Ed testifying before the House Government Reform Committee
on Hawai‘i's ice crisis. Ed told the subcommittee that “Hawai’i is at
war and  the enemy is ice."

"Talk Story" town hall meetings, Ed has held  150 plus

 throughout the Islands of Hawai‘i, Maui,
Moloka‘i, Lana‘i, O‘ahu, and Kaua‘i, as well as D.C., Fort Polk, LA, and Iraq.

With da Gang from Hawaii Army National Guard, B193rd Aviation, Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan.

Ed with Kanoelani Gibson, first runner-up in the
2003 Miss America competition.

Life in Washington involves many long hours conducting research
and consulting with individuals back home in Hawai‘i.

As a Member of Congress, Ed has the opportunity to meet outstanding young

leaders from Hawai‘i, such as Kelcie Suda, Prudential Spirit of Community
Award Winner from St. Anthony's High School in Wailuku, here with her parents.

Every year on Kamehameha Day, National Statuary Hall

is the scene of a ceremony in honor of King Kamehameha I.

2003 Kamehameha Day celebration, Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol.

Ed meets with the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Washington.

Pueo from Hualalai Academy in Kailua-Kona visits the Capitol.

Ed's responsibilities in D.C. include explaining to committees and
other Members the complicated challenges facing Hawai‘i.

Ed takes a quick break during a visit to Makawao to discuss education issues.

Ed is a member of the U.S.-Philipines Caucus where he addresses the issues affecting the nearly 140,000 Filipinos living in the 2nd Congressional District.

Ed with State Representatives Marilyn Lee and Hermina Morita

Ed with Tar Wars winner Cheyenne Macadangdang and her parents. The
mission of Tar Wars is to educate students about being tobacco-free, provide
them with the tools to make positive decisions regarding their health, and
promote personal responsibility for their well-being.

Ed flies home as often as he can to attend major community events,
such as the annual Filipino Fiesta at Queen Kapiolani Park.

It is Ed's goal to make Washington D.C. feel like your home away from home.

Because the 2nd Congressional District includes the Islands of Hawai‘i,
Maui, Moloka‘i, Lana‘i, O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, and Ni‘ihau, Ed has the honor of
working with elected officials from every county in Hawai‘i.

City shot from Washington, D.C.

How can you deny them? Alexandria and Erica Blanshan, both
of whom suffer from juvenile diabetes, came to lobby with their parents
for increased health research.

Congressman Case talkin' agriculture at the annual Makawao Rodeo.

A favorite activity: talking with visiting Hawai‘i kids in Ed's D.C. office.

 Since the inception of its Washington-based programs in 1971,
the Close Up Foundation has welcomed nearly 570,000 students, educators,
and other adults to the nation’s capital.  Here, Ed meets with Kapaa High School

 and La Pietra on the East Front of the Capitol. 

Ed serves on the Small Business Committee, which has jurisdiction over all
federal small business-specific efforts, including Small Business Administration
 (SBA) programs. This gives him the opportunity to explain Hawai‘i's challenges
to many national leaders in the small business community.

A rare weekend in D.C. working in the office