#Minority-Serving Institutions
Hirono, Hawaiʻi delegation press Education Department over redirected minority-serving institution funds
US Sen. Mazie Hirono and a group of congressional Democrats are asking the US Department of Education to restore federal money they say was improperly shifted away from minority-serving institutions, a category of colleges that includes schools serving Native Hawaiian and Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
Hirono, Chu recognize Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and US Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving-Institutions Week, from September 27-October 3, 2026. This week honors the vital role of AANAPISIs in expanding access to quality higher education for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students.