Submit Testimony to Raise the Wage| hawaiilivingwage
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Submit Testimony to Raise the Wage: Deadline Wednesday January 29th, 9:00am

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Key Facts and Figures

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  • HB 2541 raises the minimum wage to $13/hr by 2024

  • No worker deserves to live in poverty. It costs more than $17/hr for a full-time worker to live in Hawaii.

  • 8 states, all with lower costs of living, have passed a $15 minimum wage into law.

  • A majority of legislators publicly support at least a $15 minimum wage

  • A final vote on a $15/hr minimum wage bill has been blocked for years.

  • Legislators will be getting $11,000 annual raises between now and 2024.

  • It's time workers get at least $15/hr by 2024 as we need and deserve much more.

1. New users need to register on the capitol.hawaii.gov website:

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2. Fill out your info and click "Create User":

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3. Search for the bill within the website, or click here:

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4. Click "Submit Testimony" within the capitol website or click here:

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5. Make sure "HB2541" is in the text box, then hit "Continue":

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6. Write your thoughts on this bill and press submit. Feel free to copy our text from below, or compose your own:

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Sample testimony:

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Aloha members of the Finance and Labor Committees:

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The cost of living in Hawaii is more than $17 per hour. As no full-time worker should be living in poverty, it's far past time we take the steps to make this the minimum wage.

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$13 per hour by 2024 is not enough to bring workers out of poverty.  This bill raises the minimum wage too low and too slow.

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As legislators will be getting more than $11,000 in raises by 2024, workers deserve raises of at least that much.

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A bill to raise the wage to at least $15 per hour needs to be given a final vote. Please don't let another year pass without giving us the justice we deserve.

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Mahalo,

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Concerned Citizen

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