Not all Hawai'i representatives and Senator's signed letters opposing expansion of the moniment. In fact, many supported it or didn't weigh in. At least one legislator, who initially opposed the proposed expansion changed his mind and ended up supporting it once fishing areas near Nihoa and Necker - important to day-boat fishers mostly from Kaua'i and Ni'ihau - were excluded from the proposal.

Furthermore, hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people supported expansion, including Native Hawaiian practitioners, fishers, scientists, environmental professionals, educators, youth (it's their future, remember?), residents, and visitors in addition to elected officials, including President Obama, Senator Schatz, Senator Hirono, and Governor Ige. Hardly "dictatorial abuse."