Press Releases

~ Video of Sen. Hirono’s floor speech is available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) took to the Senate floor to express her gratitude to educators in Hawaii and across the country in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-May 9, 2025) and condemn Donald Trump’s attacks on the U.S. Department of Education (ED)...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Grace Meng (D-NY), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), introduced a bicameral, bipartisan resolution to mark May 2025 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. The resolution recognizes the...

~ Legislation would provide fair Medicare reimbursements, help retain and recruit health care providers ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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) reintroduced bicameral legislation that would help strengthen and protect health care for seniors in...

Lawmakers: “To take the position that January 6 insurrectionists should now receive refunds is unacceptable.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and 5 colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, strongly objecting to the U.S....

~ Legislation would protect small businesses throughout the country and provide relief from increasing prices ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Ed Markey (D-MA) have introduced the Small Business Liberation...

~ Legislation follows reports of President Trump’s crypto-related conflicts of interest ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and 16 colleagues in introducing the End Crypto Corruption Act, legislation that would crack down on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and 21 colleagues to mark May 5, 2025 as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls passed the U.S. Senate last night. The resolution raises awareness, honors Indigenous people...

~ 42 lawmakers write to RFK Jr. demanding answers on Trump admin’s actions undermining Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to eliminate the program ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and 39 colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary Robert F....

~ Legislation would authorize funding for programs to increase the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) and Shontel Brown (D-OH) led 18 of their colleagues in reintroducing the bicameral Women...

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-CA), and 260 colleagues in reintroducing the bicameral Equality Act, in an effort to push back against escalated attacks from the Trump Administration, MAGA Republicans, and state...

~ Photos of the Senator’s meeting with HSTA members can be found here ~ ~ Photos of the Senator’s visit to Waianae Elementary School can be found here ~ HONOLULU, HI – As President Trump takes steps to abolish the Department of Education (ED) and attack public education, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) hosted multiple events in Hawaii focused on...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement after Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced he would not be seeking re-election in 2026: “I have had the honor of working with Dick Durbin through my time in the Senate—not solely in his role as whip, but especially through our time together on the Senate...

WASHINGTON, DC – 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 after the National Institute of Standards and Technology announced it would be reinstating funding for INNOVATE Hawaii, a Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) led 117 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. expressing strong opposition to the department’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and 43 colleagues in sending an open letter to the American public warning that Congressional Republicans are trying to take food away from hungry families in order to give tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. After promising to...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led 13 of their colleagues in a letter to President Trump condemning his unlawful invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The letter follows the Supreme Court’s recent decision to only allow...

~ Photos and video of press conference are available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) reintroduced the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bicameral legislation to guarantee the right of public sector employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Gary Peters (D-MI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and 10 colleagues in sending a letter to White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and Office of Personnel Management Acting Director...

~ Leaked Agricultural Research Service memo contains a sweeping list of banned words, including “climate,” “affordable housing,” and “safe drinking water” ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), and U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), and 22...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced a resolution commemorating “National Library Week” and honoring library workers throughout the country.   “From accessing books to providing safe spaces for people to work and learn, the resources that libraries provide are...