HSTA recent news
Jill Meinecke2026-02-06T09:39:10-10:00February 6, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: faculty meetings, HSTA reps, school level leaders, SLLs, UniServ Directors|
Under HSTA’s contract, the union’s faculty representatives can use 15 minutes or more immediately following faculty meetings to discuss a variety of topics.
Jill Meinecke2026-02-05T14:26:07-10:00February 5, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, board of directors, EUTF, Government Relations Committee, HEA, HIDOE, HSTA governance, HSTA leader, HTSB, instructional coach, Joan Lewis, Kapolei High, Leeward, Nānākuli High and Intermediate School, strike, VEBA|
Joan Kamila Lewis, a veteran public school mentor teacher, instructional coach, administrator, and longtime Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association governance leader began work this week as HSTA’s deputy executive director.
Jill Meinecke2026-02-07T10:03:19-10:00February 5, 2026|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: HSTA contract, Negotiations, our union, talk story, your voice|
Jill Meinecke2026-02-05T08:48:09-10:00February 4, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, bargaining, bargaining team, chief negotiator, Colleen Bird, contract negotiations, HIDOE, Jr., Negotiations, Osa Tui, research|
Colleen Bird, who has served as the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s negotiations and research specialist for more than five years, has been promoted to become the union's chief negotiator.
Jill Meinecke2026-02-02T11:20:00-10:00February 2, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Castle High, Congresswoman, Congresswoman Tokuda, HSTA recommendation, HSTA recommends, Jill Tokuda, Jr., Osa Tui|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Monday announced its support for re-electing Jill Tokuda to a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Jill Meinecke2026-01-29T13:43:34-10:00January 29, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: bilingual, bilingual educators, court interpreter, court interpreting, Hawai’i state courts, Hawaiʻi State Judiciary’s Office on Equality and Access to the Courts|
The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary’s Office on Equality and Access to the Courts (OEAC) is now accepting registrations for the 2026 Basic Orientation Workshop, the first required step in becoming a certified state court interpreter.
Jill Meinecke2026-01-28T13:05:31-10:00January 28, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: automatic step increases, Justin Woodson, salary, salary schedule, steps, teacher compensation, teacher pay, teacher salary|
State lawmakers have introduced a proposal that would help steady Hawaiʻi’s public school teaching workforce by implementing automatic step pay increases.
cschubert2026-01-27T14:13:44-10:00January 27, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: salary calculator|
Educators must have at least seven years consecutive service to be considered for the next school year.
Jill Meinecke2026-01-23T13:14:35-10:00January 23, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: community service, Day of Service, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., HCR, HSTA Central Chapter, HSTA Hilo Chapter, HSTA Kauai Chapter, HSTA Koolau Chapter, HSTA Molokai Chapter, human and civil rights committee, MLK Jr. Day|
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association educators across the state participated in a day of service last weekend, volunteering their time to benefit their communities.
Jill Meinecke2026-01-13T12:30:20-10:00January 13, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: 2025 legislative session, BU 05, COVID hazard pay, COVID-19, Hawaii Board of Education, Hawaii Department of Education, Hawaii Legislature, HSTA legislative priorities, teacher hazard pay, Teacher housing, Teacher Temporary Hazard Pay Special Fund|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association (HSTA) has established the protection and enhancement of educators' financial security as its top priority for the 2026 legislative session, which begins later this month.
