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  1. July 31, 2020

    Hirono, Murray, and Colleagues to McConnell: Immigrants Are Essential and Deserve Support in Coronavirus Relief Legislation
    WASHINGTON D C Today Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii and Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray D Wash led a letter with 25 of their colleagues urging Majority Leader McConnell to support tax paying...

  2. July 29, 2020

    Hirono Joins Colleagues to Urge Senate Leadership to Include Health Care Privacy Legislation in Next COVID-19 Relief Legislation
    WASHINGTON D C Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii joined a letter led by Senators Mark Warner D Va and Richard Blumenthal D Conn to Senate leadership urging them to protect Americans private COVID 19 health data by including the Public Health Emer...

  3. July 29, 2020

    Hirono Announces Nearly $3.2 Million For Native Hawaiian Serving Educational Institutions
    WASHINGTON D C Today Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii announced nearly 3 2 million in federal funding for Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions in Hawaii including Chaminade University the University of Hawaii at Hilo UH Hilo UH Maui College Ho...

  4. July 25, 2020

    Hirono Statement on Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Hawaii in Advance of Hurricane Douglas
    WASHINGTON D C Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii issued the following statement on the President s approval of an emergency declaration for Hawaii in advance of Hurricane Douglas Federal State and County officials are working in concert t...

  5. July 24, 2020

    Hirono, Colleagues Highlight Exclusion of Small Farmers in Farmers to Families Food Box Program
    WASHINGTON D C Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii led six of her Senate colleagues in a letter to U S Department of Agriculture USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue expressing alarm that the USDA has excluded small and mid sized farmers from participating in...

  6. July 24, 2020

    Following Hirono-led Advocacy, IG Will Review DOJ’s Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters in Lafayette Square and Portland
    WASHINGTON D C Today following advocacy from Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii the Department of Justice DOJ Inspector General IG announced it will investigate DOJ s use of force on peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square and Portland Oregon ...

  7. July 23, 2020

    Hirono-Backed Barbers Point Provision Included in Senate-Passed NDAA
    WASHINGTON D C Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii announced that she secured a provision in the Senate passed Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act NDAA that will support community development of former Naval Air Station NAS Barbers P...

  8. July 2, 2020

    As Another Month of Rent is Due, Senator Hirono Cosponsors Bill to Extend Nationwide Eviction Moratorium
    WASHINGTON D C Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii cosponsored the Protecting Renters from Eviction and Fees Act legislation introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren D Mass to extend and expand the federal eviction moratorium for renters set out in the ...

  9. July 1, 2020

    Hirono Demands Commerce Department Stop Obstructing Release of Inspector General Report on “Sharpiegate” Controversy
    WASHINGTON D C Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii called on the Department of Commerce to stop obstructing the release of the Inspector General IG Peggy Gustafson s report into the politicization of science during Hurricane Dorian in September 2019 ...

  10. June 30, 2020

    Hirono Announces $8.9 Million Grant for Kauai and Hawaii Counties to Provide Rural Transit Service During Coronavirus Pandemic
    WASHINGTON D C Today Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii announced that the Federal Transit Administration FTA awarded the Hawaii Department of Transportation HDOT 8 9 million to support rural transit service in Kauai and Hawaii counties during the ...