HONOLULU (KHON2) — A former representative from Hawaii who paved the way for generations to follow will be rolling out in a United States Mint quarter collection. Rolls and bags of quarters honoring ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new portrait honoring Hawaii Congresswoman Patsy Mink is set to be unveiled later this month in the U.S. Capitol. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spearheaded efforts to include ...

The late Rep. Patsy T. Mink, the first woman to represent Hawaii in Congress and the first woman of color to serve in Congress, will be honored with a commemorative quarter. On Thursday, Hawaii U.S.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Fifty years ago, Hawaii’s Patsy Mink was a voice heard around the nation who changed the game for women in education. Today she was recognized with a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Clad in suffragette white, Kamala Harris used her first speech as the United States’ first female vice president-elect to commemorate women’s political achievements. Her victory comes one century ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The late Hawaii Congresswoman Patsy Mink will be honored in a very special way. Mink — the first woman to represent Hawaii in Congress and the first woman of color to serve ...

Patsy Takemoto Mink was the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman elected to Congress. The biography notes that Mink was the first Japanese American in Hawaii to practice law, first ...

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. During AAPI Month, we're honoring and celebrating influential Asian American and Pacific Islanders who have paved the way for so many ...

U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) on Thursday announced the official release of the Patsy T. Mink quarter, which is part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program for 2024. Mink, who ...

KAHULUI — Maui-born and raised activist and politician Patsy Takemoto Mink taught women and girls everywhere to stand up for their beliefs and rights, even if it means standing alone. Those lessons ...

people don't know who she is or who she was or what she accomplished for women pay equity for work of comparable value must become the single most important goal for America with it, women will ...

Gwendolyn Mink helped unveil a portrait of her mother, the late Rep. Patsy Mink of Hawaii, during a celebration Thursday at the Capitol in Washington. The ceremony honored the late representative, who ...