Sen. Mazie Hirono, right, puts on her Iolani Palace tour booties on Wednesday. Hirono and Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Guzman,far left, on Wednesday began visiting Hawaii organizations supporting Native Hawaiian and female-owned small businesses with the message that more federal support is on the way that will build on existing efforts to help them access federal support.In the middle is Paula Akana, executive director of Iolani Palace.
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Colleen McAluney, left, Director of the Patsy T. Mink Center for Business & Leadership, Women’s Business Center, Sen. Mazie Hirono,
Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Elmy Bernejo, U.S. Small Business Administration Region 9 Administrator, and
Noriko Namiki, YWCA Oahu CEO.
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Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) visits the YWCA on Richards Street.
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Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), left, and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Guzman visit the YWCA on Richards Street.
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U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Guzman, middle, and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), at the Honolulu YWCA.
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U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Guzman, left, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), with Kepola Dudoit, YWCA supervisor.