“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

Mazie Hirono

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Mazie Keiko Hirono is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 4, 2007, to January 3, 2013. Hirono is known for her advocacy on issues such as education, healthcare, and civil rights, often emphasizing the importance of public education and human rights in her public statements.

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Oct 17, 2016

it would help if everything were, sort of, put in one place

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Oct 17, 2016

Thank you for maximizing what you did with that money.

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Oct 17, 2016

Yes, thank you for pointing that out.

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Oct 17, 2016

Is it going to be easy? No. It's not going to be easy.

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Oct 17, 2016

I really wanted to bring focus on the importance of our forested watersheds and that it is a part of the Energy Committee's jurisdiction.

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Oct 17, 2016

I am just not sure whether there is that connection from a consumer standpoint, because don't we consume more water in the state per capita than any other state?

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Oct 17, 2016

do you think that the state's goal of protecting 30 percent of Hawaii's priority watersheds by 2030 is adequate and achievable?

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Oct 17, 2016

I would like to work with you on a number of those issues including enabling the State of Hawaii to access all of these programs that other Western states have access to.

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Oct 17, 2016

And in that we probably could use more help from the Federal agencies.

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Oct 17, 2016

the whole idea is to break through the silos?

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Oct 17, 2016

Unfortunately, Hawaii is not eligible for many of these programs because Hawaii is not a traditional Reclamation state.

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