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The Case for a New Economy
Wages & Labor, Taxes & Budget Beth Giesting 11/30/20 Wages & Labor, Taxes & Budget Beth Giesting 11/30/20

The Case for a New Economy

40 Years of Rising Costs & Stagnant Wages.

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Hawaiʻi’s Earned Income Tax Credit: Next Steps
Taxes & Budget Beth Giesting 2/3/20 Taxes & Budget Beth Giesting 2/3/20

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.

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The Effects of Boosting Hawaiʻi’s Minimum Wage
Wages & Labor Nicole Woo 4/8/19 Wages & Labor Nicole Woo 4/8/19

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.

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A Public Investment
Taxes & Budget Beth Giesting 3/4/19 Taxes & Budget Beth Giesting 3/4/19

A Public Investment

Recommendations on handling Hawaiʻi’s public worker retirement commitments as the Baby Boomer generation prepares to enter retirement.

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Hawaiʻi School Breakfast Scorecard: School Year 2015–2016
Food Equity Hawaiʻi Appleseed Staff 1/1/18 Food Equity Hawaiʻi Appleseed Staff 1/1/18

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.

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Struggling to Make Ends Meet
Taxes & Budget Hawaiʻi Appleseed Staff 3/1/17 Taxes & Budget Hawaiʻi Appleseed Staff 3/1/17

Struggling to Make Ends Meet

The Need for a Working Family Credit

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The State of Poverty in Hawaiʻi 2016
Taxes & Budget, Wages & Labor, Affordable Housing, Food Equity Hawaiʻi Appleseed Staff 4/4/16 Taxes & Budget, Wages & Labor, Affordable Housing, Food Equity Hawaiʻi Appleseed Staff 4/4/16

The State of Poverty in Hawaiʻi 2016

How Hawaiʻi’s low-income residents are faring post-recovery.

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Is Hawaiʻi a Good Parent?
Health Rebecca Wolitz 12/1/10 Health Rebecca Wolitz 12/1/10

Is Hawaiʻi a Good Parent?

Systemic Failures in Providing Critical Services to Foster Youth in Hawaiʻi

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