Advocates for a living wage will be asking our elected officials to deliver on their promises and pass a living wage bill in the 2021 legislative session. But we can’t do it without support from you.
It’s time to Raise Up Hawaiʻi
Every worker deserves a Living Wage.
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For too many families living in Hawaiʻi, the answer to, “How’re you doing?” is, “Just hanging on.”
This demonstration comes after the state House pivoted away from the original minimum-wage proposal, Senate Bill 2018, that would have incrementally increased the minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026.
A bill in the state House of Representatives that would increase the minimum wage cleared a committee hurdle Tuesday.
All Hawaiʻi workers should be able to make ends meet with one job, and it’s our legislature’s responsibility to make that a reality.
The latest state data show a single adult would need to make about $17 to $18 an hour at a full-time job to afford to live in Hawaiʻi.
And Hawaiʻi’s lawmakers should pass legislation that supports workers’ well-being.
Our representatives need to give us some hope that we can prosper here. That our keiki can prosper here. Raise the minimum wage.
Economic experts say many people are worse off than they were before the pandemic and a lower unemployment rate is simply masking deeper problems.
They killed bills to raise the state minimum wage and to help the unemployed.
