Crabbe addresses the press

Flanked by an impressive assortment of community leaders, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Pouhana Kamana‘opono Crabbe addressed the press Monday regarding the Crabbe-Kerry letter. He emphasized that he was doing his due diligence as OHA CEO, and that he had given OHA chair Colette Machado notice of his letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Following Dr. Crabbe’s remarks, Dr. Kamana Beamer announced that the petition supporting Crabbe had surpassed 1,100 signatures.

Machado was not present at the press conference.

Here’s the full audio: