HB2510 raised the minimum wage to $18 an hour.
The Hawaii State House of Representatives passed HB2510 by a vote of 25 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill violates free-market principles. Minimum wage laws and especially high minimum wage laws limit employment opportunities especially for young, disabled, and elderly workers. Emerging AI and robotics technologies are now competing with low-skilled workers. High minimum wage laws remove work opportunities and causes prices to go up.