The statistics about how many of Hawaiʻi’s people struggle look worse with each passing year, so plainly the safety net needs reinforcement.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the Trump Administration to enforce a rule which makes it harder for poor immigrants to be granted green cards or visas.

While it is terrific that state legislators acknowledge that the cost of living is out of reach for most Hawaiʻi residents, it is also clear that the proposed $13 an hour is not a “livable wage.”

In a just-released report, the nonprofit’s assessment of the problem is illustrated with three pillars: access to resources, health and nutrition, and community resilience.

Signs read, “Don’t make me leave Hawaiʻi,” echoing the frustration from advocates for raising the minimum.

Tens of thousands of low-income kids in Hawaiʻi are eligible for free after-school suppers, but only 259 students were signed up to get the meals last year.

Out of the 66,550 keiki who ate free or reduced-price school lunch in Hawaiʻi in 2018, only 259 also had an after school supper.

On Oct. 17, 2019, 5 percent of proceeds from Hawaiʻi’s four Whole Foods Market locations will be donated to expand access to school meals for keiki.

Far more residents now have air conditioning to deal with a warming climate. But their increased electrical use makes the problem worse.

Victor Geminiani, a longtime champion for Hawaiʻi’s poor and vulnerable, retires.

A proposed change to the federal food assistance program could affect thousands of Hawaiʻi residents if it goes into effect as proposed.

Hawaiʻi Appleseed announces the retirement of Victor Geminiani, its co-founder and longtime executive director, after a 50-year public interest law career.

After a 50-year career in public interest law and advocacy, Hawaiʻi Appleseed co-director Victor Geminiani announced on Wednesday that he will retire Aug. 31.

On the Waiʻanae coast, the state DOE deploys a food truck to distribute free, freshly packaged meals to kids in need.

Hawaiʻi is not only the most expensive state for renters to live in, but also has the greatest gap between average earnings and average fair-market rent.

The federal poverty line already doesn’t take into account the state’s high cost of living.

There’s a big discrepancy between city and federal estimates of vacancy rates.

Advocates are backing a bill to provide state money to bolster the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program when its funds are spent on local produce.

Hawaiʻi trails 11 other states where the minimum wage is higher than ours.

The short-term rental business has experienced 97% growth in America’s 100 largest cities over the past three years, totaling more than 360,000 active rentals.