Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI) released the following statement after the National Institute of Standards and Technology announced it would be reinstating funding for INNOVATE Hawaii, a Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) led 117 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. expressing strong opposition to the department’s...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led 13 of their colleagues in a letter to President Trump condemning his unlawful invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The letter follows the Supreme Court’s recent decision to only allow...

~ Photos and video of press conference are available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) reintroduced the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bicameral legislation to guarantee the right of public sector employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain...

Senators: “These are grave mistakes that will support sanctions evasion, drug trafficking, scams, and child sexual exploitation.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) led a group of 29 senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate Title X family planning funding in 23 states, including Hawaii, after the agency began withholding grants that...

~ Following Secretary Collins’ abrupt cancellation of program helping tens of thousands of veterans stay in their homes, Democratic lawmakers call on Collins to reverse his decision, avoid foreclosing on veterans ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)...

~ The GOSAFE Act and BUMP Act would protect communities from gun violence, while safeguarding Americans’ constitutional right to own a firearm for legitimate self-defense, hunting, and sporting purposes ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and other Senate colleagues in introducing the Gas-Operated...

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and 6 colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., sounding the alarm on troubling reports that HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) and 20 Senate colleagues in demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins immediately exempt VA employees from President Trump’s recent...

~ As Trump Trade War bludgeons U.S. economy, the Administration’s action undermines decades of investment in manufacturing resilience ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined 14 of her colleagues in a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding answers regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel...

~ Photos of Sen. Hirono’s meeting are available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) met with leaders from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA) to discuss how the Trump Administration’s attacks on K-12 public education have impacted students, educators, and families who...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), and 20 colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the firing of the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of U.S. Cyber...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution led by Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, designating April 2025 as “National Native Plant Month.” The bipartisan resolution was also led by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and recognizes the importance of native plants to...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced amendments to Senate Republicans’ budget resolution, which would pay for trillions in tax cuts for billionaires by gutting federal programs that many Americans rely on, including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and more. Senator Hirono’s 30 amendments would protect these...

Lawmakers: “We strongly urge you to reconsider these devastating cuts and instead work to ensure that SAMHSA and the American people have the resources they need to fully address their mental and behavioral health concerns.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and 11 colleagues in sending a letter...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 26 of her colleagues in introducing The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025, legislation to provide unaccompanied children with legal representation for their court when they appear in proceedings before an immigration judge. This comes...

Lawmakers: “These actions undermine America’s longstanding commitment to humanitarian protection and place thousands of vulnerable individuals—many of whom served alongside U.S. armed forces—at grave risk” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), and 17 of...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) led 16 of their colleagues in introducing the Impact Aid Infrastructure Partnership Act, legislation that would provide a total of $1 billion over four years for Impact Aid Construction Grants to address the...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement expressing her condolences over the passing of Mary Matayoshi: “Like so many people across Hawaii, I’m mourning the loss of Mary Matayoshi, a devoted educator and beloved community leader. Mary dedicated her life in service to Hawaii’s communities and worked hard...