Will Caron 8/21/19 Will Caron 8/21/19

Hawaiʻi Appleseed announces Victor Geminiani’s retirement

The 50-year advocate for the low-income community and founder of Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice will retire on August 31, 2019.

Eileen Lacaden 3/8/18 Eileen Lacaden 3/8/18

Hawaiʻi Budget & Policy Center hires Beth Giesting as first director

Gavin Thornton 4/10/16 Gavin Thornton 4/10/16

Report examines the state of poverty in Hawaiʻi since the Great Recession

The state’s high cost of living and low wages has made recovery slow and painful for many families.

Gavin Thornton 2/9/16 Gavin Thornton 2/9/16

Half of Hawaiʻi’s residents are living paycheck-to-paycheck

An Appleseed-commissioned poll highlights the extent to which working families are now struggling to get by in Hawaiʻi.

Gavin Thornton 1/6/16 Gavin Thornton 1/6/16

Hawaiʻi families, businesses and economy would benefit greatly from state Earned Income Tax Credit

Now is the time for Hawaiʻi to invest in its residents and businesses by creating a state refundable EITC that puts dollars back into workers’ pockets and into the cash registers of local business.