Evan Kumasaki2021-01-28T10:59:00-10:00January 28, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: airport, coronavirus, COVID-19, free, testing, waikiki|
The City and County of Honolulu, through an agreement with the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i Consortium, has expanded free COVID-19 testing to O‘ahu educators at testing sites at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and in Waikīkī.
Evan Kumasaki2021-08-16T09:02:05-10:00January 26, 2021|Categories: Videos|
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Evan Kumasaki2021-01-26T06:20:00-10:00January 26, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: alert, AlohaSafe Alert, app, coronavirus, COVID-19, notification|
Health officials urge the public to download a local app that was developed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. AlohaSafe Alert is a free exposure notification app approved by the state of Hawai‘i.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-05T01:23:15-10:00January 26, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HSTA, live stream, pay cuts, Q&A|
On Dec. 28, HSTA held a live briefing to inform members on furlough threats, our response, and other COVID-19-related updates and actions. Several developments have occurred relating to the governor’s threat of furloughing state employees.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-05T01:24:56-10:00January 23, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: HIDOE, memo, paid time, shots, vaccinations, vaccines|
After the HSTA advocated for its members to receive paid time to get their COVID-19 vaccines, School Superintendent Christina Kishimoto sent a memo Friday authorizing that to Hawaii Department of Education employees.
Evan Kumasaki2021-01-23T11:01:00-10:00January 23, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: challenges, focus group, Hawaii Education Association, HEA, June Motokawa, needs, nonprofit, online, survey|
The nonprofit Hawaii Education Association seeks active and retired teachers from all grade levels (preschool through college) and all islands to participate in online focus groups about the education profession today.
Evan Kumasaki2021-01-23T09:58:00-10:00January 23, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: EL, ELL, ELL Committee, English language learner, English learner, HSTA, survey|
All members are encouraged to take the survey, which should take five minutes or less to complete. Those teachers who have EL responsibilities, such as classroom instruction, EL coordination, and/or support for EL services are strongly encouraged to respond.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-05T01:27:31-10:00January 23, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Biran Hallet, BOE, budget, budget cuts, Colleen Hanabusa, congress, Corey Rosenlee, DOE, maintenance of effort, restrictions, schools, stimulus|
The Hawaii State Department of Education’s chief financial officer told the Board of Education Thursday that the teachers' union correctly described congressional restrictions on reducing public school budgets after the state accepted hundreds of millions of dollars in federal pandemic aid.
