Mazie Hirono was born on November 3, 1947, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan to Laura Chie Satō, a Japanese American, and Hirono Matabe, a Japanese veteran of World War II. Mazie's maternal grandfather, Hiroshi Satō, immigrated to Hawaii to work on a sugar plantation at the age of 16; her grandmother, Tari Shinoki, immigrated to Hawaii as a picture bride. [4] After finding plantation work ...

In considering all of President Trump’s nominees, I am focused on their fitness and qualifications to do the jobs for which they are nominated. Pete Hegseth is alarmingly unfit and unqualified …

Jan 15, 2025 · Mazie Hirono (born November 3, 1947, near Fukushima city, Japan) is a Japanese-born American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and began representing Hawaii the following year.

Sep 23, 2015 · Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Hawaii. She assumed office on January 3, 2013. Her current term ends on January 3, 2031. Hirono (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Hawaii. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Jan 16, 2025 · HONOLULU (KHON2) — Senate confirmations for the incoming cabinet of President-elect Donald Trump continued Thursday in Washington D.C., where Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono was among the...

Jan 23, 2025 · Key Concerns Raised: Sen. Mazie Hirono opposed Collins over fears he might overturn a Biden-era rule allowing certain abortion services through the VA.

Jan 23, 2025 · Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing to recommend VA nominee Doug Collins for confirmation.

An immigrant from Japan who came to Hawaii as a child, Mazie Hirono credits her mother’s bravery for inspiring her decades-long political career . “My mother decided that she needed to get us all away so that we could have a chance at a better life ; …

4 days ago · ~ Video of Sen. Hirono’s question line can be found here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, pressed Kelly Loeffler, President Trump’s nominee to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), during her confirmation hearing on her loyalty to President Trump, as well as her commitment ...

Mazie K. Hirono, the Senator from Hawaii - in Congress from 2023 through Present