2 / hr ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁( where ▁minimum ▁w age ▁is ▁$ 1 0 . 1 0 / hr ) ▁to ▁$ 1 4 . 2 6 ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁( the ▁lowest ▁state , ▁raising ▁its ▁minimum ▁from ▁$ 9 . 2 5 ▁to ▁$ 1 1 / hr ) ▁and ▁$ 9 . 5 9 / hr ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁( where ▁minimum ▁w age ▁is ▁$ 7 . 2 5 / hr ). ▁ ▁Living ▁w age ▁movements ▁ ▁Living ▁W age ▁Foundation ▁ ▁The ▁Living ▁W age ▁Camp aign ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁origin ated ▁in ▁London , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁organisation ▁London ▁Cit iz ens ▁( now ▁Cit iz ens ▁UK ). ▁It ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Living ▁W age ▁campaign s ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁Author ity ▁established ▁the ▁Living ▁W age ▁Unit ▁to ▁calculate ▁the ▁London ▁Living ▁W age , ▁although ▁the ▁authority ▁had ▁no ▁power ▁to ▁en force ▁it . ▁The ▁London ▁Living ▁W age ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁Trust ▁for ▁London ▁awarded ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁over ▁£ 1 ▁million ▁for ▁campaign ing , ▁research ▁and ▁an ▁employ er ▁acc red itation ▁scheme . ▁The ▁Living ▁W age ▁campaign ▁subsequently ▁grew ▁into ▁a ▁national ▁movement ▁with ▁local ▁campaign s ▁across ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁Joseph ▁Row nt ree ▁Foundation ▁fund ed ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁Research ▁in ▁Social ▁Policy ▁(