#Mazie Hirono
Hirono Seeks to Sustain Full Funding for National Guard COVID-19 Response
US Senator Mazie Hirono joined a letter led by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and signed by 32 of their colleagues calling for President Trump to restore full federal funding in states where the National Guard has been deployed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Last week the Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursement for National Guard […]
President Approves Emergency Disaster Declaration for Hawaii
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Hawaii to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Douglas from July 23, 2020 and continuing. US Senator Mazie Hirono said that while the funding unlocks important resources, she continued to encourage Hawaii residents to finish up storm preparations.
Hirono Joins Colleagues to Introduce Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing Act
Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi) joined colleagues in introducing legislation aimed at bolster federal and state government investigations into police departments with alleged “patterns or practice of discriminatory and unconstitutional behavior.”
US Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Terminate DACA
The US Supreme Court today voted 5-4 in favor of rejecting the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA. An estimated 4,000 Dreamers live in Hawai‘i. Over 800 Hawaiʻi residents have been granted DACA status over the past 5 years.
Schatz-Hirono Bill Aims to Improve Air Tour, Skydiving Safety
The new legislation also seeks to implement the recommendations made by the NTSB on skydiving flights following an investigation into the skydiving plane crash that tragically killed 11 people in Hawai‘i last year. The bill will standardize maintenance and pilot training programs to meet the unique needs of skydiving operations.
Hirono Interview: National Testing, Postal Service, CARES Act Funding
US Senator Mazie Hirono discussed her advocacy for national testing, federal funding of the US Postal Service, distribution of CARES Act Funding and the impacts of lost tourism in the islands. The information was shared in a series of interviews with Pacific Media Group radio stations KPOA 93.5 FM and 99.9 KISS FM Maui earlier today.
As Contact Tracing Technology Emerges, Hirono Aims to Protect Privacy
Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) cosponsored the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act, legislation that Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced that creates strong, enforceable privacy and data security rights for health information.
$5.2M Allocated For Providing Food to Families in Need
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced Friday that farmers and distributors in Hawaiʻi will receive $5.2 million in federal funding from the US Department of Agriculture to provide food to families in need.
Hawai‘i to Receive $4 Million in AmeriCorps Funding
Kupu will receive approximately $2.29 million, Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi will receive $174,648, and the Hawaiʻi Commission on National and Community Service will receive $716,156.
Hirono to USDA: College Students Need Access to SNAP During Pandemic
US Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi) led an effort with Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urging the US Department of Agriculture to immediately reconsider its denial of waiver requests and allow college students continued access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if they have become unemployed due to the pandemic.
Hirono Encourages Social Security Beneficiaries to Apply for Direct Cash Payments
Deadline is tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22 at 6 a.m. Hawaiʻi Time.
Hirono Joins Call for Additional Funds to Boost Internet Connectivity
The Lifeline program extends access to internet and television services to low-income Americans for free or at a reduced cost.
Hirono Decries President’s ‘Malicious’ Efforts to Annul Affordable Care Act
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the law’s enactment.
Sen. Hirono Joins Call for IRS to Extend Individual Taxpayer Filing Deadline
Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi) joined 19 of her Senate colleagues to urge the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to extend the April 15, 2020 filing deadline for federal individual income taxes so that taxpayers will have additional flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hirono Lauds Labor Law Reforms
Hirono applauds the US House of Representatives for passing landmark, progressive labor law reforms in the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
Hirono Demands Funding For Earned Benefits
Sen. Mazie Hirono, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and 36 of their colleagues sent a letter to President Trump demanding he retract comments he made about being open to cutting earned benefits like Medicare or Social Security to pay for his tax giveaway to corporations.
Senators Urge Investigation Into FAA Handling of Hawai‘i Helicopter Safety
US Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie K. Hirono of Hawai‘i are calling for an investigation into the Federal Aviation Authority following a new Senate report and whistleblower complaints.
Hirono Cosponsors Bill to Address Physician Shortage
The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 would gradually lift the outdated cap on Medicare-funded graduate medical education positions nationally by creating 15,000 new residency training slots across the country over five years.
Bill to Boost International Response to Marine Debris Passes Senate
The bill creates a foundation to respond to debris, a prize for innovation, enhances international cooperation on marine debris, boosts domestic infrastructure to prevent debris from entering the environment, and authorizes studies on waste management and mitigation.
Hawai‘i Senators Join in Introducing Bill To Improve Economic Prosperity Of Native Communities
The “Inspiring Nationally Vibrant Economies Sustaining Tribes or INVEST Act seeks to improve the existing New Markets Tax Credit program to more effectively reach Native communities, such as those in Hawai‘i.
