Coalitions applaud signing of historic minimum wage and tax fairness legislation
Governor David Ige today signed into law a bill that puts Hawaiʻi on a pathway toward the highest minimum wage in the country, while expanding an important tax credit for working families.
Community urges Gov. Ige to sign nation’s first $18 minimum wage law, improve major tax credit
House Bill 2510 would incrementally increase the minimum wage to $18 by 2028 and improve an important tax credit for lower-income families.
Efforts to raise minimum wage and expand major tax credit at risk of falling through
With only days until their final deadline, lawmakers still haven’t reached agreement on bills to increase the minimum wage and extend a major tax credit.
Legislators and community members rally to preserve major working families tax credit
HB510 would extend the state EITC for six years; otherwise, it will expire this year. The bill would also improve the EITC so that lower-income households can get its full benefit.