occasions, H.R. 132 ities. where we remind ourselves that we Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- I recall that he came to Washington really, in fact, do have the high honor resentatives of the United States of America in during my first tenure here as a Mem- and privilege of serving the people of Congress assembled, ber of Congress representing the inter- this Nation. SECTION 1. GORO HOKAMA POST OFFICE BUILD- ests of the working people of this Na- While the issues may be weighty in ING. tion, as well as the people of his union, many respects and a somber and sober (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the the ILWU. He continues to serve in attitude required with respect to the United States Postal Service located at 620 many capacities as a member of that adjudication of these issues and the Jacaranda Street in Lanai City, Hawaii, union. shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Goro resolution of these issues, today I can His life story expands the traditional tell my colleagues, this is an occasion Hokama Post Office Building’’. life story of most people who are active (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, of joy for the gentlewoman from Ha- map, regulation, document, paper, or other in civic affairs, in athletic programs, waii (Mrs. MINK) and myself, and I record of the United States to the facility re- giving of himself in every possible way. hope, by extension in some small way, ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to But the thing that singles out Goro for the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. be a reference to the Goro Hokama Post Of- Hokama is someone who is deserving of GIBBONS) as presiding officer, and for fice Building. this honor that we are bestowing on the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MIL- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. GIB- him today is his 42 years in elective of- LER) today, to be here because we have, BONS). Pursuant to the rule, the gen- fice, representing his island on the in fact, the opportunity to recognize, tleman from Florida (Mr. MILLER) and Maui County Council and previously on as my colleague indicated, a public the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Mrs. that same board which was then named servant, someone who has seen himself MINK) each will control 20 minutes. the Board of Supervisors. He chaired always as the humble servant of the The Chair recognizes the gentleman this County Council for 16 years, served people of Hawaii and, most particu- from Florida (Mr. MILLER). in all of the various capacities, and larly, the people of Lanai. Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, really exerted not just a feeling of As the gentlewoman from Hawaii I reserve the balance of my time. Lanai and his hometown, but the es- (Mrs. MINK) indicated, the island of Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Speaker, I sence of Hawaii, the directions that we Lanai is a small island; small in popu- yield myself such time as I may con- wanted to go, the concern that he al- lation, small in size, known the world sume. ways expressed about working families. over as the Pineapple Island, and Goro He also was active in the Hawaii As- On January 3 of this year, I intro- Hokama is central to the history of sociation of Counties and served as duced H.R. 132, to designate the Post this island, not only from the time president 11 times and came to numer- Office on the island of Lanai as the that he spent as a young man before ous meetings with NACO, the National ‘‘Goro Hokama Post Office.’’ I thank his service in the United States Army, Association of Counties. He has cur- the majority of this committee for al- but almost literally upon the time that rently not abandoned his responsibil- lowing me to bring this bill up at this he returned from the service to Lanai ities; in fact, he has engaged himself in early stage in our session, and I know many, many more ways. He serves as to take up his duties as a member of that this is a moment of great honor to the chairman of the Maui County Hos- the ILWU in representing the working Mr. Hokama, whom I advised yester- pital Management committee and has people of the island of Lanai. He was day. Although it is only 5:00 a.m. in Ha- been, since 1998, vice-chair of the Maui elected to public office. The people who waii, I believe that he and his family Civil Service Commission. In fact, knew him best, who knew him from the are listening. when I called to reach him yesterday, time he was a little boy, understood The Lanai Post Office came to my at- he was presiding over that Civil Serv- that in Goro Hokama, they had some- tention, and it is in my district; it is a ice Commission meeting over on Maui. one of extraordinary ability. That abil- small island with only 3,000 people, but So with his family, his wife, Kiwae ity and insight, I might add, Mr. the Post Office situation came to my Deguchi and their two children, Riki Speaker, was such that he encouraged attention several years ago. The popu- and Joy, who I know are all very, very people. He encouraged people to par- lation had grown at that point and honored and pleased at this effort ticipate in the public life of Hawaii, there were post office boxes on the out- today in the naming of the central and with statehood 41 years ago, the side of the Old Post Office, and it be- place on Lanai Island where everybody experience that he had with the coun- came quite evident that a new building goes and to have the name of Goro ty, the experience he had with my good had to be constructed. So, after years Hokama emblazoned over this post of- and dear friend, the gentlewoman from of waiting, finally in February of the fice is just a small way to honor this Hawaii (Mrs. MINK), and in encouraging year 2000, a new post office was con- humble and simple public servant for her, and this is not always possible. It structed. all of the years that he has devoted to is something we take for granted now, I think that it is extremely appro- the betterment of their lives. So I am Mr. Speaker. priate, therefore, that this post office pleased to stand and offer this bill and It was not easy to be a member of a be named the Goro Hokama Post Of- to ask Members to support it. minority. It was not easy to be seen as fice. I have known Mr. Hokama almost Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he someone who did not have control of the entire time that I have been active may consume to the gentleman from the levers of power, to be able to con- in politics, since the late 1950s. I have the First Congressional District of Ha- tinue to succeed, to encourage others, known him as a person of enormous waii (Mr. ABERCROMBIE). to participate in a way that gave oth- dedication and integrity. He has given Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mr. Speaker, I ers confidence in him, and Goro of his life to the growth and develop- want to particularly thank the chair- Hokama was the person who did that. H206 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 7, 2001 Goro Hokama was someone who en- tions to their areas, and certainly this The vote was taken by electronic de- couraged the gentlewoman from Ha- is the case here. vice, and there were—yeas 413, nays 0, waii (Mrs. MINK) to pursue her political With that, I urge a vote in favor of not voting 19, as follows: career which has manifested itself in this motion. [Roll No. 11] the marvelous record that she has here Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance YEAS—413 in the United States Congress. Goro of my time. Abercrombie Dicks Johnson, E.B. Hokama was someone that encouraged Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Speaker, I Ackerman Dingell Johnson, Sam a young kid from the east coast of the ask unanimous consent to reclaim my Aderholt Doggett Jones (NC) United States who had come all the time. Akin Dooley Jones (OH) Allen Doyle Kanjorski way to Hawaii in the hopes of begin- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Andrews Dreier Kaptur ning another life with statehood as I objection to the request of the gentle- Armey Duncan Keller did 41 years ago, not only encouraged woman from Hawaii? Baca Dunn Kelly There was no objection. Bachus Edwards Kennedy (MN) me, but gave me the idea that it was Baker Ehlers Kennedy (RI) what I had to contribute that counted. Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Speaker, I Baldacci Ehrlich Kerns It was what was in my heart that yield such time as he may consume to Baldwin Emerson Kildee counted. And when we have a man like the gentleman from California (Mr. Ballenger Engel Kilpatrick Barcia English Kind (WI) Goro Hokama as a guiding light, as a STARK). Barr Eshoo King (NY) mentor, as someone who can make (Mr. STARK asked and was given Barrett Etheridge Kingston clear the path for you, encouraging you permission to revise and extend his re- Bartlett Everett Kirk marks.) Barton Farr Kleczka all the way, it is something that is Bass Fattah Knollenberg truly to be treasured. Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Bentsen Ferguson Kolbe So my colleague and I come to the support of H.R. 132, designating the Bereuter Filner Kucinich floor today with a sense that with the Lanai City Post Office the Goro Berkley Flake LaFalce Berman Fletcher LaHood naming of the Goro Hokama Post Of- Hokama Post Office. Berry Foley Lampson fice Building, there is a conclusion to a To bring just some of the Stark fam- Biggert Ford Langevin life of public service, and I hope that ily remembrance to this occasion, my Bilirakis Fossella Lantos his grandsons, Jordan and Trent, pos- family and I have been visiting the Is- Bishop Frank Largent Blagojevich Frelinghuysen Larsen (WA) sibly are up at 5 o’clock in the morn- land of Lanai for at least 10 years and, Blumenauer Frost Larson (CT) ing, too, to see their grandfather hon- with all due respect to the rest of the Blunt Gallegly Latham ored. Hawaiian islands, pretty much the Boehlert Ganske LaTourette Boehner Gekas Leach So, Mr. Speaker, I want to conclude same hibiscus, and pretty much the Bonilla Gephardt Lee my remarks by again thanking the same bougainvillea, pretty much the Bonior Gibbons Levin chairman, not only for his consider- same marvelous climate, pretty much Borski Gilchrest Lewis (CA) ation, but for giving us the opportunity the same sand. Boswell Gillmor Lewis (GA) Boucher Gilman Lewis (KY) to honor someone who truly deserves b 1030 Boyd Gonzalez Linder it, a great American, a great son of Ha- Brady (PA) Goode Lipinski waii, a true representative of every- What is so different about Lanai? It Brady (TX) Goodlatte LoBiondo thing that is great and good about the is the people. It really is. They have Brown (FL) Gordon Lofgren made us and our children feel welcome Brown (OH) Goss Lowey island of Lanai, Goro Hokama. Brown (SC) Graham Lucas (KY) Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Speaker, I there, at home, comfortable, not over- Bryant Granger Lucas (OK) yield myself such time as I may con- burdened, just a wonderful group of Burr Graves Luther people. And when we have someone like Burton Green (TX) Maloney (CT) sume. Callahan Green (WI) Maloney (NY) I would like to conclude by saying Goro Hokama, who is almost a legend Camp Gutierrez Manzullo that I want to thank two of my col- on the island of Lanai, he has served Cantor Gutknecht Markey leagues who cosponsored this legisla- the people as a public servant for the Capps Hall (OH) Mascara County of Maui, the State of Hawaii, Capuano Hall (TX) Matheson tion, the gentleman from California Cardin Hansen Matsui (Mr. GEORGE MILLER) and the gen- over 40 years, long before it became the Carson (IN) Harman McCarthy (MO) tleman from California (Mr. STARK), tourist mecca that it is today. Carson (OK) Hart McCarthy (NY) both of whom are cosponsors of this He has been a labor leader, an elected Castle Hastings (FL) McCollum Chabot Hastings (WA) McCrery legislation. I want to thank the major- official, a Little League volunteer, and Chambliss Hayes McDermott ity for giving me this opportunity to he typifies the kind of pitch-in spirit of Clay Hayworth McGovern bring this bill up so early in the ses- togetherness that the Hawaiian people Clayton Hefley McHugh on the island of Lanai have every right Clyburn Herger McInnis sion. I want to thank the gentleman Coble Hill McIntyre from Florida (Mr. DAN MILLER) for tak- to be so proud of. Collins Hilleary McKeon ing on this responsibility of rep- I am delighted to be here with my Combest Hilliard McKinney resenting the majority. I certainly colleagues from Hawaii today in sup- Condit Hinchey McNulty Conyers Hinojosa Meek (FL) want to thank the gentleman from In- port of H.R. 132. Cooksey Hobson Meeks (NY) diana (Mr. BURTON) for his support of Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Speaker, I Costello Hoeffel Menendez this legislation, and certainly the gen- yield back the balance of my time. Cox Hoekstra Mica The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. GIB- Coyne Holden Millender- tleman from California (Mr. WAXMAN). Cramer Holt McDonald I appreciate so much this opportunity BONS). The question is on the motion Crane Honda Miller (FL) to honor a longtime friend and col- offered by the gentleman from Florida Crenshaw Hooley Miller, Gary league, and I hope that this bill will be (Mr. MILLER) that the House suspend Crowley Horn Miller, George Cubin Hostettler Mink passed and reported over to the Senate. the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 132. Culberson Houghton Mollohan Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance The question was taken. Cummings Hoyer Moore of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Cunningham Hulshof Moran (KS) Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of Davis (CA) Hunter Moran (VA) Davis (FL) Hutchinson Murtha I yield myself such time as I may con- those present have voted in the affirm- Davis (IL) Hyde Myrick sume. ative. Davis, Jo Ann Inslee Nadler On behalf of the majority, let me Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Davis, Thomas Isakson Napolitano M. Israel Neal congratulate the gentlewoman from I object to the vote on the ground that Deal Issa Nethercutt Hawaii for bringing forth this method a quorum is not present and make the DeFazio Jackson (IL) Ney of recognition of someone who has ap- point of order that a quorum is not DeGette Jackson-Lee Northup parently done a great deal for Lanai present. Delahunt (TX) Norwood DeLauro Jefferson Nussle City and Hawaii. This is one small way The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evi- DeLay Jenkins Oberstar that the House of Representatives and dently a quorum is not present. DeMint John Obey Congress can help recognize people The Sergeant at Arms will notify ab- Deutsch Johnson (CT) Olver that have made outstanding contribu- sent Members. Diaz-Balart Johnson (IL) Ortiz February 7, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H207 Osborne Ryun (KS) Tanner tant anniversary of the United States: [Mr. BROWN of Ohio addressed the Ose Sabo Tauscher Otter Sanchez Tauzin 153 years ago, the United States and House. His remarks will appear here- Owens Sanders Taylor (MS) Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe after in the Extensions of Remarks.]. Oxley Sandlin Taylor (NC) Hidalgo. This treaty sought to protect f Pallone Sawyer Terry the property rights of those who re- Pascrell Saxton Thomas The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Pastor Scarborough Thompson (CA) mained in the United States and be- previous order of the House, the gentle- Paul Schaffer Thompson (MS) came United States citizens. woman from Illinois (Mrs. BIGGERT) is Payne Schakowsky Thornberry There is now substantial evidence recognized for 5 minutes. Pelosi Schiff Thune there were many violations of this Pence Schrock Thurman [Mrs. BIGGERT addressed the House. treaty’s provisions. The GAO has un- Peterson (MN) Scott Tiahrt Her remarks will appear hereafter in Peterson (PA) Sensenbrenner Tiberi dertaken an investigation to get to the the Extensions of Remarks.] Petri Serrano Tierney heart of this important matter. This Phelps Sessions Toomey f Pickering Shadegg Towns situation cries out for justice. Pitts Shaw Traficant I urge all my colleagues to follow CONTINUING ESCALATION OF HIV Platts Shays Turner this study closely so we can bring jus- AND AIDS Pombo Sherman Udall (CO) tice to this issue. Pomeroy Sherwood Udall (NM) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Portman Shimkus Upton Mr. Speaker, February 2nd marks the 153d Price (NC) Shows Velazquez anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of previous order of the House, the gen- Pryce (OH) Simmons Visclosky Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Treaty of Guadalupe tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) is rec- Putnam Simpson Vitter Hidalgo ended the Mexican War, and ceded to ognized for 5 minutes. Quinn Sisisky Walden Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Radanovich Skeen Walsh the United States what is now California, Ari- Rahall Skelton Wamp zona and New Mexico. The Treaty also recog- as we reconvene the Congress, as we Ramstad Slaughter Waters nized U.S. claims over Texas, with the Rio begin to deal with the various issues Rangel Smith (MI) Watkins which affect our Nation and our coun- Regula Smith (NJ) Watt (NC) Grande as its southern boundary. Rehberg Smith (TX) Watts (OK) In turn, the United States paid Mexico try and our world, I thought I would Reyes Smith (WA) Waxman $15,000,000, and among other things, agreed take some time this morning to high- Reynolds Snyder Weiner to recognize prior land grants issued by Spain light one of those; and it has to do with Riley Solis Weldon (FL) the continuing escalation of HIV and Rivers Souder Weldon (PA) and Mexico to individuals, communities, and Roemer Spence Weller indigenous pueblo people. Thus, during the 50 AIDS. Rogers (MI) Spratt Wexler years that followed the signing, numerous pro- As a matter of fact, I was looking at Rohrabacher Stark Whitfield a report that suggests that, in the first Ros-Lehtinen Stearns Wicker cedures were developed to evaluate and vali- Ross Stenholm Wilson date the land grants. detailed study to target some of the Rothman Strickland Wolf However, the change in sovereignty in 1848 AIDS epidemic’s overlooked victims, Roukema Stump Woolsey brought together two different legal systems— researchers in Chicago reported Mon- Roybal-Allard Stupak Wu day that fully 30 percent of young gay Royce Sununu Wynn the Spanish/Mexican and the Anglo-American. Rush Sweeney Young (FL) These competing legal systems resulted in the African-American men are infected Ryan (WI) Tancredo inability of the United States to properly recog- with HIV. NOT VOTING—19 nize and honor the role that custom played in The infection rate for gay blacks was twice that of any other ethnic group, a Baird Clement Moakley preserving the lands and waters in accordance Becerra Doolittle Morella with Spanish and Mexican law. finding that shocked some experts de- Bono Evans Rodriguez Mr. Speaker, this along with other facts, spite the already well-documented ra- Buyer Greenwood Rogers (KY) suggests that the manner in which these pri- cial gap in AIDS cases. Calvert Grucci Young (AK) Cannon Istook vate and communal land grants were evalu- ‘‘This is a disturbing and frightening Capito Meehan ated by the U.S. Courts and by Congress, did number, and something should be done not satisfy the obligations assumed by the about it,’’ said Linda Valleroy, an epi- b 1059 United States when we signed the treaty. To demiologist at the Centers for Disease So (two-thirds having voted in favor address this issue, the GAO has embarked on Control and Prevention, who led the thereof) the rules were suspended and a study of whether the United States fulfilled six-city survey of gay men in their the bill was passed. its obligations under the Treaty of Guadalupe- twenties. The results were outlined The result of the vote was announced Hidalgo with regard to land grants made by Monday at the 8th Annual Retrovirus as above recorded. Spain and Mexico. I am pleased that the initial Conference being held in Chicago this A motion to reconsider was laid on exposure draft was recently completed, and I week. the table. believe that this ongoing study is a proper The new figures reflect a troubling Stated for: step in addressing the numerous issues re- reality for gay black men who may not Mr. GRUCCI. Mr. Speaker, due to the death garding the Treaty and its implementation. have enough income to live in the of my mother-in-law, Mrs. Carmella Fierro, I Mr. Speaker, the issues that have evolved largely white gay enclaves where AIDS was unable to participate in today’s recorded from the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe health centers are located. Such prob- vote. However, I would have voted in the af- Hidalgo center on the concept of fairness and lems are amplified, gay advocates say, firmative on the suspension bill on today’s justice. Thus, I ask that all Americans ac- by lingering rifts over homosexuality agenda: H.R. 132 to designate the facility of knowledge the 153d anniversary of the Treaty within the African-American commu- the United States Postal Service located at of Guadalupe Hidalgo, by recognizing the nity itself. 620 Jacaranda Street in Lanai City, Hawaii, as many issues that remain to be properly ad- For example, and I quote, ‘‘I am an the ‘‘Goro Hokama Post Office Building.’’ dressed in order to assure a fair evaluation of African-American gay man living with Ms. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. the land grant claims. HIV. In some people’s eyes, I’m damned 11, I was not present due to erroneous infor- f several times over,’’ said Frank mation. Had I been present, I would have Oldham, Jr., who is the assistant com- SPECIAL ORDERS voted ‘‘yea.’’ missioner of AIDS public policy at the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. MIL- f Chicago Department of Health. LER of Florida). Under the Speaker’s Previous AIDS surveys tended to ENSURING FAIRNESS AND JUS- announced policy of January 3, 2001, focus on members of the white popu- TICE WITH REGARD TO TREATY and under a previous order of the lation, Valleroy said, in part because OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO House, the following Members will be the researchers sampled gay neighbor- (Mr. UDALL of New Mexico asked recognized for 5 minutes each. hoods where relatively few blacks live, and was given permission to address f men who frequented gay bars, clubs, the House for 1 minute and to revise The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a restaurants and coffee houses. and extend his remarks.) previous order of the House, the gen- Valleroy’s team succeed in recruiting Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. tleman from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) is rec- 408 gay black men for the survey, about Speaker, I rise to recognize an impor- ognized for 5 minutes. 17 percent of the total. Moreover, no