Island educators, students march in Honolulu Pride Parade
More than 70 teachers from all over the 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.
Join HSTA’s fourth cohort to earn online Master of Education degree
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members can register to earn their Master’s of Education online for $13,200 from Spalding University through a partnership with the nonprofit What School Could Be and the national education design lab 2Revolutions.
HSTA backs Jarrett Keohokalole in first congressional race
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association on Friday announced its strong recommendation of State Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole in the race to represent Hawaiʻi’s first congressional district in Congress.
Teacher compensation study recommends numerous improvements
An in-depth, independent study of the state’s teacher compensation system recommended that the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education should consider implementing automatic step pay increases for teachers, create a dedicated human resources help desk to provide accurate information on pay, benefits, and leave policies, and develop a compensation philosophy for all educators.
Hawaiʻi Island educator selected for national space flight teaching program
Chayanee Brooks, an English teacher at Kaʻū High, has been named one of 12 educators nationwide to participate in the 2025-26 Embedded Teacher Program (ETP), a prestigious initiative offered by Space for Teachers.
Join a ‘No Dictators!’ Day of Defiance event on Oct. 18
On Saturday, Oct. 18, numerous ‘No Dictators!’ Day of Defiance events are planned across the Hawaiian islands as an all-out effort to protect democracy and the U.S. Constitution, led by Indivisible Hawai’i Statewide Network.
One-time credit recognition granted for former charter teachers now at HIDOE
As a result of HSTA's advocacy, the HIDOE issued a memo that updates the procedures for teachers moving from charter schools into HIDOE positions and creates a one-time window through the end of 2025 for HIDOE teachers who formerly taught at Hawaiʻi charter schools to gain recognition for previous academic and professional development credits that can be used to reclassify and increase their pay.
HIDOE expands TESOL Sheltered Instruction Qualification options
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) just announced updates and new options for teachers to obtain the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Sheltered Instruction Qualification (SIQ) to provide educators more flexibility.
HSTA launches temporary pop-up virtual merchandise store
We have just launched a temporary pop-up online store offering HSTA-branded t-shirts, polo shirts, and caps for sale at hstamerch.com.
HSTA hosts ‘good neighbor day’ for transitional housing keiki, families
Children and families at Kahauiki Village in Iwilei attended a “Good Neighbor Day” event Saturday afternoon, sponsored by members of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s Human and Civil Rights Committee.