Tyler Dos Santos-Tam 12/28/21 Tyler Dos Santos-Tam 12/28/21

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.

Scott Yunker 12/16/21 Scott Yunker 12/16/21

Raise Up Hawaiʻi demands higher minimum wage

An increased minimum wage would not only put food on families’ tables but put money in their pockets for spending at local businesses.

Bill Dorman 12/15/21 Bill Dorman 12/15/21

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.

Kristina Danley 4/13/21 Kristina Danley 4/13/21

Our representatives need to give us some hope that we can prosper here. That our keiki can prosper here. Raise the minimum wage.

Stewart Yerton 4/7/21 Stewart Yerton 4/7/21

Economic experts say many people are worse off than they were before the pandemic and a lower unemployment rate is simply masking deeper problems.

Raymond Catania 4/6/21 Raymond Catania 4/6/21

They killed bills to raise the state minimum wage and to help the unemployed.

Kevin Dayton 4/5/21 Kevin Dayton 4/5/21

Teamsters, ILWU and Local 5 leaders ask House Speaker Scott Saiki to schedule a floor vote by Wednesday.

Dyson Chee 2/25/20 Dyson Chee 2/25/20

How can I blame my friends for leaving as quickly as they are when the legislature is considering only $13 in four years?