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.
All in Living Wage
The term is designed to show the minimum someone needs to earn to support themselves and their family if they’re working full time.
Providing a $17 minimum living wage will help to restore the dignity for those who want to work hard and take care of their own.
Will the progressive Democratic platform translate into concrete policies that improve the lives of struggling families in Hawaiʻi? That is the question members of the Raise Up Hawaiʻi coalition are asking.
It took the members of UNITE HERE! Local 5, 51 days to improve living conditions for themselves, their families—and by extension—all other hotel workers. There are 60 days in the upcoming legislative session that begins on January 16. Are the rest of us willing to make that same commitment to raising up all of Hawaiʻi?
We are all worse off because of the widespread worker exploitation, leaving us unable to afford to even live here.
While Hawaiʻi has the nation's highest cost of living, the minimum wage is stagnant at $10.10 with no plans to increase it.
Hawaiʻi showed support for Dr. King’s desegregation efforts. Unfortunately, Hawaiʻi has not supported his fight for economic justice.
Having our workers available at a discount is a losing business strategy for the state and our residents, costing us billions each year.
