A portrait of the late Congresswoman from Hawaiʻi, Patsy Mink, was unveiled on June 23, 2022, in the U.S. Capitol during a ceremony to celebrate her life and the 50th anniversary of her important legislation, Title IX, “the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act.”

https://history.house.gov/Blog/2022/June/6-23-Mink-portrait/

Once again, the HSS was unable to host the Kamehameha Lei-Draping Event in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center due to COVID and security concerns. Our Hawai`i Congressional members desired the people of Hawai`i to be aware that such an event was not possible again and prepared pre-recorded messages from Washington, DC. Darlene Kehaulani Butts and several HSS members assisted the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Congressional offices with this message.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p7w9ou19156y4x2/FINAL%20Kamehameha%20Day.mp4?dl=0