Registration opens for 2025-26 Hawaiʻi National Board HSTA candidate support sessions
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, in collaboration with Kamehameha Schools, offers candidate support sessions as a way to support candidates as they navigate their way through the complex process of National Board Certification.
Join Labor Day weekend rallies across Hawaiʻi
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association encourages its members, their ʻohana, friends, and allies to participate in peaceful Labor Day weekend rallies taking place across the state during the Labor Day weekend.
Hawai‘i educators explore global learning in Costa Rica
Two Hawai‘i educators recently returned from an inspiring field study in Costa Rica as part of the NEA Foundation’s Global Learning Fellowship.
School year 2025-26 begins with promise of opportunities, challenges
HSTA's leadership team issues a special welcome message to members to start school year 2025-26.
HSTA wins $291K in back pay after HIDOE pay raise error
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association has secured a $291,881 settlement from the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) to compensate 71 teachers who were improperly denied a step increase during the 2023–2024 school year.
HSTA co-hosts back-to-school ʻKnow Your Rights: Immigration Enforcement’ session
Just days ahead of students returning to campuses and classrooms for the new school year, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association co-hosted a second Know Your Rights: Immigration Enforcement session for educators.
Attend upcoming HSTA webinars hosted by SHiNE
The Supporting Hawaiʻi’s New Educators (SHiNE) Committee of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association invites new teachers to attend a series of informational webinars on various topics.
Under bipartisan pressure and lawsuits, Trump ends reckless $5B+ school funding delay
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.
Ann Mahi retiring as HSTA executive director
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.