WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to President Biden raising concerns over reports that his Administration is considering a return to the ineffective and inhumane practice of detaining migrant families, after previously putting an end to family detention in December...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act, a bicameral bill that would help guarantee abortion coverage—without restrictions—for millions of Americans. With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and many states enacting...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, delivered remarks on the Senate floor speaking out against Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) ongoing hold on numerous military officer promotions,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) met with Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su, President Biden’s nominee to serve as the country’s next Secretary of Labor. After their meeting, Senator Hirono released the following statement:
“Throughout her career, Julie Su has been a champion for working people...
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on U.S. national security priorities during a full committee hearing. During her question line, Senator Hirono pressed Secretary Austin on the need for military infrastructure investments in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a letter with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, underscoring the serious national security imperatives tied to providing U.S. servicemembers access to protected leave for...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating April 2023 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. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating March 24, 2023 as “National Women of Color in Tech Day.” The proposed day of national recognition highlights the numerous important contributions women of color have made to the technology sector in the United States as well as...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned General Glen VanHerck, Commander of the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command, on the need for a robust, unified plan for missile defense of Hawaii during a full committee...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to clarify the Department’s parental leave policy and establish a consistent...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined eleven of her Senate colleagues in a letter to the Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Michael Barr, calling on him to exercise the Fed’s authority to apply stronger regulation and supervision to banks with assets totaling $100 to $250 billion. The letter was...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, convened a Subcommittee hearing to examine the relationship between the Department of Defense (DOD) and small businesses, and what more DOD can do to increase the number of small businesses they...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representatives Jill Tokuda (D-HI) and Ed Case (D-HI) introduced legislation to combat Rapid Ohia Death (ROD), which has killed more than a million Ohia trees in Hawaii since its discovery in 2014. The Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Hawaii Congressional delegation—U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI)—sent a letter to Charles “Chuck” Sams, Director of the National Park Service (NPS), urging the agency to prioritize its efforts to protect...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), questioned a panel of Department of Defense (DoD) officials about a proposed fifty percent cut to the cost of living allowance for military families in Hawaii during a SASC Personnel Subcommittee Hearing. During her line of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned a panel of experts about the impacts of a 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning a gun safety law and how this decision could increase the risk of gun violence in public and private spaces. During her line of questioning, Senator...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and John Boozman (R-AR), and Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Steve Womack (R-AR) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to restore access to a range of federal benefits for citizens of the Freely Associated States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), along with Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Cori Bush (D-MO), led 40 of their colleagues in reintroducing a bicameral congressional resolution honoring abortion providers and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led her colleagues in demanding answers from the Department of Defense (DoD) regarding its treatment of sensitive information known as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the...
Aloha,
After a busy start to the 118th Congress, it was great to be home in Hawaii. During the February State Work Period, I held several events focused on supporting small businesses, workforce development, and maritime construction. Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and I also hosted a roundtable discussion on the importance of expanding access to...