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Veteran educator, HSTA leader joins staff as Leeward UniServ Director

2024-09-18T13:35:00-10:00September 18, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

Stacey Chang began working at the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association this week as a UniServ Director representing educators in the Pearl City, Waipahu and Campbell complexes of HSTA’s Leeward Chapter. Before that, she spent 33 years as a public school teacher, 31 of them at Mauka Lani Elementary in Kapolei, the last eight years as an academic coach.

HSTA files grievance, learns 500+ teachers affected by paycheck delay

2024-09-18T13:35:48-10:00September 13, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

“While we appreciate the additional opportunity for dialogue with HIDOE early next week, our members grow weary of their continued lack of transparency, absence of immediate cooperation, and failure to address the needs of its workforce,” said Osa Tui, Jr., HSTA president.

HSTA to meet with superintendent, department staff over missed paycheck grievance

2024-09-06T16:10:53-10:00September 6, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

HSTA is hopeful that this informal grievance meeting will answer many questions about the paycheck delays and provide a path to remedy the harmful effects, especially after receiving a limited and partial response from the HIDOE.

HSTA begins grievance process, asks BOE to look into paycheck fiasco

2024-08-30T20:07:06-10:00August 30, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Without being provided a list of those who have been affected, HSTA is having difficulty determining the full extent of the problem and working with bargaining unit members to address the myriad issues resulting from not receiving their regular paychecks as expected.

HSTA develops Hanohano Hawaiʻi to open union meetings, events

2024-08-29T16:32:55-10:00August 29, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

Hanohano Hawaiʻi outlines an opening protocol that breathes hā, or life, into the proceedings relating to the values, language, culture, and/or history of our islands. In the Hawaiian language, the word hanohano means glorious, honorable, distinguished and honorary.

State awards first contract to build 100+ educator rentals in Mililani

2024-08-28T13:41:44-10:00August 28, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Mililani development will provide 65 one-bedroom and 43 two-bedroom affordable rental units for education employees with rents set at or below 120% of the area median income for 65 years.

HSTA president one of 400 unionized educators at Democratic National Convention

2024-08-23T09:27:17-10:00August 22, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

HSTA President Osa Tui Jr. is one of 400 unionized public school educators comprising 10% of the delegates who selected Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Registration opens for HSTA National Board Candidate Support Cohorts

2024-08-22T16:36:12-10:00August 22, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

These sessions provide step-by-step support in completing the certification process and foster a collaborative environment to share ideas and best practices, receive targeted feedback, refine teaching strategies, and gather evidence for certification success.

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