today, foreigners from other countries, such as mongolia, russia and georgia have attained higher rankings and remarkable acclaim in this most ancient of japanese sports. i urge my colleagues to support this recognition of jesse kuhaulua, a true ambassador of the aloha spirit. i yield back the balance of my time. mr. faleomavaega: mr. the gentlelady yield? ms. hirono: yes, i will yield. mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i want to commend and thank my good friend my colleague from hawaii from sharing with us her statement concerning these outstanding athletes. maybe and ode to my colleagues in the house, just to give you and indication of what these gentlemen looks like, tack yamminga, he was 6'4" and weighed 350 pounds at the height of his ability -- takamiyama, he was 6'4" and weighed 350 pounds at the height of his ability. akebono, chad rowan, is about 6'8" and weighed almost 500 pounds. and so was musashimaru, both yokozuna, which is the highest level of the championship in japanese sumo wrestling. and musashimaru, who was about 6'4", weighed almost 500 pounds as well. don't be misled by