Ige Administration — The Fight for a Living Wage in Hawaii

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.

Join The Fight

It’s time to Raise Up Hawaiʻi

Every worker deserves a Living Wage.

All tagged Ige Administration

Jun 14

Jun 14 Sign minimum wage increase immediately

Rev. Sam Domingo

Living Wage, Legislation

Don’t make our lowest-wage earners wait and wonder any longer. They need and deserve this modest raise.

May 4

May 4 Minimum wage hike passes: Ige expected to sign measure boosting hourly rate to $18

AP & HTH Staff

Living Wage, Legislation

“People should be able to afford their basic needs on 40 hours a week,” said Nate Hix, the director of Living Wage Hawaii, an advocacy group that has been pushing for a higher minimum wage.

Apr 7

Apr 7 Dark clouds are looming over Hawaiʻi even as the economy appears to be improving

Stewart Yerton

Systemic Poverty

Economic experts say many people are worse off than they were before the pandemic and a lower unemployment rate is simply masking deeper problems.