Working Families Caucus supports labor and workers’ rights in 2025 Legislative Package

In the 33rd Legislature, the Working Families Caucus has introduced bills addressing the child tax credit, supplemental nutrition assistance program, rent increase restrictions, family and medical leave and early education. 

“We are a bipartisan caucus dedicated to supporting the needs of Hawaiʻi’s working families,” said 2025 Working Families Caucus Co-Convenor and Rep. Jeanne Kapela (D-5, Portions of Keaʻau and Kurtistown, Mountain View, Glenwood, Fern Forest, Volcano, Pāhala, Punaluʻu, Nāʻālehu, Wai‘ōhinu, Hawaiian Ocean View, Hoʻokena). “Through our proposed measures, we are working to provide protection, security, and a stronger future for families across the state.” 

Organizations demonstrating their support for the bill package included Hawaiʻi Appleseed, Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network Speaks!, and Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute. 

The Working Families Caucus’s mission is to protect workers’ rights and ʻohana across the state by developing and implementing a pro-labor agenda in the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. The Caucus also aims to provide information and educate Members of the Legislature on issues that impact labor and working families. The Caucus works closely with unions, allies, and organizations dedicated to strengthening economic security for Hawaiʻi’s working families.