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.
A Reasonable Gun Regulation For All Of Us
Both gun-control advocates and Second Amendment activists should support banning “bump stocks” and other rate-of-fire modifications.
Kupuna Caregivers Program Deserves Full Funding
Our state is the first to invest in the growing caregiving infrastructure.
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.
Bob McDermott’s Obsession with Sex Ed Misinformation Harms Hawaiʻi Keiki
The socially conservative politician’s continuing crusade against the state’s comprehensive new sexual education policy risks public health of Hawaiʻi’s children.
County Preemption Measure Dies in Committee
A bill that would have given the state broader authority to preempt county ordinances it finds inconvenient failed to find enough support to pass through the senate agriculture committee.