Funding Free Transit
What would it cost to make bus transit free for everyone in Hawaiʻi? New report estimates $62.4M a year—and outlines how the state can pay for it.
A Fairer Tax Code for a Thriving Hawaiʻi
Progressive Revenue Options to Protect and Invest in Our Future.
Hawaiʻi SNAP
Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Food Security for Hawaiʻi Residents
Feed Our Keiki; Support Our Schools; Help Our Farmers
The missed opportunity of federal child nutrition programs in Hawaiʻi.
Refunding Hawaiʻi
How expanding the state Earned Income Tax Credit to make it refundable can boost the economy and provide opportunity to Hawaiʻi’s working families.
Tax Credits as Tools to Advance Prosperity
Tax credits can fine-tune the tax system to promote social welfare and encourage economic activity by delivering targeted tax relief.
Building a Housing Market for Hawaiʻi’s Working Families
Part three of the Good Health Depends on Decent Housing series highlights the disconnect between the state’s housing market and the needs of its residents.
Health and Care for People Experiencing Homelessness
Part two in the Good Health Depends on Decent Housing series shows how helping people who are currently experiencing homelessness with housing and other needs is not only life-changing, but also saves money.
The Health and Housing Connection
Part 1 of a Good Health Depends on Decent Housing series of policy briefs shows how chronic stress from insecure housing produces cumulative effects that result in mental and physical health problems.
The Effects of Boosting Hawaiʻi’s Minimum Wage
Not only would a minimum wage increase help to improve the living standards of affected Hawaiʻi workers, but it would also strengthen local businesses, as low-wage workers plow almost every additional dollar of earnings back into the local economy.
Hawaiʻi School Breakfast Scorecard: School Year 2015–2016
All of Hawaiʻi’s children deserve a good education that opens up opportunities for the rest of their lives. But hungry keiki can't learn.
The State of Poverty in Hawaiʻi 2016
How Hawaiʻi’s low-income residents are faring post-recovery.
Financial Struggles Facing Working Families in Hawaiʻi
Survey results show half of Hawaiʻi's households are living "paycheck to paycheck."
Creating a State Earned Income Tax Credit
Cutting taxes to strengthen the economy and boost Hawaiʻi’s families: A refundable state Earned Income Tax Credit.
Accessory Dwelling Units: Expanding Affordable Housing Options in Hawaiʻi
ADUs are an important tool in expanding affordable housing stock, especially in areas with limited room for growth and high housing costs.
