Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement about the bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act recently signed into law by President Biden: “Growing up, my school had to create a special program so I could “earn” my lunch,” said Senator Hirono. “I knew even as a young girl that it...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) convened a roundtable conversation with member organizations of the Hawaii Department of Health’s Sexual and Gender (SGM) Minority Working Group to discuss the services they offer and the challenges facing the communities they serve. As Pride month comes to a close, Senator Hirono...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined a letter signed by 34 of her Democratic colleagues urging President Biden to take “bold action” to protect the right to abortion. The letter, led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to abortion: “Today is a horrific day in America. The Supreme Court was confronted with a fundamental question: who should have...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today voted to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, legislation that would take meaningful steps to make communities safer from the epidemic of gun violence. The Senate passed this legislation—which now heads to the House where it is...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced legislation to study designating Kaena Point on Oahu as a National Heritage Area. The bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study assessing the feasibility of designating certain land on the westernmost tip of Oahu as the Kaena Point National Heritage Area. A...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, blocked Republicans from advancing the anti-transgender Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, legislation to ban transgender women and girls from participating in sports consistent with their gender. In her remarks on the Senate floor,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) delivered remarks at a portrait unveiling for the late Congresswoman Patsy Mink at the U.S. Capitol on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX becoming law. Senator Hirono celebrated the life and legacy of Congresswoman Patsy Mink, who introduced and championed Title IX. In honor of her...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, hosted a roundtable with patients from across the country to hear directly about how Roe and the right to abortion have shaped their...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, led 12 of their colleagues in calling on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to address inconsistent implementation of the 3-1-1 Liquids Rule Exemption travel policy for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA), today introduced the My Body, My Data Act, legislation to protect personal reproductive health data by minimizing the information collected and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined 32 of her Senate colleagues, in a letter led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), to extend child nutrition waivers ahead of their expiration and enact a robust set of child nutrition priorities in any upcoming legislative vehicles. As school summer break is already underway in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today secured several key priorities for Hawaii and the U.S. military during the Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The provisions Hirono secured deliver robust investment in Hawaii,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, voted to pass the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to expand VA health care for veterans with health conditions related to burn pit...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered remarks in two subcommittee markups for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) reiterating her support for the closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility on Oahu, and highlighting the need to support...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined nine of her colleagues in introducing legislation to make registering to vote easier for all Americans. The Register America to Vote Act, led by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), would require every state to create a system to register all eligible...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Joseph R. Biden signed into law legislation brought to the Senate floor by Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), to establish a commission to study the creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture. Amid a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, the creation of such a museum would help...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in introducing the Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act, which would transition the nontactical fleet of the Department of Defense (DoD) to electric or other zero-emission vehicles. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) delivered remarks in support of child care investments during a press conference with parents, child care advocates, and other members of Congress. Senator Hirono emphasized the importance of making high-quality child care both affordable and accessible, and also highlighted the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, delivered floor remarks in support of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to expand VA health care for veterans with health...