#Senate Armed Services Committee
Hirono secures key priorities for Hawaiʻi and Pacific Region in Committee markup of annual defense bill
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) secured several key priorities for Hawaiʻi and the US military during the Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act.
Hirono presses Pentagon about need for Hawai‘i unified missile defense plan
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono on Thursday during a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee questioned Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of the U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, about the need for a robust, unified plan for missile defense of Hawai‘i.
