HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers opened a new session of the Legislature on Wednesday with House leaders proposing to raise the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour and spend
Leaders of the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives opened a new session of the Legislature on Wednesday with a proposal to raise the state's minimum wage to $18 an hour. They also want to spend $600 million on housing for Native Hawaiians on the waiting list for Hawaiian Home Lands.