WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced the AuGmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-edge and Helpful (AG RESEARCH) Act, legislation to provide billions in funding to address deferred maintenance at U.S. schools of agriculture, including the University of Hawaii College of Tropical...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, met with the Acting Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, President Biden’s nominee to serve as the U.S. Navy’s next top officer. If confirmed, Adm. Franchetti...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) delivered remarks on the Senate floor marking one month since wildfires tore through Lahaina and Upcountry Maui. In her remarks, Senator Hirono spoke in remembrance of those who lost their lives, highlighted the Federal government’s...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced the nomination of Shanlyn A.S. Park to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Park was among those recommended to President Biden by Senators Hirono and Schatz, and a merit-based Federal Judicial Selection Commission.
“With decades...
HONOLULU, HI – Following calls from 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), President Biden sent an updated request to Congress to increase the supplemental Disaster Relief Fund by $4 billion, bringing the new request total to $16 billion.
“The President said he...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI) urged U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur M. Jaddou to continue and expand efforts to assist members of the immigrant community who have been impacted by the wildfires on Maui.
“As you...
HONOLULU, HI – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced the nomination of Micah Smith to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Smith was among those recommended to President Biden by Senators Hirono and Schatz, and a merit-based Federal Judicial Selection Commission.
“Micah Smith is an...
HONOLULU, HI – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI), U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Governor Josh Green, M.D., and Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke announced that the Federal Communications Commission has temporarily waived certain eligibility rules to ensure that people receiving federal disaster...
HONOLULU, HI – Ahead of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra’s visit to Maui tomorrow, 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) called on the Secretary to take additional federal actions to support mental health, child care, and...
HONOLULU, HI – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, spoke with Vice Admiral John Wade, commander of the Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH), ahead of the repacking of the Red Hill pipelines. Repacking the pipelines is the next...
HONOLULU, HI – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will award $1.3 million to the State of Hawaii to support people who were already experiencing homelessness—those living in an emergency shelter, transitional housing, or a place not meant for human habitation—or at...
HONOLULU, HI – As devastating wildfires on Maui and Hawaii Island continue to burn, 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) urged President Biden to act swiftly to make all federal resources available and approve any request for a presidential disaster...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) led seven of their Senate colleagues in urging Perrigo, the manufacturer of Opill, to follow through on its commitment to make the contraceptive “affordable and accessible” by releasing a low and affordable retail...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the U.S. Senate, securing several key priorities for Hawaii and the U.S. military. As...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Senate Judiciary Committee, joined her colleagues in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch an investigation into Shell, ExxonMobil, and potentially other fossil fuel companies to determine whether their...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support of Julie Su, Acting Secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor. In her remarks, Senator Hirono expressed her strong support for Su’s nomination and emphasized the Acting Secretary’s track record of bringing labor and...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), 28 colleagues in the Senate, and nearly 150 colleagues in the House of Representatives in introducing legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2028.
Estimated to benefit nearly 28 million workers, or 19 percent of the working...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led seven of her Democratic colleagues on the Committee in calling on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to help end Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) reckless hold on more than 260 military promotions.
“Since...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined the Hawaii delegation in introducing the Red Hill Impact Act, bipartisan legislation to collect data, study, and help better understand the long-term health impacts of those exposed to water contamination from the Red Hill fuel leak.
“The Red Hill fuel leaks impacted and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a full Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) voted to advance the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act out of committee. The bill, which Senator Hirono is an original cosponsor, would require the Supreme Court to adopt an enforceable code of ethics....