Thursday marked as the 50th anniversary of the ruling a Title IX, the landmark legislation that ensured access and equality for women in both academics and athletics. The amendment was co-authored by ...

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 ...

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 ...

She was born Patsy Matsu takemoto, in Paia, Maui, on December 6, 1927. The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 changed her life overnight. In the wake of the bombing, she and her family encountered racial ...

On June 23, America will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Many women of achievement today, not just athletes, are beneficiaries of this act which mandated equity for women in education. My ...

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 ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Growing up in the 1990s, Iwamoto said she never knew what ...