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Sheryl Lee of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said the department investigates all reports of employers failing to pay minimum wage. But she said minimum wage complaints are very rare.
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Hawaiʻi's minimum wage increases to $14 an hour on Monday, the first day of 2024. In 2022, the state Legislature passed legislation raising the state's minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2028.
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Oʻahu service workers and legislators gathered in a town hall meeting to discuss how to eliminate the tip credit, and how to participate in the state Legislature despite their busy schedules. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.
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Workers earning minimum wage in 23 states and the District of Columbia got a raise over the New Year's holiday, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
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The increase is part of a series of hikes that will eventually raise Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage to $18 an hour in 2028.
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Gov. David Ige has signed legislation raising the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2028. Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage is currently $10.10 an hour. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.
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With last-minute amendments, a measure seeking to raise the state’s minimum wage passed out of conference committee on Friday. The bill would raise the state’s current $10.10 base pay to $18 in 2028, two years behind what passed out of the House earlier in April.
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A bill to raise the state’s minimum wage incrementally passed out of the state Senate on Tuesday. Kona Rep. Jeanne Kapela said current wages cannot begin to satisfy the state’s highest cost-of-living standards in the nation. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.
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Should we raise Hawaiʻi's minimum hourly wage from its current $10.10?
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Hawaiʻi's Ukrainian community and supporters stage a series of rallies condemning Russia's invasion; Local company Oceanit has received emergency use approval for its rapid COVID test from the Federal Drug Administration, says the company's President and CEO Patrick Sullivan. But what role does testing have to play in this new phase of the pandemic?; and as lawmakers debate minimum way increases, ClimbHI President and Executive Director Julie Morikawa says we shut put more emphasis on connecting students to career opportunities