Terri Inefuku

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‘We need a hero.’ Urge lawmakers to fight the youth vaping epidemic in Hawaiʻi

2023-09-12T12:48:35-10:00September 8, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Educators say current restrictions on electronic cigarettes, or vaping products, aren’t working, and the burden to manage the youth vaping epidemic in Hawai'i can’t be placed solely on schools. Lawmakers have the power to protect our students by holding the tobacco industry accountable.

HSTA board approves disaster relief for Maui members affected by fires

2023-11-13T15:11:37-10:00August 29, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Board of Directors late Sunday unanimously voted to allocate $150,000 to be spent on Maui disaster relief for HSTA members whose homes and classrooms have been destroyed by wildfires last week.

When schools closed, Maui educators shifted to support wildfire-ravaged communities

2023-08-24T11:05:18-10:00August 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

One day after devastating wildfires broke out on Maui, Baldwin High teacher Trisha Roy packed up a box of donations and headed to the emergency shelter at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku. But what was supposed to be a simple drop-off turned into three and a half days of volunteer service — and she wasn't the only one.

Tell the Board of Education more needs to be done to support the Maui community

2023-08-22T20:26:12-10:00August 17, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Sound off on school-related planning for the weeks and months ahead Posted: August 17, 2023 On Thursday, Aug. 24, at 1:30 p.m., the Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled August general business meeting. On the agenda, Superintendent Keith Hayashi will report on Maui wildfire impacts. This is an opportunity for educators and community members affected by the Maui wildfires to make their voices heard regarding school-related planning for the weeks and months ahead. This disaster demands effective, timely communication. HSTA members have continued to express their concerns over the lack of timely communication [...]

Administrative leave available as Maui schools reopen this week

2024-06-23T04:45:39-10:00August 15, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

To our educator ʻohana on Maui, your well-being is top of mind. Please know your colleagues across the state are working to support and advocate for you in your time of need.

HSTA requests collaboration to ensure student, educator protections following Maui fires

2023-08-13T12:20:32-10:00August 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Friday sent a request to the state for impact bargaining as well as a request for information about wildfires and their impacts on schools, teachers, and students.

At least 6 King Kamehameha III Elementary educators lost homes, classrooms

2023-08-16T15:41:53-10:00August 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

Mindi Cherry, a first-grade teacher at King Kamehameha III Elementary School in Lāhainā, is dealing with the overwhelming shock of losing both her family’s home and her classroom after wildfires ravaged the historic town Tuesday and Wednesday.

Maui teachers shelter colleagues who lost homes in wildfires

2023-08-11T12:48:20-10:00August 10, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

Teachers from Lahainaluna High compared notes Wednesday afternoon and reached a grim assessment as Maui wildfires continued burning on the island: At least 15 of their coworkers at their school alone had homes destroyed by the flames.

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