HSTA to host free Design Thinking Laboratory course this fall
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association and Design Thinking Hawai’i are launching the Design Thinking Laboratory to empower teachers to integrate design thinking into their classrooms and develop interdisciplinary lesson plans or units for student implementation.
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.
Thanks to HSTA contract, new school year brings a raise for most teachers
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.
Hirono holds forum on Trump, Republicans’ attacks on K-12 education
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.