Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined a bipartisan group of women Senators in sending a letter to President Biden, urging his administration to take action in response to the Taliban’s decision to renege on a commitment to allow Afghan girls to return to secondary school. The Senators wrote, “While we are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) today announced the promotion of Coti Haia to Chief of Staff. “I am proud to announce that Coti Haia will serve as my Chief of Staff,” said Senator Hirono. “Coti has been an invaluable member of my team, most recently serving as my Deputy Chief of Staff in Washington,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced that the state of Hawaii will receive $3,641,796 in federal funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), which provides grants for households with low incomes to save money by increasing the energy efficiency of their homes. The funding comes from the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) questioned Dr. Siddharth Mohandas, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, Mark Lambert, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Keone Nakoa, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement applauding the inclusion of $1 billion in funding for Red Hill in President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 (FY23) budget proposal, which was released earlier this week. The proposed funding comes in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and more than 20 of their colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court demanding answers regarding Justice Thomas’s potential...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks at Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s weekly press conference in support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Senator Hirono commended...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a series of videos sharing her thoughts on the Committee’s hearings this week to consider the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. In the videos, Senator Hirono...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) led the entire Hawaii Congressional Delegation in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend pandemic-related child nutrition waivers through September 30, 2023. The waivers have provided school districts and nonprofit organizations with the flexibility they need to keep...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement upon conclusion of the Committee’s hearings to consider the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. “Throughout...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Jon Tester (D-MT), John Boozman (R-AR), and Susan Collins (R-ME) to expand veterans’ access to high-quality breast cancer screening and lifesaving cancer care. This legislation now moves to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Taliban’s decision to renege on its promise to open schools to Afghan girls above the sixth grade, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following joint statement with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK),...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement on the passing of Madeleine Albright: “As the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright proudly represented our country as a champion of human rights and democracy. Secretary Albright immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and John Kennedy (R-LA) in reintroducing legislation to prioritize broadband access for small businesses. The Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), released the following statement on the 12-year anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law: “Twelve years after it was signed into law, the Affordable Care Act continues to help provide Americans the care they need to stay healthy. Thanks...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating April 2022 as “National Native Plant Month” and recognizing the importance of native plants to environmental conservation and restoration, as well as in supporting a diversity of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks on the first day of the committee’s hearing to consider the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. In her remarks, Senator Hirono...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined thirteen Senate colleagues in urging President Biden to include $4 billion in homeless assistance grants in his Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget so the country can make additional progress towards sheltering unhoused people and ending homelessness. “Nationwide, nearly...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), released the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the devastating shootings at three Asian-owned spas in the Atlanta area that killed eight people, six of whom were Asian women: “One year after the horrific spa shootings in Atlanta, the increased rise in...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, applauded the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) decision to extend the deferment period for the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, a move she called for last week in a letter to the SBA. The COVID EIDL...