Hawaiʻi’s Earned Income Tax Credit: Next Steps
Creating our state Earned Income Tax Credit was an important achievement. Now it’s time to make the state EITC refundable and permanent.
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.
A Public Investment
Recommendations on handling Hawaiʻi’s public worker retirement commitments as the Baby Boomer generation prepares to enter retirement.
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.
Is Hawaiʻi a Good Parent?
Systemic Failures in Providing Critical Services to Foster Youth in Hawaiʻi