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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Survey: 75% of Hawaiʻi’s Workforce May Leave
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 436 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living

... survey of over 3,200 local workers from across industries shows the cost-of-living crisis affects families across the economic spectrum ....

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Friday, October 31, 2025
Study: Illinois, Connecticut, Alaska, Hawaii, New Jersey and Mississippi have the most per capita pension debt
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 966 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... Hawaii public pension debt is $9,784 per person ....

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Kaiser health care workers strike for better wages
By Court House News @ 10:37 AM :: 745 Views :: Health Care, Labor

... Thousands of Kaiser employees in California, Oregon and Hawaii organized a five-day work stoppage after negotiations for higher pay and other demands stagnated ....

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Friday, October 10, 2025
DoE: Teacher Salaries 'Competitive'
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 1087 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living

... All of these gains came from outside the collective bargaining system.  Why do teachers need the HSTA? ....

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Friday, October 3, 2025
Not Anonymous: Employees Demand ‘Investigation’ of DoTax Director Suganuma
By Andrew Walden @ 8:00 PM :: 5499 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor, Tax Credits, Taxes

... yelling, cursing, swearing, finger-pointing, accusing, etc., and it has created a very hostile and toxic work environment for DOTAX staff ....

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Regional pressure builds on Kaiser as Hawaii strike called
By Court House News @ 3:38 PM :: 1987 Views :: Health Care, Labor

... Kaiser workers in Hawaii joined three other Pacific states in voting for a strike, citing unsafe staffing levels and wage disparities with mainland counterparts ....

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Monday, September 15, 2025
Hawaii Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 6:38 PM :: 3976 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
  • 50th – Avg. Starting Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
  • 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
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Friday, September 5, 2025
Feds, State Cooperate in Labor Trafficking Bust
By News Release @ 4:11 AM :: 5404 Views :: Hawaii County , Labor, Law Enforcement

... SIPD conducted the investigation in concert with the U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Inspector General and Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, and the Hawai‘i County Police Department ....

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
State Begins Hiring Future College Grads
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 5332 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Labor

... DHRD began accepting applicants who are on track to obtain their bachelor’s degree within three months for entry-level professional classes of work ....

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Sunday, August 31, 2025
No Tax on Tips
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 5281 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Tourism

An individual who receives tips can exclude up to $25,000 of those tips from his or her gross income....

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Sunday, August 17, 2025
No Tax on Overtime
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4644 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes

... this is critical information for employers too ....

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Saturday, August 16, 2025
UHERO: Hawaii has less inequality because nobody can get ahead
By UHERO @ 4:42 PM :: 5026 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living

... 'equality' imposed by a tourism-driven economy and high cost of living ....

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Friday, August 8, 2025
VA terminates union contracts for most bargaining-unit employees
By News Release @ 1:03 PM :: 3626 Views :: National News, Labor, Military

... The announcement comes in response to President Trump’s executive order that excludes certain federal agencies from labor-management relations programs. ....

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Sunday, July 27, 2025
Pay for No Work
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4495 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... $6.3M salary for 'administrative leave' ....

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Monday, July 14, 2025
State Job Growth? 'Health Care and Food Services'
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 2950 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Tourism

... Hawai‘i Projects 41,000 New Jobs by 2032, Led by Health Care and Food Services ....

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Thursday, July 10, 2025
Auditor Dings Hawaii ERS Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
By News Release @ 7:39 PM :: 1397 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor

... Hawaii ERS received a 'disclaimer of opinion' ....

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Good Jobs Hawaiʻi participants see significant wage gains, UHERO finds
By UHERO @ 9:15 PM :: 1695 Views :: Higher Education, Labor

... Wage gains were particularly significant in the skilled trades and clean energy sectors, where completers earned 35% more than non-completers ....

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Carpenters Union Announces Plan to Harass Non-Union Contractors
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 2731 Views :: Ethics, Labor

"... a new compliance initiative to strengthen oversight of construction projects that utilize taxpayer funds ...."

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Monday, July 7, 2025
July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 55334 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Labor

...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time.  Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....

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Wednesday, July 2, 2025
After Much Gnashing of Teeth, OHA Trustees Approve Amended Budget
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 2431 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, OHA

“Trustees rolled up their sleeves and engaged the details like never before — offering and approving amendments live at the table, line by line, in full public view."

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Friday, June 20, 2025
UH Grad Student $6.7M Settlement in 2016 Lab Explosion
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 2210 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education, Labor

"Dr Ekins-Coward, an academic researcher, was seriously injured when her laboratory experiment exploded on 16 March 2016."

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Priced out: The growing challenge of teacher pay and housing costs
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 2705 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living

... in Hawaii, rent for a one-bedroom unit costs 46% of beginning, bachelor-degree-holding teacher salary ....

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Saturday, June 14, 2025
June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 67370 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor

Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....

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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Miske News: Union Boss sentenced to 14 years in federal racketeering case
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 AM :: 4294 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Drugs

... Norman Akau III, a former union board member who founded a Kaneohe-based motorcycle gang and served as an enforcer for the late Honolulu businessman Michael J. Miske Jr., was sentenced to 14 years ....

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Thursday, May 1, 2025
​State Launches Operation Hire Hawai‘i to Fill Vacant Positions
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 2300 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor

... More than 900 interested job seekers attended ....

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Best States for Nurses? Hawaii Ranks 47th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 2339 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Cost of Living

... WalletHub compared the relative attractiveness of the 50 states across 20 key metrics ....

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Friday, April 18, 2025
Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
By Robert Thomas @ 12:01 AM :: 42749 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor, Religion

If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
‘Long and tortuous path’ continues in Hawaii bioenergy dispute
By Court House News @ 5:16 AM :: 2813 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Labor

... A federal judge signaled he is likely to dismiss some claims in a dispute between Hu Honua and Hawaiian Electric ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
UPW Tracks Statewide Payout of COVID Hazard Pay
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 3761 Views :: Labor, COVID-19

... United Public Workers is actively engaged in a legal fight for Temporary Hazard Pay (THP) with employers in nine jurisdictions across Hawaii ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Feds Release $2.5M to Reimburse Nonprofit for Shuttered Lahaina Jobs Program
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 1619 Views :: Maui County, Labor

... temporary jobs focused on cleaning up debris and repairing damage caused by the fires ....

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Monday, March 17, 2025
Hawaii Highest Union Membership in USA
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 2248 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... 61% of public employees are union members in Hawaii ....

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Sunday, March 2, 2025
HB202: A Stealthy Unemployment Insurance Tax Hike
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2256 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living

... multiplying the result by 150% ....

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Saturday, March 1, 2025
State housing program expanded to support more City Employees
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 1673 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Cost of Living

... "lawyers and activists" are now eligible to participate in the DEP program ....

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Thursday, February 27, 2025
Debt: Honolulu 4th Worst 'Sinkhole City'
By Selected News Articles @ 10:33 PM :: 2081 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes

... a debt burden of $2.25 billion, translating to $17,400 per taxpayer ....

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Thursday, February 20, 2025
Island Flex Open Enrollment Period: March 1 through April 30, 2025
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 2165 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Tax Credits

... Island Flex is a program that allows employees to allocate a portion of their salary into Medical Spending Accounts and/or Dependent Care Spending Accounts on a tax-free basis ....

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Green Executive Order to Speed State Hiring?
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 1418 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor

“...As we witness the very quickly changing landscape of the federal government, federal workforce and federal policies, this order directs state agencies to review candidates and make a conditional job offer within 14 days of receiving an individual’s application....”

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Feds Begin to Pull 'Project Labor Agreements'
By News Release @ 2:59 PM :: 2237 Views :: Labor, Military, Small Business

... U.S. Military Announces it is Dropping PLA Mandate ....

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Thursday, January 23, 2025
Report: Hawaii Jail Guards Under Extreme Stress Due to Mandatory OT, Understaffing
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 1452 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement

... Many staff cited unsustainable work conditions marked by mandatory overtime, insufficient staff, and inadequate wellness resources ....

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Monday, January 20, 2025
Court Rejects Biden's 'Project Labor Agreement' Mandate
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 2401 Views :: Labor, Military, Rail

"...Mandating PLAs for Most Federal Construction Projects Is an Unauthorized Set-Aside...."

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
14% of Hawaii Healthcare Jobs Vacant
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 2231 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living

... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Hawaii attorney general questions Walmart's retreat from DEI
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 PM :: 1865 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement

... Walmart reportedly is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies to focus on being more "belonging." ....

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Monday, January 6, 2025
Kaiser Nurses and Healthcare Workers on Maui and Lanai Ratify New Contract Without Strike
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 2098 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

... The agreement includes significant wage increases for lowest-paid workers and enforceable staffing language to protect patient care ....

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Saturday, December 28, 2024
Hawaii worst state to work in 2024
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 2599 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living

... Hawaii has the lowest average disposable income, $5,929 per working resident ....

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Friday, December 20, 2024
Hawaiʻi Taxpayers to See More Take-Home Pay Resulting from Historic Tax Cuts
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 2616 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living

... The Department of Taxation Requires Employers Decrease Withholding Amounts Beginning January 1, 2025 ....

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Sunday, December 8, 2024
Hawaii 3rd-Highest Pension Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 PM :: 2148 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... Hawaii pension burden: 19.4% of personal income ....

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
HSTA--Corrupt or Incompetent? -- 1,000 teachers shortchanged
By Video @ 12:01 PM :: 5123 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... HSTA did not challenge HIDOE’s decision to exclude prior experience for the “compression fix” -- 1,000 Teachers May be Shortchanged on Pay ....

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Friday, October 25, 2024
Maui County Nurses Plan Three Day Strike
By News Release @ 12:23 AM :: 2582 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

... Union representing most of the staff at Maui’s only acute care hospital delivered 10-day notice of Unfair Labor Practice strike during bargaining today ....

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Hawaii 2nd Fewest Job Openings in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:06 PM :: 5151 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the rate of job openings for the latest month and the last 12 months ....

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Monday, October 21, 2024
UH Faculty Approve Contract
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 2734 Views :: Higher Education, Labor

... University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly Holds Ratification Vote ....

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Friday, October 4, 2024
Digital States Survey: Hawaii Grade A-
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 2871 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor

... due to a commitment to the fundamentals of IT modernization ....

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