Press Releases

~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...

Senators: “[These findings] underscore an urgent need for oversight of the private lending market as these companies prepare to cash in on the Administration’s agenda.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and 21 colleagues in launching the Federal Workforce Caucus. The members are launching this caucus to bolster efforts to protect federal workers and strengthen merit-based federal civil service...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC) Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 11 colleagues, including the rest of the SVAC Democratic senators, in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement after voting to pass legislation to fund critical government agencies, avert a partial government shutdown, and give Congress a two-week opportunity to negotiate guardrails to rein in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and the rest of their Democratic colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to heed the calls of career prosecutors and open a civil rights investigation into the death of Ms. Renee Good, who was fatally shot by U.S....

~ Legislation would help strengthen credibility and accuracy of hate crime reporting from law enforcement agencies ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act (IRPHA), legislation that would help strengthen the credible and accurate reporting of...

Senators: “At the very least, you had a glaring conflict of interest and should have recused yourself.” ~ Letter follows ProPublica investigation into Deputy AG Blanche’s crypto holdings ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) led three of their colleagues in a letter to...

~ Photos of the Senator’s education roundtable can be found here ~ ~ Photos of the Senator’s visits to schools on Oahu can be found here ~ ~ Photos of the Senator’s visit to Big Brothers Big Sisters can be found here ~ ~ Photos of the Senator’s visits to local businesses can be found here ~ HONOLULU, HI – Last week, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI),...

~ Hawaii’s only national cemetery has been functionally closed for in-ground burials since 1991 and is expected to stop accepting cremated remains by 2036 ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI) led the introduction of the Hawaii National Cemetery Act, legislation that would...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced the nomination of 29 Hawaii students to U.S. military service academies for the Class of 2030. The nominees will advance for consideration by each academy’s director of admissions. “Each year, Hawaii students from all walks of life apply to our military service academies with...

Lawmakers: “This unnecessary termination of education funding is alarming families, disrupting carefully-planned programs that support children, and jeopardizing services for thousands of students in underserved communities.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senate Democratic Leader...

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 on U.S. military action in Venezuela: “Nicolas Maduro should be held accountable for his actions, but Donald Trump's unilateral decision to overthrow his regime does nothing to make our country...

Lawmakers: “Rather than using this audit as a pretense to unfairly attack a program with which you have an ideological disagreement, it is our hope that you will refocus on the goals of the 8(a) Program to make sure it continues to support socially and economically disadvantaged businesses—as intended.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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 on the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel’s recently-released opinion questioning the constitutionality of Native Hawaiian- and other Minority-Serving...