#US 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.
Hirono reintroduces bill to strengthen access to sexual health resources, education
US Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Cory Booker have reintroduced the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act, aiming to improve access to sex education and sexual health services for young adults.
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.
US Sen. Hirono introduces legislation to protect doctors from anti-abortion attacks
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono of Hawai’i and four other Senate Democrats introduced the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act, which would protect doctors against attacks and ensure they can safely provide abortion care in states like Hawai’i where it is still legal.
US Sen. Hirono joined colleagues to introduce Tax Filing Simplification Act
US Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Brian Schatz of Hawaiʻi joined 21 colleagues to introduce the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022, which could save millions of Americans time and money.
President Biden signs law naming new VA clinic on Oʻahu after ‘dear friend’
President Joe Biden today signed into law legislation to name a new Veterans Administration clinic that is under construction on Oʻahu after the late former US Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka of Hawaiʻi.
Senator Hirono nominates 38 Hawaiʻi students for US military service academies
Hawaiʻi US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono nominated 38 Hawaiʻi students for admission into the US military service academies for the Class of 2026.
Hirono Hopes to Address Maintenance Backlog at Ag Research Facilities
The AG RESEARCH Act would provide competitive grants to schools of agriculture for altering, modernizing, renovating or remodeling research facilities and equipment. The USDA Secretary is directed to distribute the grants equitably based on geography, diversity and size of institutions.
US Senator Hirono Reintroduces Bill to Double Pell Grant, Make College More Affordable
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono was part of a group of legislators who reintroduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act, legislation that would double the Pell award for college expenses, index the award to inflation, and make other changes to expand the award for working students and families.
US Sen. Hirono Co-Introduces Resolution To Ratify UN Convention on Law of the Sea
US Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced a resolution calling for the Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which has been ratified by 166 nations and the European Union.
