Advocates for a living wage will be asking our elected officials to deliver on their promises and pass a living wage bill in the 2021 legislative session. But we can’t do it without support from you.
It’s time to Raise Up Hawaiʻi
Every worker deserves a Living Wage.
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The vast majority of those who testified at Monday’s LCA meeting favored the 2026 date for the increase, with 113 testifying in support of the 2026 date and 11 individuals testifying in support of the 2028 date. Five favored a Hawai‘i Chamber of Commerce proposal for $15 an hour by 2027, and 11 favored no increase at all.
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.
And Hawaiʻi’s lawmakers should pass legislation that supports workers’ well-being.
How can legislators justify giving themselves a raise when they refuse to hold hearings on increasing the minimum wage?
Many who wrote testimony in support of the wage increase called for an amendment to raise the hourly minimum to $17 by 2026.
The moral and civic renewal we need requires a radical reframing of the terms of economic debate. Our economic foundations must be centered around people—not markets.
The differences between the House and the Senate proposals will need to be reconciled during conference committee. The fate of Hawaiʻi’s workers and their families is in their hands.
