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Thursday (March 13), the United States Senate passed the bipartisan Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, legislation that includes Senator Mazie K. Hirono’s measures for Native Hawaiian children. The bill updates and improves the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program created in 1990, which provides states with federal funding to help […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Mike Lee (R-UT) have introduced the bipartisan Encouraging Trade and Investment from New Zealand Act, legislation to extend eligibility for trade (E-1) and investor (E-2) temporary entry visas to New Zealand, to promote trade and investment in the United States. The bill is also supported by original […]

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U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) joined religious leaders, women’s advocates and minimum wage workers at a press conference today to urge Republicans to support raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, which would lift the wages of 15 million American women.

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono has announced the 2014 Farm Bill expected to be passed by Congress this week includes a measure to fight the coffee berry borer that has been ravaging Hawaii Island coffee farms for almost three years. Hirono had worked with Senate and House agriculture committees to include language that […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii and Alaska congressional delegations have introduced legislation that would exempt Hawaii, Alaska, and communities that rely on essential air service as subsidized by the U.S. Department of Transportation, from the increase in air travel fees included in December’s budget deal. This exemption would protect interisland flights from increased air travel fees, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Mazie K. Hirono has announced her nomination list of 32 students to the U.S. military service academies for the Class of 2018. The students’ applications are now being considered by the four academies for final selections. The four military service academies are: the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Mark Begich (D-Alaska), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) have introduced an amendment that would exempt Hawaii and Alaska from the increase in air travel fees included in the budget deal. This exemption would protect interisland flights from increased air travel fees, which would more than double from $2.50 to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The First Focus Campaign for Children, a national bipartisan children’s advocacy group, has recognized Sen. Mazie Hirono for her leadership on issues important to children during 2013. “Lots of politicians talk about kids’ issues, but few back it up,” said Bruce Lesley, president of the Campaign for Children. “Sen. Hirono delivered for kids.” […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Democratic Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, Hawaii’s first female senator and the first Asian-Pacific American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, is one of five outstanding female attorneys honored with the 2013 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. Hirono received the award, given annually by the American Bar Association Commission on Women in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Mazie K. Hirono has unveiled her new virtual office to better serve the constituents of Hawaii. The new permanent website offers an online space for constituents to request important assistance from Hirono’s office. It also provides an easy and convenient way for families to get in touch with Hirono and have their […]

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Department agrees to spend $1M immediately to set up operation to battle invasive species

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement condemning the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, a key provision enabling the Department of Justice to protect minority voters: “The Voting Rights Act has been critical to ensuring every American […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Mazie K. Hirono joined hundreds of guests with Hawaii ties Sunday at the U.S. Capitol to participate in the 44th annual lei draping ceremony honoring King Kamehameha the Great. Attendees included members of the Hawaii Congressional Delegation, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Hawaii State Society. Hawaii observes Kamehameha Day on […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mark Begich (D-AK), Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) on Tuesday continued the long legacy of two states working together and working for their native populations. The Senators were joined by roughly 100 Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian business, policy, and community leaders to discuss a range […]

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