HSTA recent news
Jill Meinecke2024-02-16T15:15:36-10:00February 16, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: HSTA members, Institute Day 2024, Jr., Osa Tui, Teacher Institute Day, Teacher Institute Week|
In his Institute Day address, HSTA President Osa Tui, Jr. reflected on the year’s major highs and lows, and what’s ahead for Hawaiʻi educators and our union.
Terri Inefuku2024-03-08T15:53:25-10:00February 16, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: HSTA-Retired, locked post, pre-retirement, retirement, retirement planning|
Terri Inefuku2024-02-08T16:49:17-10:00February 8, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Constitutional Amendment, investment property, luxury real estate, public education, surcharge|
A bill that would give the public the chance to amend Hawaiʻi’s constitution to collect a new property tax on pricey investment properties in the islands for public education is advancing in the state Legislature.
Terri Inefuku2024-01-31T13:26:14-10:00January 31, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: fire alarm systems, fire alarms, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, repairs, replacement|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) released a list of 23 schools across the state with fire alarm issues or concerns. Thirteen are slated for complete replacements of their campus fire alarm system.
Jill Meinecke2024-01-25T16:44:22-10:00January 26, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Community Eligibility Provision, free meals, Hawaii public schools, Mahina Poepoe, school lunch, school meals|
Hawaiʻi public school students across the islands may soon receive free nutritious meals at school if House Bill 1540 becomes law.
Terri Inefuku2024-01-25T22:31:40-10:00January 25, 2024|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: covid, COVID-19, hazard pay, HGEA, memorandum of understanding, paid leave, pandemic, teacher protections|
While an arbitrator has ruled that as many as 7,800 public school employees, such as school nurses and educational assistants, are eligible for hazard pay for working during the pandemic, public school teachers do not have a hazard pay clause in their contract.
Jill Meinecke2024-01-22T14:21:32-10:00January 22, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: government relations, government relations specialist, hiring, now hiring|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association has an opening for a government relations specialist position located on the island of Oʻahu.
Terri Inefuku2024-01-12T10:34:47-10:00January 11, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, bright-line rules, budget, capital improvement projects, construction, Curt Otaguro, deputy superintendent of operations, House Finance Committee, Keith Hayashi, lapsed funds, Scott Nishimoto, superintendent|
Hawaiʻi Board of Education Chair Warren Haruki called the potential lapse of $465 million in school construction funds “a huge tragedy” Thursday, adding that he fears state lawmakers have lost confidence in the department.
Terri Inefuku2024-01-11T14:08:04-10:00January 11, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, Curt Otaguro, Department of Education, fire alarm systems, fire alarms, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, inspections, Jr., Osa Tui, repairs, replacement, Warren Haruki|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) says it’s working to replace inoperable fire alarm systems at 11 schools at a cost of about $14 million after confirming in December that nearly 10% of the state’s public schools failed fire inspections last school year.
Evan Kumasaki2024-01-05T10:55:34-10:00January 5, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HTSB, license, license renewal, provisional license, standard license, teaching permit|
The Hawaii Teachers Standards Board (HTSB) has asked the HSTA to remind members that teachers whose licenses expire in 2023 need to renew their licenses in a timely manner.
