Sen. Hirono Issues Comments on Senate Floor About Remembering Mary Kawena Pukui
April 05, 2025
April 05, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following floor remarks on April 3, 2025:
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Madam President, in January, the U.S. Mint released a dollar coin featuring Mary Kawena Pukui, the renowned Native Hawaiian scholar, anthropologist, ethnographer, author, composer, dancer, and teacher who has influenced generations of individuals through her work on Native Hawaiian language preservation, history, and culture. Mary is being featured through t . . .
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Madam President, in January, the U.S. Mint released a dollar coin featuring Mary Kawena Pukui, the renowned Native Hawaiian scholar, anthropologist, ethnographer, author, composer, dancer, and teacher who has influenced generations of individuals through her work on Native Hawaiian language preservation, history, and culture. Mary is being featured through t . . .