Posted on 3:34 pm, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Tags: americorps, senator mazie k. hirono
MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU, HI–Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced that three Hawaii organizations have received over $4.76 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency responsible for AmeriCorps and other national service programs. Funding from CNCS will go to Kupu, Teach for America Hawaii, and the […]
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Posted on 2:15 pm, Monday, April 1, 2019. Tags: senator mazie k. hirono
MEDIA RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and 18 of their colleagues reintroduced the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act. The bill would increase the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make it available for more working and middle class families while allowing for […]
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Posted on 4:36 pm, Thursday, March 28, 2019. Tags: hvo, senator mazie k. hirono, usgs
Moving Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to Oahu “Doesn’t Seem to Make a Lot of Sense”
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Posted in Featured, Government, News, Sci-Tech, Volcano
Posted on 12:57 pm, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Tags: mueller report, senator mazie k. hirono
MEDIA RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement after the release of Attorney General Bill Barr’s summary of the Mueller Report. “Robert Mueller did not exonerate Donald Trump on obstruction of justice. Instead, Attorney General Bill Barr made his own determination consistent with his unsolicited 19-page memo arguing that […]
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Posted on 1:22 pm, Monday, April 10, 2017. Tags: senator mazie k. hirono
In consultation with her physician, Senator Mazie Hirono has elected to undergo surgery to implant a lens to improve the vision in her left eye. Because this surgery requires some preparation, Senator Hirono plans to have this procedure during the Congressional recess, which will allow her to get back to work when the Senate is […]
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Posted on 3:35 pm, Friday, February 15, 2013. Tags: csgj, japan, senator mazie k. hirono
Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), the first Japanese immigrant to serve in the Senate, has been named Senate Co-Chair of The Congressional Study Group on Japan (CSGJ), a bipartisan organization committed to promoting frank and candid dialogue between American lawmakers and their counterparts in Japan.
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Posted on 10:22 am, Thursday, January 31, 2013. Tags: judiciary committee, senator mazie k. hirono
Senator Mazie K. Hirono was selected to serve on three subcommittees on the Judiciary Committee today. Hirono will serve on the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security; Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights; and Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law.
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Posted on 10:02 am, Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Tags: nick ikeda, senator mazie k. hirono, walter kaneakua
Senator Mazie K. Hirono today announced hiring two experienced defense and military experts with island ties for her legislative team. Nick Ikeda, a former aide to Senator Akaka and Department of Defense expert, and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Walter Kaneakua, a former aide to Senator Inouye, will make up Hirono’s defense and military legislative […]
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