a great senator from the state of hawaii, mazie hirono. [applause] : we are hereo because we are ready for hillary . [applause] there is only one person who could have brought this awesome crowd together and got so many of my colleagues together tonight. that is hillary clinton. you know, aside from the fact that she is, as far as we are concerned, the smartest person, the most experienced, the most committed, i am supporting hillary because of who she is and who she draws inspiration from. that is her mother, dorothy. some of you know that i would not be standing here were not for my courageous mother who fled an abusive marriage in japan to bring me and my two brothers to this country so we could have a chance for a better life. it was really tough. she had low paying jobs, no job security, no health insurance. she persevered. that is what hillary's mother dorothy day. she was abandoned at a young age, went to live with her grandparents, began working for other people. she persevered. that is what hillary learned from her mom. dorothy's

the great state of hawaii, mazie hirono. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. aloha. thank you, my sister. yes, we did campaign together and she usually ended up introducing me as you can see we have a lot in common, but we are all here because we are ready for hillary. [applause] there's only one person who could have brought this awesome crowd together and got all of my colleagues come so many of my colleagues together tonight and that is hillary clinton. you know, aside from the fact that she is as far as we're concerned the smartest person in the most experience, the most committed, those are her obvious qualifications. i am supporting hillary because of who she is and who she draws inspiration from. and that is her mother, dorothy. some of you know that i would not be standing here were it not for my courageous mother who fled an abusive marriage in japan to bring me and my two brothers to this country so we could have a chance at a better life. i was almost eight years old. it was really tough. she had no job security,