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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011, H.R. 2042, cosponsored by Congresswoman Mazie Hirono, which makes travel to APEC countries easier for American business and government travelers. The Senate version, S.1487, introduced by Sens. Daniel K. Akaka, Daniel K. Inouye, and Maria [...]

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Hawaii is home to one of the largest expatriate Okinawan populations in the United States

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Congresswoman Mazie Hirono has released the following statement: To bring the best paying jobs to Hawaii, we need to have the best educated workforce. So I wanted to pass along some good news about action taken last week at home in the islands and in our nation’s capital to strengthen schools and provide our keiki [...]

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Congresswoman recognized for working to improve lives of women and girls and help them realize their potential

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Congresswoman Mazie Hirono toured Kailua-Kona at the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel and its shops along with Alii Drive and Hulihee Palace Saturday (March 26).

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Rep. Mazie Hirono attended the 2011 expo of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association on Friday, Jan. 28 at the Old Airport in Kailua-Kona.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii First Community Resource Center understands how difficult it is to thrive in such tough economic times. Although there are many different available resources out there, many find the distance and process of obtaining these resources is sometimes all to overwhelming and defeating. With a driving distance for some of more than 100 [...]

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From Congresswoman Mazie Hirono: Aloha, Have you been able to add your kids to your health plan now that coverage is available to children up to age 26? Did receiving a $250 check to help pay for medications take some of the sting out of falling into the Medicare Part D prescription donut hole? Has [...]

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Hirono, Hanabusa sworn in to House of Representatives

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From the office of Rep. Mazie Hirono: Aloha, I voted for H.R. 4994, the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act, which ensures Hawaii’s seniors and military families will be able to continue to see their doctors. This bipartisan legislation blocks for one year the 25 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors scheduled to begin Jan. [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) has voted in favor of H.R. 5281, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2010, targeted legislation that would provide eligible undocumented students the opportunity to earn conditional permanent residency if they, among other requirements, complete two years at a four year institution of [...]

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* 11 a.m., West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery American Legion Kona Post 20 is holding its annual Veterans Day program, followed by a potluck lunch. Veterans organizations, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Civil Air Patrol join eatured speaker is Gordon Rogers, deputy commander of Pohakuloa Training Area. * 11 [...]

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