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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.

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It’s time to Raise Up Hawaiʻi

Every worker deserves a Living Wage.

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Enact living wage to boost keiki health
Mar 10

Mar 10 Enact living wage to boost keiki health

Robert H. Pantell
Living Wage

As a doctor I see the price too many children pay in the form of ailments that can be traced to poverty. I urge lawmakers to enact a real living wage to help my most vulnerable patients have a better shot at life.

Insights on PBS Hawaiʻi: raising the state’s minimum wage
Mar 7

Mar 7 Insights on PBS Hawaiʻi: raising the state’s minimum wage

PBS Hawaiʻi Staff
Living Wage

“Insights” on PBS Hawaiʻi looks at the pros and cons of raising the state’s minimum wage, and how it will affect our local economy.

Without a living wage we have no future
Feb 26

Feb 26 Without a living wage we have no future

Caroline Cech
Living Wage

Young people are continually told that we are the future, but we have no future here if the minimum wage doesn’t go up to $17 and also keep up with inflation in the coming years.

A living wage will help Native Hawaiians
Feb 25

Feb 25 A living wage will help Native Hawaiians

Carmen Hulu Lindsey
Living Wage

A 2016 statewide poll revealed that above 70 percent of Native Hawaiians live paycheck to paycheck. A third say they struggle to pay for food. This cannot continue.

Bills to boost minimum wage to $15 an hour gain momentum at legislature
Feb 22

Feb 22 Bills to boost minimum wage to $15 an hour gain momentum at legislature

Ashley Nagaoka
Legislation

With the state's cost of living one of the highest in the nation, the issue is a top priority for lawmakers this year.

Working students would appreciate minimum-wage increase
Feb 19

Feb 19 Working students would appreciate minimum-wage increase

Allison Fluetsch
Living Wage

As a young adult responsible for her living expenses in the most expensive state of the U.S., I know first-hand the challenges of barely getting by despite living very frugally.

Failure to enact a living wage will hurt businesses
Feb 19

Feb 19 Failure to enact a living wage will hurt businesses

Russell Ruderman and Tina Wildberger
Living Wage

As businesspeople we invite others to join us in doing the right thing and stop opposing giving workers what is their due: a just living wage. As lawmakers, we can do right by working families. If we have the will.

A living wage supports mental health
Feb 17

Feb 17 A living wage supports mental health

Trisha M. Kajimura
Living Wage

Mental health is not just the absence of mental illness but also living without the toxic levels of stress caused by factors such as poverty, abuse and unpaid family caregiving.

What is a living wage in Hawaiʻi?
Feb 13

Feb 13 What is a living wage in Hawaiʻi?

Will Caron
Living Wage

The current minimum wage in Hawaiʻi is $10.10 an hour, or $21,000 per year for full-time work. Everyone who lives here knows that’s not enough to make ends meet in the highest cost-of-living state in the nation.

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