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With the legislative session opening on January 19th, we saw several bills introduced that would affect the way businesses in Hawaii operate. One topic of note that was introduced in both the House and the Senate was a bill to raise the state’s minimum wage. The bill that we want your feedback on increased the minimum wage to $12.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2023; and went all the way to $18.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2026.  

To be able to best share the opinions of businesses throughout the state, we ask you to participate in our brief 12 question survey (takes approximately 3 minutes) to help us gather the necessary data to share the voice of the business community to lawmakers this legislative session. This data will be used in our public testimonies on the bills in committee, as well as when our organizations give statements to the media. Your participation in this survey is crucial for our strategy to continue to grow Hawaii’s economy and to make sure your businesses can thrive. Please reach out to your association if you have any questions or would like to testify on this bill and how it would affect your company.

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* 1. How many people does your company employ in the state of Hawaii?

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* 2. What is the zip code of where your company is located? (zip code of your main location if multiple locations

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* 3. What industry is your company in?

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* 4. How has the Omicron variant of COVID-19 impacted your business operations (You can click on multiple if they apply) 

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* 5. This 2022 session, Hawaii lawmakers are planning to increase the minimum wage by passing a five-year minimum wage scaled increase with $1 annual increases over a five year period (for example, start at $12 in 2023 with $1 annual increases over the next five years). At what first year dollar amount would a minimum wage increase hurt your business to the extent where you can no longer hire and/or would adversely affect your employees due to a reduction in total hours they would be able to work)?

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* 6. Assuming an increase in the minimum wage to $15, what percent of your staff would you need to reduce?

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* 7. Assuming an increase in the minimum wage to $18, what percent of your staff would you need to reduce?

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* 8. If minimum wage increases to $15, would you be able to stay in business?

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* 9. If minimum wage increases to $18, would you be able to stay in business?

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* 10. Would you support a minimum wage increase? If so, which five year minimum wage scaled increase would you support?

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* 11. Would a tip credit apply to your business?

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* 12. If you answered Yes to question #11: How affected would your business be by eliminating the tip credit? 1 being no hardship, and 4 being extreme hardship

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