Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement on the passing of Madeleine Albright: “As the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright proudly represented our country as a champion of human rights and democracy. Secretary Albright immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and John Kennedy (R-LA) in reintroducing legislation to prioritize broadband access for small businesses. The Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), released the following statement on the 12-year anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law: “Twelve years after it was signed into law, the Affordable Care Act continues to help provide Americans the care they need to stay healthy. Thanks...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating April 2022 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. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks on the first day of the committee’s hearing to consider the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. In her remarks, Senator Hirono...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined thirteen Senate colleagues in urging President Biden to include $4 billion in homeless assistance grants in his Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget so the country can make additional progress towards sheltering unhoused people and ending homelessness. “Nationwide, nearly...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), released the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the devastating shootings at three Asian-owned spas in the Atlanta area that killed eight people, six of whom were Asian women: “One year after the horrific spa shootings in Atlanta, the increased rise in...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, applauded the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) decision to extend the deferment period for the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, a move she called for last week in a letter to the SBA. The COVID EIDL...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of President Biden signing the American Rescue Plan (ARP): “The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected communities in Hawaii and across the country. The American Rescue Plan allocated crucial funding to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) questioned Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and General Paul LaCamera, Commander of the United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea on addressing the INDOPACOM fueling needs following...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), delivered remarks on the Senate floor thanking and recognizing abortion providers and clinic staff. In her speech, Senator Hirono spoke about how abortion providers enable their patients to make choices about their own bodies and futures...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono applauded the $686,429,000 in funding for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility water contamination crisis included in the fiscal year 2022 omnibus spending bill, which was unveiled this morning. In February, Senator Hirono helped secure $100 million in the must-pass continuing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on International Women’s Day, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) re-introduced the Women and Climate Change Act (WCCA) of 2022, which affirms the United States’ commitment to empowering women through economic development planning and international climate change policies. It also requires the development of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), and colleagues introduced the first congressional resolution to honor abortion providers and clinic staff. In addition to Sen. Hirono and Rep. Levin, Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), and Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Barbara Lee...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), along with Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA), introduced a resolution recognizing our country’s shameful history of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. The resolution reaffirms the relationships between the United States, the Republics of the Marshall...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement on the Department of Defense’s decision to close the Red Hill Fuel Facility located on Oahu, Hawaii: “I strongly support the Department of Defense’s decision to close the Red...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) urged Senators Carper (D-DE) and Capito (R-WV), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Senators Merkley (D-OR) and Murkowski (R-AK), Chair and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, to support her...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to the Department of Education, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) requested information about how the Department is utilizing funds from the American Rescue Plan to research and address the significant learning loss K-12 students have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the American Rescue Plan,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in introducing new legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for Americans. The Affordable Insulin Now Act will require Medicare plans and private group or individual plans to cap patients’ out-of-pocket costs for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced the nomination of 38 Hawaii students to U.S. military service academies for the Class of 2026. The academies now consider the students’ applications for final selections. “Every year, I have the honor of nominating some of Hawaii’s top students to the military...