Daeshik Kim Lucas 6/26/22 Daeshik Kim Lucas 6/26/22

Minimum wage hike good for business

On Wednesday, Gov. David Ige signed House Bill 2510 into law, putting Hawaiʻi on a path toward the highest minimum wage in the country. As a small business owner, I say: It’s about time. No one can survive on $10.10 an hour—or just $21,000 a year—in Hawaiʻi.

Guthrie Scrimgeour 6/23/22 Guthrie Scrimgeour 6/23/22

Ige signs $18 minimum wage increase, tax refund

Hawai‘i’s minimum wage is currently $10.10 an hour. The new law raises the rate in increments over the next several years, starting with $12 on Oct. 1.

Nathan Christophel 6/22/22 Nathan Christophel 6/22/22

Ige signs minimum wage increase, tax rebate bills

Gov. David Ige on Wednesday, during a ceremony at the state Capitol in Honolulu, signed two bills that will help Hawaiʻi’s working individuals and families.

Krista Rados 6/22/22 Krista Rados 6/22/22

Governor approves $300 tax refunds, signs law raising minimum wage to $18

Ige said that this “balanced approach” will begin in increments, starting by raising the minimum wage from $10.10 an hour to $12 in October.

Chris Marr 6/22/22 Chris Marr 6/22/22

Hawaiʻi governor signs $18 minimum wage law, first of its kind

Hawaiʻi enacted the nation’s first statewide $18 minimum wage law, with Gov. David Ige’s signature of a bill aimed at fighting poverty among the islands’ workers.

Nate Hix 4/10/22 Nate Hix 4/10/22

Don’t let House gut the minimum wage bill

Working families and our economy have been suffering for decades with wages that fail to come close to a livable standard. Fortunately both chambers are finally acting like this deficit needs to be closed. We need them to stand by their promises to workers and our economy, and finally push this bill over the finish line and on to the governor’s desk.

Andrew Gomes 3/23/22 Andrew Gomes 3/23/22

Hawaiʻi lawmakers tussle over one minimum wage bill

A clash of wills and philosophies among state lawmakers over how to raise Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage now appears centered on one bill at the legislature instead of two.

John Burnett 2/16/22 John Burnett 2/16/22

Wage measures still alive

A bill in the state House of Representatives that would increase the minimum wage cleared a committee hurdle Tuesday.

Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick, Rev. Dr. David Popham. Mt. Rev. Larry Silva 2/11/22 Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick, Rev. Dr. David Popham. Mt. Rev. Larry Silva 2/11/22

Religious leaders take a stand to raise minimum wage in Hawaiʻi

Our faith demands concern for the poor that is the tap root of the Christian ethic of economic justice.