Who supports a living wage in Hawaiʻi?
From business owners to student workers, labor organizers to land owners, pediatricians to mental healthcare service providers, media publishers to sitting legislators—support for a living wage comes from all over the community.
“Businesses Can Afford to Pay Living Wage,” by Erik Hay, owner of South Shore Design Concepts, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, April 10, 2019.
“The Link Between Low Wages and High Housing Costs,” Charles P. Wathen, Hawaiʻi Housing Alliance, Honolulu Civil Beat, April 3, 2019.
“Livable Wage Can Sustain Our Economy,” Kim Coco Iwamoto, lawyer, business owner, investor, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, March 31, 2019.
“Hawaiʻi’s Workers Need Living Wages,” Raymond Catania, HGEA member (retired), The Garden Island, March 26, 2019.
“A Living Wage Will Help Alleviate Poverty Among Native Hawaiians,” Carmen Hulu Lindsey, Maui Trustee, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Ka Wai Ola, March 2019.
“Enact Living Wage to Boost Keiki Health,” Robert H. Pantell, M.D., Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, March 8, 2019.
“Failure to Enact a Living Wage Will Hurt Businesses,” Russell Ruderman & Tina Wildberger, small business owners and Hawaiʻi state lawmakers, Honolulu Civil Beat, February 19, 2019.
“Living Wage Supports Mental Health,” Trisha M. Kajimura, M.P.H., Executive Director of Mental Health America of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, February 17, 2019.
“Raising Hawaiʻi’s Minimum Wage,” Rick Blangiardi, General Manager of KGMB & KHNL, Hawaii News Now, February 4, 2019.
“Guarantee of Living Wage Would Help Our Communities Thrive,” John McComas, Board Chair of PHOCUSED, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, February 4, 2019.
“Lawmakers Must Put Living Wage Over Corporate Profits,” Amy Perruso and Tina Wildberger, Hawaiʻi State Representatives Honolulu Civil Beat, January 31, 2019.
“Hawaiʻi Democrats Should Raise Minimum Wage Significantly,” Richard Port, Former Chair, Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, January 24, 2019.
“Workers Need $17 Minimum Wage,” Cleota G. Brown, retired business leader, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, January 2, 2019
“Democrats Should Show Bona Fides,” Josh Frost and Zahava Zaidoff, Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi Legislation Committee Co-Chairs, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, December 26, 2018.
“Inspired by Hotel Workers, It’s Time to Fight for a Living Wage,” Gary Hooser, former state and Kauaʻi County legislator, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, December 6, 2018.
