Marina Starleaf Riker 10/14/22 Marina Starleaf Riker 10/14/22

This is how the candidates for Maui mayor want to tackle the housing crisis

Both say the lack of housing for residents is the county’s top problem, but they’re proposing very different solutions.

Stewart Yerton 9/28/22 Stewart Yerton 9/28/22

Rising prices, increasing poverty, slowing job growth: Hawaiʻi’s economy faces grim times

Among those facing higher costs are Oʻahu utility customers whose October bills could show more cost increases on top of a dramatic rise over the past year.

Jessica Terrell 9/14/22 Jessica Terrell 9/14/22

‘People are really struggling:’ Hawaiʻi food banks scramble to meet increased demand

Rising food costs and the end of pandemic-era assistance programs are driving a spike in demand for food assistance.

Noelle Fujii-Oride 7/27/22 Noelle Fujii-Oride 7/27/22

It’s gotten both worse and better for struggling working families

The good news is that 17 Hawaiʻi nonprofits are helping working families become more financially stable, find affordable housing, and get involved in policy.

HNN Staff 7/23/22 HNN Staff 7/23/22

As prices soar, top Democratic candidates for governor support relief from tax on groceries

Hawaiʻi Appleseed said a tax revenue boost must be paired with the tax cut to ensure key services aren’t cut. The organization suggested raising the capital gains tax or increasing tax on the wealthiest earners.

Chevelle Davis and Aura Reyes 7/17/22 Chevelle Davis and Aura Reyes 7/17/22

‘Housing first’ model better than shelters

To solve houselessness, we need to look beyond the stop-gap shelter model toward a “housing first” model that guarantees housing to people as a human right.

Guthrie Scrimgeour 6/23/22 Guthrie Scrimgeour 6/23/22

Ige signs $18 minimum wage increase, tax refund

“This historic legislation represents a significant and meaningful step toward transforming our economy so that it works for everyone,” said Hawai‘i Appleseed Executive Director Gavin Thornton. “But much more remains to be done.”

Nathan Christophel 6/22/22 Nathan Christophel 6/22/22

Ige signs minimum wage increase, tax rebate bills

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.

Sabrina Bodon 4/29/22 Sabrina Bodon 4/29/22

Bill to raise Hawaiʻi's minimum wage to $18 by 2028 passes out of conference committee

With last-minute amendments, a measure seeking to raise the state’s minimum wage passed out of conference committee on Friday.

Blaze Lovell 4/29/22 Blaze Lovell 4/29/22

Hawaiʻi lawmakers finally agree on raising the minimum wage

House Bill 2510 also makes a state earned income tax credit refundable. Meanwhile, many taxpayers could soon get a $300 tax rebate.

Annalisa Burgos 4/27/22 Annalisa Burgos 4/27/22

Friday deadline looms for Hawaiʻi lawmakers to raise minimum wage

Supporters rallied in events across the islands to urge lawmakers to agree on a final version by Friday. If they do not agree on terms, the measure will be killed. The sticking point has been how much the raises will be and how fast they will be implemented.

Samie Solina 4/21/22 Samie Solina 4/21/22

As housing prices on Oʻahu hit record highs, families grapple with rising rents

“We as a community just need to make a decision that anybody that’s working 40 hours a week needs to be able to afford housing.”

Stewart Yerton 4/21/22 Stewart Yerton 4/21/22

Oʻahu nonprofits to get $4.5M to address housing and financial woes

The 17 organizations will work together to help solve critical problems facing the island’s working families.

Guthrie Scrimgeour 4/19/22 Guthrie Scrimgeour 4/19/22

Working class tax credit still alive

After taking a long, winding path through the Legislature, a bill making the Earned Income Tax Credit permanent and refundable has made it through both the House and the Senate, though disagreements over amendments mean that the bill will now go before a conference committee.

Guthrie Scrimgeour 3/23/22 Guthrie Scrimgeour 3/23/22

Senate, House clash over Hawaiʻi minimum wage bills

The vast majority of those who testified at Monday’s LCA meeting favored the 2026 date for the increase, with 113 testifying in support of the 2026 date and 11 individuals testifying in support of the 2028 date.

Andrew Gomes 3/23/22 Andrew Gomes 3/23/22

Hawaiʻi lawmakers tussle over one minimum wage bill

A clash of wills and philosophies among state lawmakers over how to raise Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage now appears centered on one bill at the legislature instead of two.

Crooked Media 3/8/22 Crooked Media 3/8/22

Fighting for a living wage in Hawaiʻi

Workers in Hawaiʻi are rallying at their State Capitol to raise the state’s minimum wage for the first time since 2018. The "What A Day" podcast discusses how workers are being affected by low wages in the highest cost-of-living state in the nation.