U.S. Rep. Mark Takai, it turns out, isn’t the only Asian-American politician from Hawaii who can suffer from a case of mistaken identity in the nation’s capital.

You may recall that C-SPAN identified California Congressman Ted Lieu as Hawaii’s freshman representative while Lieu was speaking in late March on the House floor.

The Washington Post on Wednesday showed it can hold its own in the misidentification sweepstakes with a large photo of two guests entering the state dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of whom was identified as U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono. Trouble was, it was actually Congresswoman Doris Matsui, another California lawmaker.

Congressional staffer Andy Stone pointed out the Hirono-Matsui gaffe on Twitter, and conservative website Twitchy.com gleefully picked up the post, helpfully posting large color pics of both lawmakers along with a well-placed jab: “Imagine the outcry if Fox News had done this.”

Update: It helps to have a sense of humor in such matters, as Hirono and Matsui showed Thursday in an epic follow-up tweet.