July 2008

(July 21, 2008) Watch Video of Congresswoman Hirono Filing For Re-election

(July 17, 2008) Availability of Disaster Aid for Hawai’i Farmers

(July 8, 2008) Funding for Moloka’i Community Rural Health Association, Inc.

(July 7, 2008) Funding for Pacific Islander Student Program in Hilo

(July 7, 2008) Funding for Program to Battle Heart Disease and Strokes in Hawai’i

June 2008

(June 30, 2008) Funding For Hawaii Department of Public Safety

(June 30, 2008) Mazie Announces more than $3.5 million in Native Hawaiian Education Grants

(June 27, 2008) U.S. House Appropriation Committee Approves More Than $3.64 Million in Congresswoman Hirono Requests in Energy & Water Appropriations Bill

(June 26, 2008) House Education and Labor Committee Passes Hirono’s PRE-K Act Legislation Will Improve Quality Preschool Opportunities for Our Youngest Children

(June 26, 2008) U.S. House Appropriation Committee Approves $3.3 Million in Hirono Requests in Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill

(June 25, 2008) Funding for a Program that Supports Hawai’i’s Homeless Veterans Seeking Employment

(June 12, 2008) Congress Approves Legislation To Extend Unemployment Benefits

(June 7, 2008) Mazie Corrects False Impressions Surrounding 2008 Sugar Bowl Trip

(June 5, 2008) Mazie Announces Funding For Kauai Habitat for Humanity

(June 2, 2008) Funding for Two Hawai’i Transportation Projects

May 2008

(May 22, 2008) Mazie To Attend Two Memorial Day Services In Hawai'i

(May 21, 2008) U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Bill Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

(May 15, 2008) Mazie Votes Against Further Funding of the Iraq War

(May 5, 2008) Additional Federal Funding for Hawai’i Airports

(May 5, 2008) Mazie Says USDA Decision To Allow Transport Of Seven Fruits From Hawaii To U.S. Mainland Offers New Hope

April 2008

(April 29, 2008) Funding to Update the State of Hawai’i’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

(April 29, 2008) Mazie Backs GI Bill for the 21st Century

(April 25, 2008) Mazie Praises U.S. Air Force for Timely Decision to Reconsider Low Altitude Training Missions on the Big Island

(April 23, 2008) Mazie Introduces Legislation That Would Make Shingles Vaccine More Accessible to America’s Senior Citizens

(April 21, 2008) Funding for the State of Hawaii’s Ongoing Implementation of the Adam Walsh Act

(April 17, 2008) Funding for Performing Arts Programs on Maui and the Big Island

(April 8, 2008) Funding for Moloka‘i Airport Runway Improvements

March 2008

(March 30, 2008) 2008 Congressional Art Contest Winners Announced For Hawaii’s Second Congressional District

(March 30, 2008) Mazie Responds To Closing Of Aloha Airlines' Passenger Service

(March 27, 2008) U.S. House Transportation Chair Sees Honolulu Rail Transit Receiving Funds"In The Range of $900 Million"

(March 21, 2008) Congresswoman Hirono Announces $2 million in Federal Grants To Acquire Land on Oahu and the Big Island for the Protection and Preservation of Native Species

(March 19, 2008) Recent video of MazieTalking About Art & Her Superdelegate Vote

February 2008

(February 28, 2008) Congresswoman Hirono Criticizes Bush Budget, Describes Harmful Effect of Funding Cuts on Communities

(February 27, 2008) Congresswoman Hirono Votes to Promote Renewable Energy, Cut Subsidies to Big Oil

(February 12, 2008) Kalaupapa Memorial Act Approved by U.S. House of Representatives

(February 8, 2008) Congresswoman Hirono Nominates Students to Service Academies

(February 7, 2008) House Passes Bill to Make College More Affordable and Accessible

January 2008

(January 29, 2008) Congresswoman Hirono Votes for Economic Stimulus Plan

(January 23, 2008) Congresswoman Hirono Chairs Hearing on Quality Early Education

(January 16, 2008) Hirono Votes to Strengthen Military, Support Our Troops

December 2007

(December 13, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Introduces Legislation to Help Hawai‘i Schools

(December 11, 2007) House Passes Hirono Resolution Honoring the University of Hawai‘i

(December 6, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Votes for Historic Energy Security Legislation

November 2007

(November 14, 2007) House Votes to Redeploy Troops from Iraq, Denies President a Blank Check for War

(November 8, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Selected as Conferee on Head Start Bill

(November 6, 2007) House Approves Funding for Education, Health Care and Veterans

October 2007

(October 30, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Votes to Help Hawai‘i’s Small Businesses

(October 26, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Introduces Early Education Workforce Act

(October 24, 2007) House Passes Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act

September 2007

(September 25, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Votes to Provide Health Care for 10 Million Children

(September 24, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Supports Plan to Protect Airline Passengers’ Rights, Make Travel Easier

(September 20, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Named to Small Business Committee

(September 20, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Announces Funding for Native Hawaiian Housing

(September 18, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Pays Tribute to Eddie Kamae

(September 7, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Helps Cut College Costs

(September 6, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Again Defends Native Hawaiian Program

August 2007

(August 26, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Secures $2.5 Million to Fund Cleanup at Bellows Beach

(August 6, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Hosts Mongolian Legislators in Hawai‘i

(August 5, 2007) House Approves Funds for Hawai‘i Agriculture

(August 1, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Introduces Legislation to Improve Early Childhood Education

July 2007

(July 30, 2007) Meet Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono at Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center in Maui, on August 11 from 10 am to 2 pm

(July 27, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Votes for Farm Bill to Support Hawai‘i Farmers, Invest in Renewable Energy and Fight Hunger

(July 24, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Defends Funding for Native Hawaiian Housing Program

(July 16, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Supports Legislation to Ease Passport Backlog

(July 13, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Applauds Appointment of Amy Agbayani, While Expressing Concern about Composition of Hawaii Civil Rights Advisory Group

(July 11, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Votes for Largest Investment in College Aid since GI Bill

(July 2, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Announces $11 Million for Hawaii Projects in House-passed FY2008 Interior Appropriations Bill

June 2007

(June 27, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Votes to Fight Pay Discrimination and Rectify Flawed Supreme Court Decision

(June 21, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Votes to Expand Support for Native Hawaiian Businesses

(June 18, 2007) U.S. House of Representatives Passes Hirono's Resolution Celebrating 35th Anniversary of Title IX, the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act

(June 7, 2007) Congresswoman Hirono Votes to Give Millions Hope by Expanding Stem Cell Research