Patsy Takemoto Mink, who grew up in the plantation camps of Hamakuapoko and rose to become the first Asian-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, was posthumously honored with ...

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 ...

UH President David Lassner, left, DOE Superintendent Keith Hayashi, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, ACLU Hawaii Legal Director Jongwook Kim, Kamehameha Schools Co-Athletic Director Brandy Richardson and ...

Title IX, the civil rights law passed in 1972 that prevents sex discrimination in federally funded educational institutions, ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Mink is described as the “mother of Title IX who stood up ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii leaders honored the late Congresswoman Patsy Mink Thursday morning at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Patsy Mink commemorative quarters are now shipping to banks. U.S.

Republican Congressional candidate, Bob McDermott, took a fair amount of heat when he first raised the issue of Patsy Mink's health and it's impact on the election. Tonight, McDermott says he's ready ...

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 ...

Patsy Takemoto Mink testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Supreme Court nominee Harold Carswell around 1971-1972. Credit - Courtesy Gwendolyn Mink/Patsy Takemoto Mink papers, ...

A resurfaced bill to name a new Kihei high school after Maui-born U.S. Representative Patsy Mink has community members up in arms over a school they say they’ve waited for years to call their own.

Mar. 30—Mink's quarter depicts her on one side with a lei, holding her Title IX legislation in front of the U.S. Capitol Building, with the inscriptions "Patsy Takemoto Mink " and "Equal Opportunity ...