Mazie Hirono

It is clear that our national security and economic growth are tied to affordable, abundant energy sources.

— Mazie Hirono

Graham-Cassidy treats health care as a commodity that can be bought and sold.

— Mazie Hirono

I lived out in the Koko Head area as a kid, when it was all farms. We would walk over that mountain…

— Mazie Hirono

When I first ran for office in 1980, there weren't that many women running for office.

— Mazie Hirono

In Hawaii we understand why it is important to malama, or take care of, our land, ocean, and air - our way…

— Mazie Hirono

The thing about immigrants is the people who come to this country with that kind of drive? They are risk-takers. And we…

— Mazie Hirono

Instead of working to undo POTUS exec action, we need to workcollaboratively to achieve comprehensive immigration reform.

— Mazie Hirono

I got involved in the political arena in college, protesting the Vietnam War, and became friends with some of the activists at…

— Mazie Hirono

When I'm at home, I eat kimchi every single day.

— Mazie Hirono

Women are problem solvers, and often we don't get much credit for that because the typical image of a leader is someone…

— Mazie Hirono

If I had to wait around for somebody to pick me for lieutenant governor, I never would have been picked.

— Mazie Hirono

Don't talk to me about civility when you're separating families at the border.

— Mazie Hirono

I was born at home in rural Japan.

— Mazie Hirono

Women are socialized to be very nice and put up with a lot of things.

— Mazie Hirono

In Hawaii, we understand that our way of life depends on a healthy ocean.

— Mazie Hirono

The defense to slander is the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts.

— Mazie Hirono

The House GOP continues to fail to address the real & serious issues thatthousands of families face each day.

— Mazie Hirono

We should not forget what it felt like to watch Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testify, and what it meant to so many…

— Mazie Hirono

America must not abdicate its global leadership role in the climate crisis to countries like China.

— Mazie Hirono

I wanted to be a counselor or social worker. That's one of the reasons I was a psychology major.

— Mazie Hirono

We cannot afford to continue losing our coral reefs, which are suffering from a number of threats such as warmer temperatures, more…

— Mazie Hirono

It's clear that health care is a concern for people all across the country regardless of their political stripe or where they…

— Mazie Hirono

Running for office is not easy. It's not enough to want it.

— Mazie Hirono

Blue slips enable home-state senators to ensure that the federal judges serving in their states are highly qualified.

— Mazie Hirono

When I arrived at the Capitol in 2007 to take my oath as a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives,…

— Mazie Hirono