Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury has approved $62 million in federal funding for Hawaii small businesses through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The funding, which was included in the American...

Washington, D.C. –Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bob Casey (D-PA) and 30 of their Democratic colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to immediately assign a coordinator within the White House on infant formula to address the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill brought to the floor by Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) establishing 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 promote understanding...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) to name the Advanced Leeward Outpatient Health Care Access (ALOHA) VA clinic currently under construction on Oahu after the late former Hawaii Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka – who first spearheaded the project...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined six of her Senate colleagues in introducing a new version of the Twenty-First Century Court Act to promote accountability and increase transparency in the federal courts. The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act was marked...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Expanding America’s Pacific Diplomatic Presence Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation to enhance the United States’ presence in the Pacific Island region by studying the feasibility of creating new U.S. diplomatic posts in Pacific...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) today voted to advance the Women’s Health Protection Act, legislation to codify Roe v. Wade in federal law. After Republican Senators blocked the legislation from advancing, Senator Hirono released the following statement: “Today’s vote on the Women’s Health...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging them to expedite their efficient and thorough investigation of Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis facility, as families across the country continue to suffer the consequences of the supply-chain crisis....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) voted to confirm Alvaro Bedoya as a Federal Trade Commissioner. His confirmation to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) breaks a seven-month-long 2-2 partisan split at the FTC, giving Democrats a majority to carry out the FTC’s consumer protection mission. “With prices...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor emphasizing the need to protect abortion rights in response to the draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade. In her remarks, Senator Hirono called out the Republican party’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Steve Daines (R-MT) in introducing a resolution designating May 5th as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The resolution aims to raise awareness, honor Indigenous people who are missing or murdered, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy, questioned Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the Department of Energy’s efforts to lower energy costs for families and expand access to clean, affordable, and reliable energy in a full Committee hearing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement to commemorate the start of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: “Every May, our country recognizes and celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to highlight the significant contributions Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecutions (SHIIP) Act to remove sexual harassment from the military chain of command. The bill...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) led 10 of their Senate colleagues in submitting comments in support of the Biden Administration’s proposal to better support immigrants by updating the “public charge” regulation. The Biden Administration’s proposed...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, convened a subcommittee hearing to examine investment priorities for the Navy and Marine Corps for fiscal year 2023 (FY23). In the hearing, she questioned Navy and Marine Corps leadership about budget priorities including...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) held events on Hawaii Island focused on lowering costs for working families and investing in Hawaii communities. Amid rising costs around the world, Senator Hirono and her Democratic colleagues are doing everything in their power to lower costs for families. Senate Democrats have taken...

HONOLULU, HI – Today, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) held a roundtable discussion with members of the American Diabetes Association Hawaii Chapter on the need to address the rising cost of insulin and other prescription drugs. Last month, Senator Hirono co-sponsored the Affordable Insulin Now Act, legislation to limit out-of-pocket cost of...

HONOLULU, HI – Today, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) visited Kalihi Kai Elementary School to meet with Hawaii Department of Education officials and discuss the need to extend flexibilities that have allowed schools to continue feeding students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, Senator Hirono co-sponsored legislation to extend these...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and SASC Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) toured the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility on Oahu and met with Servicemembers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. During the tour, they received an update on the Department of Defense’s...