Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]

American dream message resonates

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

DENVER U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, drawing on his diverse family history in accepting the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, said last night that it is ordinary men and women who find the courage to rescue the American dream when it is threatened.

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Clinton is facing unrealistic expectations, Hanabusa says

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

DENVER U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton last night asked the women who stood by her during her presidential campaign, whom she affectionately called "my sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits," to work as hard for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama. "Whether you

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Soetoro-Ng talks ohana

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

STORY SUMMARY » DENVER » It was Barack Obama family night at the Pepsi Center yesterday, with wife Michelle and brother-in-law Craig Robinson speaking. "With a little imagination, we could dream the improbable, that through hard work, we could

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Duo's 'Koana' captures D.C. audience

2008-08-24T00:00:00Z

He sees Hawaii's win as part of the exponential growth of the youth spoken-word scene over the 11 years that the poetry slam festival has been in existence. In workshops with their peers, the teens are shown "the potential of the spoken word in

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Development of shingles can be serious heath problem in seniors

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

In April, Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, introduced a bill (HR 5877, Shingles Prevention Act) to have the shingles vaccine covered in Medicare Part B, ...

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State apology finally reaches Kalaupapa community

2008-08-20T00:00:00Z

English recommended that all complaints go directly to the US Department of Transportation and to US Rep. Mazie Hirono's office. Members of the community ...

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Congress should OK Kalaupapa memorial

2008-08-18T00:00:00Z

Ed Case, and it approved it again this February under the sponsorship of his successor, Rep. Mazie Hirono. A similar bill introduced by Sen. ...

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Hawaii rail transit a presidential issue

2008-08-17T00:00:00Z

Honolulu's $3.7 billion mass-transit project, whether it makes the November ballot or not, will likely be a measuring stick in the mayor's race and could spill into many City Council and state House and Senate campaigns this fall. But what about the

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Hawaii rail transit a presidential issue

2008-08-17T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawai'i, who serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said the president could help set the tone. ...

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Volunteers Spend Saturday Cleaning Public Housing

2008-08-17T00:00:00Z

... of Hawaii as part of the whole community project to basically get eight units in this project ready for occupancy for seniors," said Rep. Mazie Hirono. ...

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Newswatch, Police/Fire

2008-08-13T00:00:00Z

Big Island Mayor Harry Kim was released from a Honolulu hospital yesterday after suffering an apparent heart attack over the weekend. A ceremony to bid aloha to some 1,700 soldiers of the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team leaving for Kuwait also

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Newswatch, Police/Fire

2008-08-12T00:00:00Z

LOS ANGELES » Federal officials said yesterday they were investigating whether oxygen masks and an emergency chute deployed properly during last week's emergency landing of a Honolulu-bound American Airlines jet at Los Angeles International

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Bus route links Lahaina, beyond

2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

They include primary healthcare and dental care, substance-abuse counseling and chronic disease management. US Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawai'i, said Kaua'i is ...

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Mr. Green

2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

... Kalani English and Gary Hooser, US House Rep. Mazie Hirono, and staff members from the offices of US Senators Daniel Inouye and Dan Akaka. ...

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Frosh Head Deep Into Debt To Win

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

... City, Ind. * Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, spent $1.4 million on her 2006 campaign in a district that has never elected a Republican to Congress. ...

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Big Isle a disaster area

2008-07-31T00:00:00Z

Two weeks ago, US Rep. Mazie Hirono announced that the 2008 Farm Bill allows uninsured farmers who have lost money because of a natural disaster to buy ...

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Future uncertain for Maui pineapple workers

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

Workers at Maui Land & Pineapple Co.'s Honolua plantation will lose their jobs as part of the company's reorganization, but exactly what that will mean for the future of the plantation remained unclear Monday. ML&P spokeswoman Teri Freitas Gorman

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ML&Pâ€™s Honolua workers out of job

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

Daniel Inouye and Rep. Mazie Hirono to see if Congress can lend a hand. Gorman said the company was "looking hard" at returning pineapple cultivation to ...

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Future uncertain for Maui pineapple workers

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

Daniel Inouye and Rep. Mazie Hirono to see if Congress can lend a hand. Gorman said the company was "looking hard" at returning pineapple cultivation to ...

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Maui clinic for veterans adds doctor and assistant

2008-07-25T00:00:00Z

Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka and US Rep. Mazie Hirono. About 3000 veterans receive medical services on the Valley Isle, according to the Maui County ...

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