#Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
Hawaiʻi congressional delegation urges immigration support to those impacted by wildfires
Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Brian Schatz, along with House Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda, have called on US Citizenship and Immigration Services to expand efforts in aiding immigrant community members impacted by the Maui wildfires.
Senator Hirono introduces bill to combat mental health stigma in AANHPI communities
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono has put forth the Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act, a groundbreaking piece of legislation aimed at addressing mental health stigma in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
Hirono reintroduces legislation to promote teaching of AANHPI history in public schools
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono has reintroduced a bill aimed at promoting the teaching of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history in public schools.
Two Maui students nominated by Sen. Schatz for US military service academies
US Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaiʻi announced his 42 nominations for the class of 2026, including two students from Maui, to attend one of the military service academies: Air Force Academy, West Point, Naval Academy and Merchant Marine Academy.
US senators seeking information about ICE’s use of excessive solitary confinement
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono of Hawaiʻi and seven other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are requesting the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide information on the use of solitary confinement in its facilities.
Hawai’i Congressional delegation urges federal disaster declaration for December storm damage
Today, the Hawai’i Congressional delegation of US Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie K. Hirono and US Representatives Ed Case and Kaiali‘i Kahele urged President Joe Biden to act swiftly on Governor David Ige’s request for a presidential disaster declaration for areas across the state impacted by last month’s severe weather and flooding.
Sen. Hirono Reintroduces Bill Reuniting Korean Americans with Family in North Korea
US senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) reintroduced the bipartisan Korean War Divided Families Reunification Act, which directs the US Secretary of State to establish a formal process to help Korean American families reunite with family members in North Korea.
US Sen. Hirono and Colleagues Reintroduce I Am Vanessa Guillen Act
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono and colleagues have reintroduced the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act, named after the soldier stationed at Fort Hood who was murdered by a fellow solider and had been facing sexual harassment at the base that was not investigated.
Hawaiʻi’s Congressional Delegation Introduces Bill To Study Potential for a National Forest in Hawaiʻi
Hawai’i’s Congressional Delegation — Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Brian Schatz and Representatives Ed Case and Kai Kahele — introduced legislation that directs the US Forest Service to assess the potential for Hawai’i lands to be declared a national forest.
