HSTA recent news
cschubert2025-07-25T14:37:26-10:00July 25, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: After-School Programs, Becky Pringle, Education Lawsuit, Federal Education Funds, Hawaiʻi DOE, National Education Association, Public School Funding, School Funding Freeze, summer programs, Trump Administration|
Under bipartisan pressure and multiple lawsuits, the Trump administration released over $5 billion in frozen public school funding, including $33 million for Hawaiʻi, after weeks of delays that had threatened critical after-school, summer, and migrant education programs.
cschubert2025-07-25T13:39:13-10:00July 25, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Ann Mahi, Education Leadership, Hawaiʻi Education, HSTA, Lifelong Educator, Osa Tui Jr, professional development, retirement, teacher advocacy, Teacher Leadership|
Ann Mahi, a lifelong educator and executive director of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association since 2022, retired this month after three years of leading the union, leaving behind a legacy of strengthened professional development opportunities and unwavering advocacy for Hawaiʻi’s teachers and students.
cschubert2025-07-25T06:24:49-10:00July 24, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Class VIII, Hawaiʻi Teachers, HSTA, Osa Tui Jr, public education, salary schedule, Step increase, Teacher Benefits, Teacher Contract, Teacher Pay Raise|
Most Hawaiʻi public and charter school teachers will receive a step pay raise of up to 6% at the start of the 2025–2026 school year, with the introduction of a new Class VIII salary tier and additional benefits outlined in the current HSTA contract.
cschubert2025-07-24T20:10:08-10:00July 24, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: American Federation of Teachers, Capitol Hill Forum, education advocacy, education funding, K-12 Schools, Mazie Hirono, National Education Association, public education, School Vouchers, Trump Administration|
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono led a Capitol Hill forum titled “Robbing Our Students’ Futures,” highlighting the Trump Administration and Republicans’ ongoing attacks on K-12 public education, with educators and experts calling for stronger support and resources for public schools.
cschubert2025-07-25T14:48:01-10:00July 23, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: ACLU Hawaiʻi, Educators Webinar, Hawaiʻi Teachers, HSTA, Immigration Awareness, immigration enforcement, Jill Tokuda, Know Your Rights, Legal Rights, Student Protection|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda, and ACLU Hawaiʻi will host a “Know Your Rights for Educators: Immigration Enforcement” webinar on July 30 to provide educators with vital legal information and strategies to protect students amid immigration enforcement efforts.
Jill Meinecke2025-07-17T16:37:34-10:00July 17, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Audra Zook, HSTA headquarters, HSTA leaders, HSTA leadership training, HSTA President, Jr., Kristin Hamada, National Education Association, NEA, organizing, Osa Tui, Robert Rodriguez, UniServ director|
Over 40 Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association chapter leaders gathered earlier this week at HSTA headquarters for a two-day immersive training on building union power for the 2025-26 school year.
Jill Meinecke2025-07-17T10:01:42-10:00July 17, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: AAUW, American Association of University Women (AAUW) Honolulu Branch, career and leadership development grant, Hawaii women, professional development|
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Honolulu Branch is offering its Career and Leadership Development Grant, designed to help working women in Hawaiʻi access professional growth opportunities that might otherwise be financially out of reach.
Jill Meinecke2025-07-22T12:52:47-10:00July 16, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Bill Guy PR Person of the Year, Chris Schubert, communications, HSTA Communications, Jill Meinecke, Keoki Kerr, SEAComm, State Education Association Communicators|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s Communications Department won 10 first-place awards and best-in-show honors in a national contest for its videos, social media, electronic newsletters, and the design and unveiling of its new logo.
Jill Meinecke2025-07-23T18:12:37-10:00July 14, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: congress, education funding, HIDOE, LGBTQ, Office of Management and Budget, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Education|
Hawaiʻi joined more than 20 states on Monday to sue President Donald Trump’s administration over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer programs and more.
cschubert2025-07-11T12:49:33-10:00July 11, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: CPR training, Hawaii education, HSTA-Retired, intergenerational learning, NEA-Retired, public education, smartphone skills workshop, student leadership, technology training, Waiʻanae High School|
HSTA-Retired Oʻahu members earned national recognition for a student-led workshop where public high schoolers taught retired teachers essential smartphone skills, fostering leadership and intergenerational learning.
