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.
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.