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
But a living wage increase will go a long way toward providing financial stability for many in Hawaiʻi.
Now more than ever, we see that wage levels in Hawaiʻi need to be raised substantially to improve workers’ living standards and safeguard the public’s health.
But the House of Representatives may seek a slower wage increase after businesses raised concerns with the Senate’s proposal.
The increase would be historic, giving the state the highest minimum wage in the nation, matching its highest-in-the-nation cost of living. This high cost of living is particularly pronounced on Kaua‘i, which is the most expensive of all the islands.
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.
An increased minimum wage would not only put food on families’ tables but put money in their pockets for spending at local businesses.
The latest state data show a single adult would need to make about $17 to $18 an hour at a full-time job to afford to live in Hawaiʻi.
Local workers, community members and coalition partners plan to gather at the Honolulu airport to demonstrate support for passage of a living wage policy in 2022.
Our representatives need to give us some hope that we can prosper here. That our keiki can prosper here. Raise the minimum wage.
