The Big Kahuna in Washington

I have a feeling that the majority of folks in Washington, D.C. don't even know what a Big Kahuna means, but TheHill.com reports today, click here, that Hawaii stands ready to become the "Big Kahuna" in Washington, delivered with a "Hawaiian Punch." They refer to the alignment of power shifts:

Senator Dan Inouye as the new chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Dan Akaka and Rep. Neil Abercrombie beginning to wield more legislative clout given their years of seniority, and Hawaii born Barack Obama, about to become the 44th President of the United States.