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  1. February 7, 2019

    Hirono Urges Swift Passage of Bipartisan Public Lands Package that Includes Critical Hawaii Priorities
    WASHINGTON D C Today Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii took to the Senate floor to urge the swift passage of S 47 the Natural Resources Management Act The sweeping bipartisan public lands package includes among other critical Hawaii priorities a per...

  2. February 1, 2019

    Hirono, Reed, Brown Propose $100 Billion Investment to Rebuild and Repair America’s Schools
    WASHINGTON D C Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii joined Senators Jack Reed D R I Sherrod Brown D Ohio and 16 of their colleagues to unveil new legislation aimed at improving school infrastructure in the United States The bill the Rebuild America s...

  3. January 30, 2019

    Hirono, Murkowski, Coons, Gardner, Takano Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Award Fred Korematsu the Congressional Gold Medal
    WASHINGTON D C On what would have been his 100th Birthday Senators Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii Lisa Murkowski R Alaska Chris Coons D Del and Cory Gardner R Colo and Representative Mark Takano D Calif introduced bicameral legislation to award Fred...

  4. January 29, 2019

    Hirono Continues to Fight to Ensure Federal Contract Workers Hurt by Shutdown Receive Paychecks
    WASHINGTON D C Today Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii joined 32 BJ SEIU union members and several of her colleagues including Senators Tina Smith D Minn Richard Blumenthal D Conn Ed Markey D Mass and Chris Van Hollen D Md to urge the passage ...

  5. January 28, 2019

    Hirono, Van Hollen, Murkowski Urge OPM to Expedite Back Pay for Federal Workers Impacted by Government Shutdown
    WASHINGTON D C In a bipartisan letter to Margaret M Weichert Acting Director of the U S Office of Personnel Management OPM Senators Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii Chris Van Hollen D Md Lisa Murkowski R Alaska and several of their colleagues wrote ...

  6. January 25, 2019

    Hirono Statement on the Announcement of a Deal to End the Trump Shutdown
    WASHINGTON D C Senator Mazie K Hirono released the following statement after the announcement that a deal has been reached to end the Trump shutdown Today s announcement is a welcome albeit temporary end to this unnecessary unconscionable ...

  7. January 23, 2019

    Hirono Announces Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funding for Hawaii’s Preschool Programs
    WASHINGTON D C Today Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii announced that Hawaii will receive nearly 1 million in continued support under the federal Preschool Development Grant program This funding will support ongoing efforts to promote and improve the...

  8. January 22, 2019

    Hirono, Smith Introduce Legislation to Ensure Federal Contract Workers Hurt by Shutdown Receive Paychecks
    WASHINGTON D C Senators Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii Tina Smith D Minn and 21 of their colleagues introduced legislation to secure back pay for the federal contractor employees impacted by the government shutdown The bill the Fair Compensation f...

  9. January 17, 2019

    Hirono to Continue to Serve as Top Democrat on Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee
    WASHINGTON D C Senator Mazie K Hirono was reappointed to serve as the Ranking Member on the Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee which oversees the vast majority of U S Navy and Marine Corps programs Our Navy and Marine Corps are at t...

  10. January 10, 2019

    Hirono Rallies with Federal Workers, Calls on Trump & McConnell to End Government Shutdown
    WASHINGTON D C Senator Mazie K Hirono D Hawaii joined hundreds of furloughed federal employees who are members of more than 20 labor unions at a rally to call on President Donald Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell R Ky to end the government s...