Mental health resources for educators, students
Resources to help educators care for their own mental health and help children in their charge cope with crises Updated: January 10, 2025 Disaster Distress Helpline If you are experiencing anxiety, worry, sadness, anger, or other strong feelings of distress, call the federal government’s Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) at 1-800-985-5990 for crisis counseling and support. Call or text 24/7/365; standard text messaging, data rates apply. Press 2 for Spanish; interpretation services are available in 100+ languages. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and American Sign Language is your primary or preferred language, [...]
WATCH: Office of Hawaiian Affairs candidates participate in inaugural HSTA forum
In an effort to spread awareness about the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the importance of voting for trustees in the general election, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association invited trustee candidates to take part in its first-ever candidate forum.
NEA fellowship helps Hawaiʻi educators infuse classrooms with global perspectives
Over the summer, Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members Blade Shepherd-Jones, Will Smith, and Chayanee Brooks traveled to Costa Rica with 48 educators from across the country as part of the 2024 NEA Global Learning Fellowship.
HSTA to meet with superintendent, department staff over missed paycheck grievance
HSTA is hopeful that this informal grievance meeting will answer many questions about the paycheck delays and provide a path to remedy the harmful effects, especially after receiving a limited and partial response from the HIDOE.
HSTA begins grievance process, asks BOE to look into paycheck fiasco
Without being provided a list of those who have been affected, HSTA is having difficulty determining the full extent of the problem and working with bargaining unit members to address the myriad issues resulting from not receiving their regular paychecks as expected.
HSTA develops Hanohano Hawaiʻi to open union meetings, events
Hanohano Hawaiʻi outlines an opening protocol that breathes hā, or life, into the proceedings relating to the values, language, culture, and/or history of our islands. In the Hawaiian language, the word hanohano means glorious, honorable, distinguished and honorary.
State awards first contract to build 100+ educator rentals in Mililani
The Mililani development will provide 65 one-bedroom and 43 two-bedroom affordable rental units for education employees with rents set at or below 120% of the area median income for 65 years.
Paycheck delay hits hundreds of public, charter school teachers
Some 377 teachers did not receive their Aug. 20 paychecks, and HIDOE has told HSTA it will cut checks worth $2,000 and deliver them to the affected teachers early next week at their schools.
Pay raises reflected in first paychecks of 2024–2025 school year
Starting teacher salaries increased this school year from $51,835 to $53,390. Top pay for an educator on the 10-month schedule went up from $95,090 to $97,943.