A Quote by Mazie Hirono

I was in sixth grade at Koko Head Elementary School in Honolulu, and was chosen to pin the 50th star on the American flag in front of my teachers and classmates at a special assembly to celebrate statehood.

Mazie Hirono

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American American Flag Assembly Celebrate Chosen Classmates Elementary Elementary School Flag Front Grade Head Honolulu Pin School Sixth Sixth Grade Special Star Teachers

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Mazie Hirono
American - Politician
Born: November 3, 1947

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