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.

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.

Joel Fischer 4/4/21 Joel Fischer 4/4/21

“Sickening, just sickening,” writes Joel Fischer, Waiʻalae resident.

Tuiaʻana Scanlan, Wayne K. S. Kaululaʻau, Donna Domingo, Pat Loo 3/30/21 Tuiaʻana Scanlan, Wayne K. S. Kaululaʻau, Donna Domingo, Pat Loo 3/30/21

Unemployment insurance benefits should be exempt from Hawaiʻi income tax, but a Senate bill calling for that has unfortunately stalled.

Gary Hooser 3/22/21 Gary Hooser 3/22/21

How can legislators justify giving themselves a raise when they refuse to hold hearings on increasing the minimum wage?

Nate Hix 8/8/18 Nate Hix 8/8/18

Of the 34 House races with more than one candidate on the ballot, 27 have at least one living wage supporter running.