Tell the Hawaii State Legislature: Prioritize Hawaii’s Working People!

The Hawaii State Legislature has been in recess due to COVID-19. But on Monday, our state legislators returned to the Capitol to work on the state’s budget.

With over 230,000 unemployment claims filed since March because of mass layoffs from the pandemic, now is the time for our state legislators to step up. We need leaders who will prioritize Hawaii’s working people—not corporations and developers.

Tell our State Legislature that the state MUST do the following:

Continue to fund unemployment
Ensure healthcare coverage for the 230,000+ people who are currently unemployed
Guarantee that workers who were laid off due to COVID-19 will get their jobs back
Make COVID-19 testing for frontline workers and visitors a priority so that we can safely restart our economy

Fill out the form below to send an email to the State Legislature’s top leadership: Speaker of the House Scott Saiki, Senate President Ronald Kouchi, House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke, and Senate Ways & Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz:

Tell the Hawaii State Legislature: Prioritize Hawaii’s Working People

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Aloha, Rep. Saiki, Sen. Kouchi, Rep. Luke, and Sen. Dela Cruz: In this time of uncertainty facing all working families, we call on you—the top leadership of our Hawaii State Legislature—to prioritize Hawaii’s working people. Over 230,000 people are currently unemployed in our state due to COVID-19. As you reconvene to discuss the state budget, I urge you to do the following: 1. Continue to fund unemployment: pay workers now! 2. Ensure healthcare coverage for the 230,000+ people who are currently unemployed 3. Guarantee that workers who were laid off due to COVID-19 will get their jobs back 4. Make COVID-19 testing for frontline workers and visitors a priority so that we can safely restart our economy Now is the time to step up as leaders and do the right thing for our communities. We need real economic recovery for Hawaii’s working people, not just corporations and developers.