Rebalance Hawaiʻi’s Upside-Down Tax Code To Achieve Prosperity For All
We are the third-worst state when it comes to taxing struggling working families.
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.
How The Build Back Better Plan Saves Money And Lives
The answer lies in an expansion of the strategy that held the line against poverty in 2020 and that helped America out of the Great Depression.
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.
Kupuna Caregivers Program Deserves Full Funding
Our state is the first to invest in the growing caregiving infrastructure.
Court Cases Reveal State’s Resistance to Honoring Hawaiian as Official Language
Two separate, pending court cases reveal a lack of respect for Hawaiʻi’s indigenous language as an equal and legitimate alternative to English.
Breaking Public Trust for Private Profit
The land board’s acquiescence to corporate control of Hawaiʻi's resources represents the state’s continuing failure to uphold its fiduciary duties.
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.