Our fight for economic justice continues
Hawaii passed a groundbreaking minimum wage increase last year, but the work to build a society in which working families can thrive is far from over. Here are our priorities for 2023.
Community urges Gov. Ige to sign nation’s first $18 minimum wage law
With his signature, House Bill 2510 would increase minimum wage, improve major tax credit.
Residents will urge legislators to keep promises to working families
Efforts to raise minimum wage and expand major tax credit at risk of falling through.
House leadership to kill senate minimum wage proposal with no hearing
Labor Chair Onishi and House leadership are about to let SB2018 die without a hearing in the House, demonstrating a carelessness toward tens of thousands of struggling Hawaiʻi workers.
Workers and living wage supporters to hold rally for $18 by 2026
The path to a living wage needs to start now.
Honolulu City Council considering living wage resolution
Honolulu City Council Chair Ernie Martin has introduced a resolution that would urge the state legislature to consider raising the minimum wage to a living wage.