#LivingWage for a family of 4 in Hawaiʻi is $182,900. newsnationnow.com/business/your-…

In the list of best practices for state EITCs, HI has accomplished the top 2 recommendations—make the credit fully refundable + increase the matching percentage—in the past 2 years. But there's more we can do, like extending eligibility to ITIN filers. itep.org/boosting-incom…

43 states, including HI, have a subminimum wage for tipped workers. Employers must ensure tips bring workers to the full #MinimumWage, or pay the difference. The Obama Admin found an 84% violation rate of those rules & declared the issue “unenforceable.” marketplace.org/2023/09/19/the…

There are 7 states—CA, OR, WA, NV, MN, MT, AK—that require tipped workers be paid a full #MinimumWage with tips on top. And these 7 states have higher restaurant sales and small business growth rates and job growth rates in the restaurant industry.

These states also have 50% the rate of sexual harassment in the restaurant industry, because when you pay workers—who are predominantly women—a full #MinimumWage, with tips on top, she doesn’t have to put up with as much from customers.

Data shows that tipping in the U.S. is not correlated with quality of service. Rather, it’s correlated with the race, gender and look of the server. A Black woman will always earn $5–$8/hour less in tips, even when she is performing “perfect service,” compared to a white man.

The new analysis comes as the auto giants claim they cannot afford striking workers' demands for better pay. #UAWSolidarity #TaxFairness truthout.org/articles/gm-fo…

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Hawaiʻi's tax code takes a much larger share of income from local working families than it does from the wealthy. Lawmakers can improve the economic health of our communities by re-balancing the state’s upside-down tax code to better #FundOurFuture. hiappleseed.org/press-releases…

🚨 CALL FOR TESTIMONY! Support #PaidFamilyLeave in Hawaiʻi by submitting testimony on HB2757 at capitol.hawaii.gov by Wednesday, Jan. 31. Talking Points: hawaii-can.org/paid_family_le… Support #WorkingFamilies and let's #RaiseUpHawaii!

🚨 FIN has scheduled two critical #TaxFairness bills for a hearing on Wed., Feb. 21 at 2 p.m.! Submit testimony at capitol.hawaii.gov! Talking Points: HB1662, Keiki Credit: hiappleseed.org/keiki-credit HB1660, Capital Gains Tax Reform: hiappleseed.org/capital-gains-… #FundOurFuture

All right! We’ve got a hearing for #UniversalFreeSchoolMeals! Submit testimony in strong support of HB1775 HD1! House Committee on Finance Friday, Feb. 23, at 1:00 p.m. Talking points at hiappleseed.org/universal-free… #FoodEquity #FoodPolicy #Antihunger #KeikiHealth #SchoolMeals

In 2023, Rep. Amy Perruso introduced a bill to limit increases landlords can impose during lease renewal. Landlords would have to provide relocation assistance to tenants being forced to move if a lease is not renewed. The bill died without a hearing. civilbeat.org/2024/07/an-oah…

As Hawaiʻi continues to grapple with the complex dynamics of housing affordability and availability, it is clear that a more balanced approach that incorporates both supply- and demand-side measures, is essential. #HousingCrisis #CostOfLivingCrisis hiappleseed.org/blog/progress-…

1 in 3 Hawaiʻi households experienced food insecurity last year, underscoring the urgent need for robust policy interventions to ensure that all residents have access to adequate and nutritious food. #FoodEquity #FoodPolicy #Antihunger hiappleseed.org/blog/community…

Hawaiʻi Appleseed turns 20 years old this year, and the organization is celebrating two decades of advocacy for a Hawaiʻi in which everyone can meet their basic needs while living happy, healthy and creative lives. hiappleseed.org/press-releases…

Promising trends for families across the nation, but many continue to feel the lasting effects of widespread unemployment during the pandemic, a rising cost of living, and inadequate government assistance. #Census #Poverty #ChildTaxCredit hiappleseed.org/blog/census-po…

Join us on Sat., Nov., 23, 2024, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., at Church of the Crossroads, for a FREE community #CommunityOrganizing training. Register: bit.ly/PeoplePowerTra… Lunch provided 💪 #PeoplePower #PeopleFirst #OrganizeToWin #FundOurFuture #Politics #Hawaii #SystemsChange

19 year-old Texas woman dies due to abortion ban. Pro Publica reports on how she went from hospital to hospital, precious time being lost as nurses and doctors waited to make sure the fetus was dead before they could treat the mother: Candace Fails screamed for someone in the

The woman who died in Texas came from an anti-choice family and was supposedly pro-abortion ban herself. After her avoidable death, her mother is quoted as asking “why didn’t they help the miscarriage along?” They never think the leopards are going to eat their face.