Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) in introducing new legislation creating a process to recover taxpayer dollars paid to presidents through settlements or judgments resulting from undue influence or coercion from the White House. The introduction...

Senator Hirono: “These exhibits, and others like them, reflect some of the darkest stains on our country’s history. That’s precisely why it’s so important we continue to talk about them. It is by preserving history that we prevent ourselves from repeating the more egregious parts of our past.” ~ Video of Senator Hirono’s floor speech can be found...

Full video of the press conference is available HERE | Photos are available HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) held a press conference to mark one year of Donald Trump’s all-out attack on the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Senator Hirono was joined by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD),...

Senators: “Any gap in Title X funding could result in over two million patients losing access to contraception and preventative care, worsen maternal health outcomes, and increase sexually transmitted infections.” WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Angus King (I-ME) led 36 colleagues in sending a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Gary Peters (D-MI), and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) led over 30 of their colleagues in reintroducing a bicameral resolution honoring abortion providers and staff by designating March 10, 2026 as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.” The Abortion Provider Appreciation...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement on the passing of her friend and former colleague, Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa: “I am saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and former colleague Colleen Hanabusa. The first woman to lead either chamber of Hawaii’s state legislature, Colleen was...

~ Watch Senator Hirono’s Opening Remarks Here ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Ranking member of the Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, questioned the vice chiefs of all five military services and the Director of Capabilities and Management from the U.S Government Accountability...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after voting to advance Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) War Powers Resolution, which would block President Trump from using further military force against Iran. “Just days after Trump dragged our country...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the Department’s excessive use of force and repeated lies to the American people during a full committee hearing. “We’ve all seen pictures and videos of ICE...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today. U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI,) a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s announcement of U.S. military strikes in Iran: “The President’s unilateral decision to strike Iran for purposes of regime change is a clear violation of the...

~Watch Senator Hirono’s Remarks HERE~ WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI,) took to the Senate floor to celebrate Mahina Olelo Hawaii, Hawaiian Language Month. Ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Hirono celebrated Native language revitalization, highlighting the importance of Native communities in telling the story of our...

~ Video of the full forum can be found here and photos can be found here ~ ~ Video of Senator Hirono’s opening remarks can be found here ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) held a spotlight forum titled, “ED’s Attacks on Minority Students: Defunding Programs, Limiting Opportunities,” which highlighted the U.S. Department of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Ed Markey (D-MA), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) introduced the Strengthening Place-based Access, Resources, and Knowledge (SPARK) Act to spur entrepreneurship and increase access for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement after the President’s State of the Union Address: “Tonight, Donald Trump spewed more lies in an attempt to distract from the chaos, cruelty, corruption, and incompetence that have come to define his second term. In Hawaii and across the country, families...

~VIDEO OF SENATOR HIRONO’S LINE OF QUESTIONING HERE~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under questioning from Senator Mazie K. Hirono’s (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), top enlisted leaders from each of the armed services, along with the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Committees on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Judiciary, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled against Trump’s global tariffs. “For the past year, Trump’s tariffs have wreaked havoc on small businesses and driven up...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined HELP Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and 23 of their Senate colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to immediately reverse the Trump...

~ Recent events demonstrate Trump Administration’s deliberate attempt to target unaccompanied minors ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and 8 colleagues in writing a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Health and...

~Photos are available here ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined her Democratic Congressional colleagues in welcoming nineteen Buddhist Monks as they finished their 2,300 mile-long Walk for Peace. “I’m glad to welcome the Venerable Monks who have traveled thousands of miles to spread their message.” said Senator Hirono....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), and over 95 colleagues in introducing a bicameral bill that would target new federal infrastructure funding to help local school districts address school building and modernization needs. The Rebuild America’s Schools Act of...