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.
Last year, we achieved a historic victory. After years of championing a living wage for Hawai’i’s workers, we partnered with legislators to raise our state’s minimum wage to $18/hour by 2028, the highest state-level minimum wage rate in the nation.
But workers and their families are still struggling. That's why we need to keep up the momentum to push for added pro-worker policies. Read more here.
What is a living wage in Hawaiʻi? How will increasing the wage of Hawaiʻi’s workers impact businesses, employment rates and prices?
Why the fight for a living wage in Hawaiʻi is more critical now than ever, plus evidence and best practices from cities and states that have already raised the wage of their workers.
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.
Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage workers will see their pay rise to $12 an hour beginning Saturday, October 1, 2022. As of 2019, there were more than 88,000 workers in Hawaiʻi earning the minimum wage of $10.10 an hour.
Hawai‘i’s minimum wage will rise to $12 per hour on Oct. 1, and then will go up by $2 every other year until it reaches $18 per hour on Jan. 1, 2028.
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.
Although, given HB 2510’s nearly six-year phase-in period, other states may reach that mark first, Hawaiʻi nevertheless becomes the first state to officially enact an $18 minimum wage.
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.
Gov. David Ige on Wednesday signed legislation raising the state's minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2028.
The wage will increase to $18 by 2028, while many Hawaii taxpayers will get one-time checks for $300.
HB2510 will boost annual incomes for low-wage workers by thousands of dollars over the next 6 years, strengthening the economy while alleviating poverty.
Our Coalition
The Raise Up Hawaiʻi campaign pulls together advocates, organizers, policy experts and, most importantly, the working families, young adults and kupuna directly affected by the wage level in Hawaiʻi.
