Honolulu Record, August 19, 1948, vol. 1 no. 3, p. 8
"In the first place, it is my opinion that while spokesmen for big business in Hawaii voice approval for statehood, there is underground opposition to statehood on the part of the moneyed interests here. That, it seems to me, can be readily understood.
"Certain corporations here now have connections in Washington which keep them continually in touch with matters that affect their interests in any way. These connections are on the spot and can advise their employers in Hawaii how the wind is going to blow before, you might say, it has started blowing. Under a territorial form of government such as we have it is much easier for these interests to be represented in Washington than it is for the people of Hawaii to be represented there."