
An $18 Minimum Wage Won’t Raise Prices Dramatically
A living wage increase will go a long way toward providing financial stability for many in Hawaiʻi.

Choose Smart Justice, Not a Half-a-Billion Dollar New Jail
Instead of wasting our money on a project that will solve precisely none of the problems it is meant to solve, we should be investing that money in ways that uplift our communities and our people.

House Committee Wins Rusty Scalpel Award for Hurricane Frankenbill
The House public safety committee voted to gut a criminal justice reform bill and replace it with a bill looking at hurricane-resistant school structures with no input from advocates or the community.

Rep. Tom “Sledgehammer” Brower Named Housing Committee Chair
Brower’s disparaging words and dehumanizing actions toward those experiencing houselessness in Hawaiʻi make him a controversial choice to chair the committee.