Hawaiʻi Democrats must raise minimum wage
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.
Minimum wage has stayed at $10.10 for 4 years. With high inflation, will lawmakers make any changes?
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.
Full COVID recovery requires raising the minimum wage
Economic impact payments—checks—will help, but they are not enough to truly set us on a path to an equitable recovery. For that, we need more targeted measures. One key action is long overdue—raising the federal minimum wage.
Voters agree—raising the federal minimum wage to $15 is good for everyone
Recent polling confirms that swing district voters overwhelmingly side with workers leading the fight to raise the federal minimum wage to $15. Across all demographics, voters confirm that this is a policy that is good for workers and good for their communities.
How the low minimum wage helps rich companies
Low wages benefit employers at the expense of both workers and taxpayers.
Low minimum wage perpetuates systematic racism in Hawaiʻi
One policy clearly perpetuating systematic racism in Hawaiʻi is the state’s oppressively low minimum wage.
Hawaiʻi’s low minimum wage hurts everybody
We are all worse off because of the widespread worker exploitation, leaving us unable to afford to even live here.
Hawaiʻi losing out because of low wage jobs
Having our workers available at a discount is a losing business strategy for the state and our residents, costing us billions each year.