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.
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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.
On Wednesday, Gov. David Ige signed House Bill 2510 into law, putting Hawaiʻi on a path toward the highest minimum wage in the country. As a small business owner, I say: It’s about time. No one can survive on $10.10 an hour—or just $21,000 a year—in Hawaiʻi.
Hawai‘i’s minimum wage is currently $10.10 an hour. The new law raises the rate in increments over the next several years, starting with $12 on Oct. 1.
Gov. David Ige on Wednesday, during a ceremony at the state Capitol in Honolulu, signed two bills that will help Hawaiʻi’s working individuals and families.
HB2510 will boost annual incomes for low-wage workers by thousands of dollars over the next 6 years, strengthening the economy while alleviating poverty.
Ige said that this “balanced approach” will begin in increments, starting by raising the minimum wage from $10.10 an hour to $12 in October.
Hawaiʻi enacted the nation’s first statewide $18 minimum wage law, with Gov. David Ige’s signature of a bill aimed at fighting poverty among the islands’ workers.
With his signature, House Bill 2510 would increase minimum wage, improve major tax credit.
Efforts to raise minimum wage and expand major tax credit at risk of falling through.
