The Garden Island Staff 9/15/22 The Garden Island Staff 9/15/22

Minimum-wage increase coming Oct. 1

Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage will rise to $12 per hour on Oct. 1, and then will go up by $2 every other year until it reaches $18 per hour on Jan. 1, 2028.

Andrew L. Pepper 6/23/22 Andrew L. Pepper 6/23/22

Hawaiʻi becomes first state to enact $18 minimum wage

Although, given HB 2510’s nearly six-year phase-in period, other states may reach that mark first, Hawaiʻi nevertheless becomes the first state to officially enact an $18 minimum wage.

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.

Ben Angarone 6/22/22 Ben Angarone 6/22/22

Ige signs minimum wage increase, tax refund bills into law

The wage will increase to $18 by 2028, while many Hawaiʻi taxpayers will get one-time checks for $300.

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.