HSTA recent news
Jill Meinecke2025-03-14T11:18:51-10:00March 14, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Donald Trump, Honaunau Elementary, HSTA, ICE, immigration, Kona Chapter, Konawaena Elementary, Trump adminstration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Waikōloa Elementary and Middle|
Nearly 100 educators, students, community members, and education allies gathered Thursday in Kona on Hawaiʻi Island to advocate to keep immigration agencies out of schools and support students who have already been detained from their homes and even from public schools.
Jill Meinecke2025-03-13T09:34:27-10:00March 13, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: compensation, grievance, HIDOE, HIDOE teachers, Keith Hayashi, paycheck delay|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association has secured a $234,800 settlement from the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education to compensate nearly 500 teachers who experienced paycheck delays at the start of the school year.
Jill Meinecke2025-03-14T14:46:17-10:00March 11, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Becky Pringle, DOGE, Elon Musk, Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, HSTA President Osa Tui, Jr., NEA, President Donald Trump, Trump adminstration, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. DOE, U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda, US. Sen. Brian Schatz|
The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday it would lay off nearly half its staff, as federal government agencies worked to meet President Donald Trump’s Thursday deadline for them to submit plans for a second round of mass layoffs.
Jill Meinecke2025-03-10T15:21:41-10:00March 10, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Big Island Youth Summit, Hawaiʻi Island, HSTA Human and Civil Rights Committee, Kaimana Barcarse, Ke Kula ‘O ‘Ehunuikaimalino, Kona Chapter, Rep. Jeanné Kapela|
Around 20 keiki grades 4-8 gathered Saturday at Ke Kula ‘O ‘Ehunuikaimalino in South Kona to learn how they can take action and create positive change in their communities.
cschubert2025-03-07T12:04:54-10:00March 7, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: book bans, civic education, differential pay, education policy, education reform, free school meals, Hawaii Legislature, Hawaii schools, Hawaii teachers, Hawaiian education, hazard pay, HSTA, legislative update, paid family leave, pre-K expansion, public education, salary step increases, school funding, school librarians, school supplies, student transportation, teacher advocacy, Teacher housing, teacher pay|
At the midpoint of the 2025 legislative session, HSTA’s lobby team has testified on over 50 bills, advocating for teacher pay, housing, and student needs amid cautious state budgeting due to federal uncertainties. While some key priorities like hazard pay and paid family leave stalled, progress continues on teacher housing, school funding, and civic education, with ongoing efforts to support educators and students across Hawaiʻi.
cschubert2025-03-12T12:17:51-10:00March 7, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: community support, education, end hunger, equity in education, food insecurity, free school meals, Hawaii, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii politics, HSTA, keiki first, Legislation, nutrition matters, policy change, public health, school lunch, student wellbeing|
One in three households in Hawaiʻi faces food insecurity, leaving many students without consistent access to nutritious meals. Advocates are pushing for universal free school meals to ensure all students receive the nourishment they need to thrive academically and physically, with a community forum set for March 15 to rally support.
Jill Meinecke2025-03-06T13:51:43-10:00March 6, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Day of Action, Donald Trump, National Education Association, NEA, public education, special education, Title 1, Trump adminstration|
Teachers across the islands took action Tuesday to protect our keiki from the negative effects of potential cuts in federal education funding as part of a nationwide Protect our Kids Day of Action.
Jill Meinecke2025-03-05T16:02:56-10:00March 5, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, DEI, National Education Association, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Education|
The National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers’ union, is challenging the Trump administration’s threat to withhold federal funding from schools that participate in diversity, equity and inclusion programming.
Terri Inefuku2026-02-13T13:49:09-10:00February 28, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: HSTA-Retired, locked post, pre-retirement, retirement, retirement planning|
cschubert2025-02-20T14:28:18-10:00February 20, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Attacks, DOE, GOP, Hirono, programs, Tokuda, Trump, US|
Senator Mazie Hirono and Congresswoman Jill Tokuda condemned Trump’s push to defund public education, warning it would hurt the nation’s most vulnerable students.
