The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Honolulu Charter Commission on Dec. 15, 2025._____________ Dec. 15, 2025, 2:30 p.m.Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu Charter Commission Dawn Szewczyk, Chair Sommerset Yamamoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns
The issue will inevitably come around again, and next time let’s hope our legislators do what is empirically, not politically, correct Hawaii lawmakers approved a bill earlier this year that will nearly double the state’s legal minimum wage over the next six years, from $10.10 to $18 an hour —
This article was originally published June 10, 2022, by the Independent Institute. _______________ By Caleb S. Fuller Teaching in the smartphone age means students are never more than a few seconds away from the dreaded “fact check.” In Econ 101, I frequently receive questions about studies showing that the minimum wage does not generate unemployment. Such studies
There is still time for Gov. David Ige to reject the 2022 Legislature’s bid to increase Hawaii’s hourly minimum wage by almost 20% to $12 starting Oct. 1, and almost 80% to $18 by 2028. The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii has already cited numerous studies showing how minimum-wage increases typically backfire on the people that
A popular 2010 study claiming minimum-wage hikes do not cause ‘economic shocks’ has just been reanalyzed and overturned HONOLULU, May 17, 2022 >> The consensus in Hawaii seems to be that Gov. David Ige will sign HB2510, raising the state’s hourly minimum wage from $10.10 to $18 over the next six years.
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration April 5, 2022, by the Hawaii Senate Committee on Ways and Means. _______________ To: Senate Committee on Ways and Means Sen. Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair Sen Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice
Before our legislators vote on whether to increase Hawaii’s minimum wage, I encourage them to ask three very important questions: >> Who are we trying to help? >> Who would actually be affected? >> Is the minimum wage the best way to help low-income families? Clearly, many people believe that increasing
A lot of people seem to think there is wide disagreement among economists about the potential effects of a higher minimum wage. But, no, there actually isn’t, says David Neumark, America’s leading authority on the minimum wage. Neumark was the guest Monday, March 28, 2022, on Keli’i Akina’s “Hawaii Together” program
Despite what many Hawaii residents want to believe, increasing the state’s legal minimum wage can result in unemployment The vast majority of Hawaii residents support increasing the state’s legal minimum wage on the grounds that it would help Hawaii’s low-income workers better cope with the state’s high cost of living.[efn_note]Andrew Gomes, “Hawaii residents
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Honolulu Charter Commission on Dec. 15, 2025._____________ Dec. 15, 2025, 2:30 p.m.Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu Charter Commission Dawn Szewczyk, Chair Sommerset Yamamoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns
The issue will inevitably come around again, and next time let’s hope our legislators do what is empirically, not politically, correct Hawaii lawmakers approved a bill earlier this year that will nearly double the state’s legal minimum wage over the next six years, from $10.10 to $18 an hour —
This article was originally published June 10, 2022, by the Independent Institute. _______________ By Caleb S. Fuller Teaching in the smartphone age means students are never more than a few seconds away from the dreaded “fact check.” In Econ 101, I frequently receive questions about studies showing that the minimum wage does not generate unemployment. Such studies
There is still time for Gov. David Ige to reject the 2022 Legislature’s bid to increase Hawaii’s hourly minimum wage by almost 20% to $12 starting Oct. 1, and almost 80% to $18 by 2028. The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii has already cited numerous studies showing how minimum-wage increases typically backfire on the people that
A popular 2010 study claiming minimum-wage hikes do not cause ‘economic shocks’ has just been reanalyzed and overturned HONOLULU, May 17, 2022 >> The consensus in Hawaii seems to be that Gov. David Ige will sign HB2510, raising the state’s hourly minimum wage from $10.10 to $18 over the next six years.
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration April 5, 2022, by the Hawaii Senate Committee on Ways and Means. _______________ To: Senate Committee on Ways and Means Sen. Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair Sen Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice
Before our legislators vote on whether to increase Hawaii’s minimum wage, I encourage them to ask three very important questions: >> Who are we trying to help? >> Who would actually be affected? >> Is the minimum wage the best way to help low-income families? Clearly, many people believe that increasing
A lot of people seem to think there is wide disagreement among economists about the potential effects of a higher minimum wage. But, no, there actually isn’t, says David Neumark, America’s leading authority on the minimum wage. Neumark was the guest Monday, March 28, 2022, on Keli’i Akina’s “Hawaii Together” program
Despite what many Hawaii residents want to believe, increasing the state’s legal minimum wage can result in unemployment The vast majority of Hawaii residents support increasing the state’s legal minimum wage on the grounds that it would help Hawaii’s low-income workers better cope with the state’s high cost of living.[efn_note]Andrew Gomes, “Hawaii residents
