Sen. Hirono to VA: “Native Hawaiians Should Never Be An Afterthought”

Today at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) hearing about Native veterans, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono pressed officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to always include Native Hawaiian veterans when discussing and developing policies to better support Native veterans. Additionally, Senator Hirono questioned the VA officials on steps they are taking to address the disproportionately high levels of homelessness that Native Hawaiian veterans experience.