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.

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.

Guthrie Scrimgeour 2/20/22 Guthrie Scrimgeour 2/20/22

Standing for $18 minimum wage

This demonstration comes after the state House pivoted away from the original minimum-wage proposal, Senate Bill 2018, that would have incrementally increased the minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026.

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.

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.

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

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.

Beth Young 4/12/21 Beth Young 4/12/21

Children struggle with pressures of poverty

These children grew up disadvantaged, with no clear avenues of escape, in a society that is permitting, even encouraging, a widening gap between the rich and the poor. Why are we OK with this?