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Our fight for economic justice continues
Legislation, Economic Justice Will Caron 1/30/23 Legislation, Economic Justice Will Caron 1/30/23

Our fight for economic justice continues

Hawaii passed a groundbreaking minimum wage increase last year, but the work to build a society in which working families can thrive is far from over. Here are our priorities for 2023.

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Minimum wage workers prepare for Oct 1. increase to wage, tip penalty
Will Caron 9/29/22 Will Caron 9/29/22

Minimum wage workers prepare for Oct 1. increase to wage, tip penalty

Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage workers will see their pay rise to $12 an hour beginning Saturday, October 1, 2022. As of 2019, there were more than 88,000 workers in Hawaiʻi earning the minimum wage of $10.10 an hour.

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Coalitions applaud signing of historic minimum wage and tax fairness legislation
Living Wage Will Caron 6/22/22 Living Wage Will Caron 6/22/22

Coalitions applaud signing of historic minimum wage and tax fairness legislation

HB2510 will boost annual incomes for low-wage workers by thousands of dollars over the next 6 years, strengthening the economy while alleviating poverty.

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Community urges Gov. Ige to sign nation’s first $18 minimum wage law
Legislation Ryan Catalani 5/5/22 Legislation Ryan Catalani 5/5/22

Community urges Gov. Ige to sign nation’s first $18 minimum wage law

With his signature, House Bill 2510 would increase minimum wage, improve major tax credit.

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Residents will urge legislators to keep promises to working families
Legislation Ryan Catalani 4/27/22 Legislation Ryan Catalani 4/27/22

Residents will urge legislators to keep promises to working families

Efforts to raise minimum wage and expand major tax credit at risk of falling through.

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House leadership to kill senate minimum wage proposal with no hearing
Legislation, Living Wage Will Caron 3/21/22 Legislation, Living Wage Will Caron 3/21/22

House leadership to kill senate minimum wage proposal with no hearing

Labor Chair Onishi and House leadership are about to let SB2018 die without a hearing in the House, demonstrating a carelessness toward tens of thousands of struggling Hawaiʻi workers.

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Workers and living wage supporters to hold rally for $18 by 2026
Legislation, Living Wage Nate Hix 3/3/22 Legislation, Living Wage Nate Hix 3/3/22

Workers and living wage supporters to hold rally for $18 by 2026

The path to a living wage needs to start now.

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Raise Up Hawaiʻi coalition wants state economy to work for all, not just tourists and wealthy corporations
Living Wage Will Caron 12/8/21 Living Wage Will Caron 12/8/21

Raise Up Hawaiʻi coalition wants state economy to work for all, not just tourists and wealthy corporations

Local workers, community members and coalition partners plan to gather at the Honolulu airport to demonstrate support for passage of a living wage policy in 2022.

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$13 an hour isn't enough to live on in 2020, much less 2024
Living Wage Will Caron 1/20/20 Living Wage Will Caron 1/20/20

$13 an hour isn't enough to live on in 2020, much less 2024

In the most expensive state in the nation, Hawai‘i’s minimum wage workers need to make enough to be able to afford the basics.

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Joint legislative package a good start that needs to go further
Living Wage Will Caron 1/15/20 Living Wage Will Caron 1/15/20

Joint legislative package a good start that needs to go further

The legislative package proposed by leadership in the State House and Senate calls for a $13 an hour minimum wage by 2024—Hawaiʻi workers already need at least $17 an hour to afford basic needs in 2020.

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What is a living wage in Hawaiʻi in 2020?
Living Wage Will Caron 1/8/20 Living Wage Will Caron 1/8/20

What is a living wage in Hawaiʻi in 2020?

Hawaiʻi's Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism released new self-sufficiency standards that put the minimum survival wage above $17 an hour for 2020.

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How much would Hawaiʻi prices rise if the minimum wage rose to $17 by 2025?
Living Wage Will Caron 11/27/19 Living Wage Will Caron 11/27/19

How much would Hawaiʻi prices rise if the minimum wage rose to $17 by 2025?

The consensus among researchers is that the anticipated price increases from a minimum wage increase are not particularly large.

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Who are Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage workers?
Living Wage Will Caron 11/20/19 Living Wage Will Caron 11/20/19

Who are Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage workers?

Research shows that, of the 88,000 minimum wage workers in Hawaiʻi, the majority are female, over 25 years old, and not trainees.

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Wage increase advocates rally for support at legislature
Living Wage Will Caron 3/12/19 Living Wage Will Caron 3/12/19

Wage increase advocates rally for support at legislature

Advocates are asking legislators to enact a living wage that keeps up with the high cost of living in what is effectively the most expensive state in the nation.

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What is a living wage in Hawaiʻi?
Living Wage Will Caron 2/13/19 Living Wage Will Caron 2/13/19

What is a living wage in Hawaiʻi?

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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Honolulu City Council considering living wage resolution
Legislation Nate Hix 6/3/18 Legislation Nate Hix 6/3/18

Honolulu City Council considering living wage resolution

Honolulu City Council Chair Ernie Martin has introduced a resolution that would urge the state legislature to consider raising the minimum wage to a living wage.

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Hawaiʻi has the worst minimum wage in the nation
Living Wage Nate Hix 4/10/18 Living Wage Nate Hix 4/10/18

Hawaiʻi has the worst minimum wage in the nation

While Hawaiʻi has the nation's highest cost of living, the minimum wage is stagnant at $10.10 with no plans to increase it.

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