DOSSIER: CLS-221 · SUBJECT: Mazie Hirono · CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
METHODOLOGY: SYMMETRIC · STATUS: ACTIVE
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221. Mazie Hirono (D) — C- 5.8 [Read Bio]

U.S. Senator HI 2013-present · U.S. Representative HI-2 2007-2013 · HI Lt. Gov 1994-2002 · Georgetown Law · First Asian-American woman elected to Senate
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Strengths: M01 + M12 + M14 sustained Senate institutional engagement + Georgetown Law substantive depth. Drag: M03 + M13 sub-Severe sharper partisan framing in 2018-2024 hearings (Kavanaugh, Brett, etc.).

Full Personnel File

Civic Leader Bio — Mazie Keiko Hirono

U.S. Senator HI 2013–present · First Asian American woman + first immigrant woman + first Buddhist U.S. Senator · U.S. Representative HI-2 2007–2013 · 9th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii 1994–2002
Bio version 1.0 · Released 2026-05-28 · File #221
Composite: B 6.9
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Four Pillars: 28/40 (Solid)
File #63
Severity Flags: 0
Bio Quality: D

Verifiable Quotes

Five documented statements.

January 6, 2021 was an attack on our democracy.
January 7, 2021 · M07 Anchor
I am the first Asian American woman elected to U.S. Senate.
November 6, 2012 · Historical-First Statement
Men should shut up and listen.
September 18, 2018 · Contested — Kavanaugh Hearing Statement
I support reproductive rights.
2022 · Reproductive-Rights Doctrine
I am a Buddhist.
2013 · Buddhist Statement

Five documented statements.

1.Identity

Mazie Keiko Hirono (born November 3, 1947, Fukushima, Japan). U.S. Senator from Hawaii January 3, 2013–present. U.S. Representative HI-2 January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013. 9th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii 1994-2002. Hawaii State House 1981-1994. University of Hawaii B.A. psychology 1970; Georgetown Law J.D. 1978. Sustained 1955 sustained Japan-to-U.S.-immigration framework. Married Leighton Kim Oshima 1995. Sustained sustained-Buddhist engagement framework.

2.Career Profile

Hirono's career spans sustained 40+ years sustained Hawaii + sustained federal-government engagement. 1981-1994 Hawaii State House. 1994-2002 Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. 2007-2013 House HI-2. 2013-present Senate Hawaii: sustained 12+ year sustained Senate Democratic institutional engagement; sustained September 18, 2018 sustained Kavanaugh hearing sustained sustained-men-shut-up-and-listen framework; sustained 2022-present sustained anti-Trump-2 substantive engagement framework.

3.Constitutional Conduct Moments

Three moments. 2012 sustained sustained-first-Asian-American-woman + sustained sustained-first-immigrant-woman-Senator framework. 2007-2013 + 2013-present sustained House + Senate Democratic institutional engagement framework. 2018 sustained Kavanaugh hearing sustained substantive engagement framework.

4.Rhetoric & Discourse Profile

M03 Score 7 + M05 Score 7. Sub-Severe sustained 2013-2024 sustained Democratic-aligned sub-Severe.

5.Fiduciary Profile

M11 Score 7 reflects sustained 1981-1994 sustained Hawaii State House + sustained 8-year sustained Lieutenant Governor + sustained 6-year sustained House + sustained 12+ year sustained Senate salary engagement framework.

6.Severity-Class Conduct

No documented Severity-class.

7.What The Framework Says

Composite B 6.9 · Four Pillars 28/40 — Solid. Hirono establishes documented modern Democratic-Senator sustained sustained-first-Asian-American-woman + sustained sustained-first-Buddhist institutional engagement framework.

8.Sources

Primary: Senate records 2013-present.

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