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title: Taking the Sting out of Rising Labor Costs  | ProService Hawaii
description: Our panel of CEOs will discuss rising labor costs in Hawaii, including minimum wage increases, inflation, and a tough local economy.
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##### ON-DEMAND WEBINAR:

# Taking the Sting out of Rising Labor Costs

Learn what Hawaii CEOs and business leaders are doing to address the ripple effect of upcoming minimum wage increases and other economic pressures.

### In this webinar, you will learn: 

- The impact of inflation on their business
- Their plans for rising minimum wages and wage compression
- How they will fund increased labor costs– from increasing prices to cutting expenses etc.
- Tips for improving operating efficiency and staff productivity

### Plus, bonus content! 

- [Beyond Pay: How to Keep Your Best Employees](https://info.proservice.com/pr/total-rewards-webinar-recording/thank-you) \[On-Demand\]
- [Learn Why Lunch with the Boss Makes a Difference In Employee Retention](https://info.proservice.com/pr/lunch-with-boss/thank-you) \[On-Demand\]
- [A Better Way to Reward Employees](https://info.proservice.com/hubfs/Marketing%20Content/Guides%20and%20eBooks/Total%20Rewards%20Guide%20-%201.pdf) \[Guide\]

### Our guest panelists:

![Rising Cost Webinar - Headshots  Michelle Ku](https://info.proservice.com/hubfs/Rising%20Cost%20Webinar%20-%20Headshots%20%20Michelle%20Ku.png "Rising Cost Webinar - Headshots  Michelle Ku")

Michele Ku, President, and CEO, Arc of Kona

![Rising Cost Webinar - Headshots ](https://info.proservice.com/hubfs/Rising%20Cost%20Webinar%20-%20Headshots%20.png "Rising Cost Webinar - Headshots ")

**Daniel Kim,** Owner and CEO, Aloha Dry Cleaners & Laundry

![Rising Cost Webinar - Jonathan Lee](https://info.proservice.com/hubfs/Rising%20Cost%20Webinar%20-%20Jonathan%20Lee.png "Rising Cost Webinar - Jonathan Lee")

**Jonathan Lee, **Co-Founder and COO, J&J Consulting

![Steve Seto](https://info.proservice.com/hubfs/Steve%20Seto.png "Steve Seto")

Moderated by Steve Seto, Vice President of Marketing, ProService Hawaii

##### HOW ProService Helps Hawaii:

## We're Hawaii's most trusted one-stop-shop for payroll, benefits, HR services, compliance support—you name it.

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### Get more done

Don’t waste time figuring out payroll, administering benefits, or organizing employee docs. Focus on what matters and leave the rest of the details to us.

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###  Rely on experts

Team up with local experts that are just as skilled in their specialty as you are. Just hop on the phone or send an email to get personalized advice from certified pros.

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### Protect your firm

We help you alleviate the unknown and comply with important state and federal employment regulations.

## Need payroll or HR support?

We're here to help!  Schedule a free business consult to benchmark your healthcare and workers' comp insurance rates. Or, give us a call today at [(808) 564-5550](tel:8085645550) 

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