Apply for a $500 grant to support your students’ creative learning
Educators can now apply for the Hawaiʻi Foundation for Educators Hakuhou Grant to boost creativity in their classrooms.
Nominate an HSTA member for the prestigious 2025 S.T.A.C.Y. Award
Each year, a winner is chosen based on their ability to demonstrate leadership, dedication and passion in five categories: scholarship, teaching, advocacy, community, and youth.
3,500+ teacher DonorsChoose projects benefit from $2.5 million Benioff family gift
With the support of philanthropists and longtime Hawai’i residents Lynne and Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce, HIDOE has distributed $2.5 million to qualifying DonorsChoose projects by Hawai‘i’s public school teachers.
3 teachers with prior non-HIDOE teaching experience win salary adjustments
The Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board (HLRB) last week ruled in favor of three teachers who brought a case related to the Fall 2022 repricing of Bargaining Unit 05 (BU 05) employees carried out by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE).
Kauaʻi language arts teacher chosen for The NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship
A Kauaʻi High language arts teacher and 19-year teaching veteran was chosen to represent Hawaiʻi in The NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship’s 2025 cohort.
HSTA demands bargaining on new professional development system
This year, Hawaiʻi voters have an opportunity to strengthen our state’s long legacy of protecting equal rights.
Molokaʻi Youth Summit gives future leaders voice, space
Teacher leaders, students, and community members gathered Saturday for the third annual Molokaʻi Youth Summit, an event aimed at giving voice and space to future leaders.
New home buyer program for teachers available
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to announce a new, member-exclusive homeownership program in partnership with American Savings Bank.
Teacher’s advocacy will lead to major change in dependent medical, dental, vision benefits
Many young adults statewide will gain millions of dollars more worth of medical, drug, dental and vision coverage as a result of the advocacy of an Oʻahu teacher.
HSTA educators from 5 islands join students to march in Honolulu’s Pride Parade
At least 75 educators from five islands joined more than 75 students from five Oʻahu public schools Saturday as part of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s unit in the annual Honolulu Pride Parade to celebrate diversity.