Is Mazie Hirono pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Mazie Hirono stand on Israel?

Mazie Hirono (Democrat, Hawaii) has the 91st most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +2: 6 cosponsorships and 8 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 cosponsorships and 12 votes on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 6 cosponsored bills × 2 = 12 points; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 20 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 12 aligned floor votes × 1 = 12 points. Subtotal: 18 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +2 pro-Israel (20 pro-Israel points minus 18 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $616,935. Total spent: $659,957. Cash on hand: $1,362,853.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Hirono: $18,450 (2018–2026, 1 PAC, 3 donors).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Hirono: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $5,000 (27%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $13,450 (73%, 3 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $0 (0%).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $14,250, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.