Low Wages and the Lack of Affordability in Hawaiʻi <br/>What’s it Going to Take? <br/>INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI Watch Now

INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI‘I

Low Wages and the Lack of Affordability in Hawaiʻi
What’s it Going to Take?
INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI

INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI is taking a deeper dive into longstanding problems highlighted during our two-hour live program, What’s it Going to Take? An executive forum on making life better in Hawaiʻi. This edition of INSIGHTS will focus on Low Wages and the Lack of Affordability in Hawaiʻi. Those scheduled to appear on the program include: the band director of Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi; the owner of a small business in Mānoa, Oʻahu; a warehouse worker from Pālolo, Oʻahu; and a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa economist.

For more information on the Change Framework, visit: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/about-change.

 

· 51% of renting households in Hawai’i spend more than 30% of their income on rent. · 38% of jobs pay a living wage, which equates to more than $20/hour. · 48% of households do not meet the Survival Budget level and struggle to afford living in Hawaiʻi (Source: Hawaiʻi Community Foundation)