Raise Up Hawaiʻi coalition wants state economy to work for all, not just tourists and wealthy corporations
Local workers, community members and coalition partners plan to gather at the Honolulu airport to demonstrate support for passage of a living wage policy in 2022.
$13 an hour isn't enough to live on in 2020, much less 2024
In the most expensive state in the nation, Hawai‘i’s minimum wage workers need to make enough to be able to afford the basics.
Joint legislative package a good start that needs to go further
The legislative package proposed by leadership in the State House and Senate calls for a $13 an hour minimum wage by 2024—Hawaiʻi workers already need at least $17 an hour to afford basic needs in 2020.
What is a living wage in Hawaiʻi in 2020?
Hawaiʻi's Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism released new self-sufficiency standards that put the minimum survival wage above $17 an hour for 2020.
How much would Hawaiʻi prices rise if the minimum wage rose to $17 by 2025?
The consensus among researchers is that the anticipated price increases from a minimum wage increase are not particularly large.
Who are Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage workers?
Research shows that, of the 88,000 minimum wage workers in Hawaiʻi, the majority are female, over 25 years old, and not trainees.
Wage increase advocates rally for support at legislature
Advocates are asking legislators to enact a living wage that keeps up with the high cost of living in what is effectively the most expensive state in the nation.
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.
Hawaiʻi has the worst minimum wage in the nation
While Hawaiʻi has the nation's highest cost of living, the minimum wage is stagnant at $10.10 with no plans to increase it.