HSTA recent news
Terri Inefuku2023-08-16T15:41:53-10:00August 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: damage, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Maui, maui wildfires, school, wildfires|
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.
Jill Meinecke2023-08-13T12:21:40-10:00August 10, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: gofundme, HSTA, Lahaina, Lahaina Intermediate, Maui, Maui chapter, maui wildfires, teachers|
A 27-year veteran teacher on Maui lost her childhood home to the raging wildfires on Maui, leaving her and her family displaced like other educators who’ve been affected by the fires.
Terri Inefuku2023-08-11T12:48:20-10:00August 10, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: disaster, emergency response, housing, Lahainaluna High, maui wildfires|
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.
Jill Meinecke2023-08-04T12:20:42-10:00August 4, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2023-2027 collective bargaining agreement, Corey Rosenlee, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HIDOE, HSTA contract, Jr., Laverne Moore, Osa Tui, Teacher recruitment, teacher shortage, teacher shortage crisis, University of Hawaii|
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education reports a significant decrease in the number of teacher vacancies this school year – roughly 340 – compared to more than 1,000 vacancies at the start of last school year. The drop is a direct result of pay hikes and other important improvements HSTA advocated for, said HSTA President Osa Tui, Jr.
Jill Meinecke2023-07-31T13:32:19-10:00July 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: college debt, National Education Association, NEA Member Benefits, PSLF, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, SAVE Income Driven Repayment Plan, SAVE Plan, Savi, student loan debt, Supreme Court, teacher loan forgiveness|
Teachers can still pursue college debt forgiveness, especially as college loan payments resume in October.
Evan Kumasaki2023-07-31T11:19:24-10:00July 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: collective bargaining agreement, contract, EUTF, HSTA, hsta veba trust, new educator, new hire, orientation, SHiNE, Supporting Hawaii's New Educators|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is providing a statewide opportunity for new and potential members to get important information and ask questions.
Terri Inefuku2023-07-26T15:53:29-10:00July 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: book bans, delegate, Florida, Jennifer Nakamoto, Joseph Nakamoto, Joyce Nakamura, National Education Association, NEA, NEA RA, Nicole Ehara, Orlando, Representative Assembly|
Two Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members represented Hawaiʻi for the first time at the national level with special advisers at their side: their mothers.
Terri Inefuku2023-07-25T16:00:23-10:00July 25, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 10-month teachers, 12-month teachers, emergency hires, form 5, Notice of Personnel Action, paycheck, Raise, salary, step|
The first pay raise of the new contract goes into effect on the first work day of school year 2023–2024 and includes a 2% across-the-board pay raise and a step movement for those teachers currently on Step 5-14A.
Jill Meinecke2023-07-25T08:46:00-10:00July 24, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: ALPSS, Alternative Learning Programs, and Services, Donovan Dela Cruz, Hawaii Island, Hawaii State Senate, Herbert “Tim” Richards III, HIDOE, michelle kidani, Senate Education Committee, Student Empowerment and Leadership Conference, Supports, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|
Several key Hawaiʻi state senators Friday attended the Student Empowerment and Leadership Conference hosted by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s Alternative Learning Programs, Supports, and Services (ALPSS).
Terri Inefuku2023-07-18T14:57:51-10:00July 18, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: closure, emergency school closure, HIDOE, HSTA, severe weather, tropical storm|
All Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools and offices on Hawai‘i Island will be closed to students and staff on Wednesday, July 19. The HSTA Hilo office will also be closed.
