Terri Inefuku2024-01-25T22:31:40-10:00January 25, 2024|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: covid, COVID-19, hazard pay, HGEA, memorandum of understanding, paid leave, pandemic, teacher protections|
While an arbitrator has ruled that as many as 7,800 public school employees, such as school nurses and educational assistants, are eligible for hazard pay for working during the pandemic, public school teachers do not have a hazard pay clause in their contract.
Terri Inefuku2022-12-31T15:26:40-10:00December 21, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022, 2023, bargaining, compression, contract, coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, elections, goals, Negotiations, salary repricing, vision|
As we reflect on the year gone by, we know much more remains to be done, and we look forward to continued progress in the year ahead!
Evan Kumasaki2023-07-07T09:51:30-10:00October 19, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, memo, ventilation|
This page contains updates issued by the Hawaii State Department of Education related to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Evan Kumasaki2022-08-03T16:55:38-10:00August 3, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, FAQ, frequently asked questions, Hawaii public schools, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, HSTA|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is working hard to ensure that our members' health and safety remain a priority, our contract and employment rights are preserved, and information is being communicated in an accurate and timely manner.
Jill Meinecke2022-07-29T15:05:11-10:00July 29, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: CDC, COVID-19, FAQs, guidance, health and safety guidance, HIDOE, leave benefits, masking, quarantine, SY 2022-23, wellness check|
On July 26, 2022, the Hawaii State Department of Education updated its health and safety guidance for schools for the 2022–23 school year including some significant changes.
Terri Inefuku2022-07-12T18:26:25-10:00July 12, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, Department of Education, Department of Health, distance learning, DOE, exposure, guidance, guidelines, health and safety, HIDOE, masking, mitigation, pandemic, recommendation, universal, ventilation|
HSTA recommends that all Bargaining Unit 05 members continue to practice mitigating strategies whenever possible, which includes staying up to date with vaccines and boosters, and masking indoors to minimize the chances of catching COVID, especially given the ongoing shortage of substitute teachers.
Jill Meinecke2022-04-29T17:32:28-10:00April 29, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, Long COVID, Raechelle Villanueva, S.T.A.C.Y. Award|
Once fit and active, HSTA’s 2020 educator of the year is now ‘exhausted’ due to her battle with long COVID.
Jill Meinecke2022-03-25T12:45:54-10:00March 25, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, governor, Hawaii Island, Hawaii public schools, Hawaii State House of Representatives, Hawaii State Senate, Health and Human Services Committees, HSTA recommends, Kaʻu, Kohala Chapter, Kohala Middle, Kona, Lt. Gov. Josh Green, Osa Tui, pandemic, Wendy Nickl, West Hawaii Community Health Center|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is excited to announce our support for Lt. Gov. Josh Green’s campaign for governor. The HSTA announced the recommendation at a news conference Friday morning at HSTA headquarters in Honolulu.
Jill Meinecke2022-03-24T16:26:07-10:00March 24, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: COVID-19, Hawaii Department of Health, health and safety guidance, HIDOE, Mask mandate, proof of vaccination, quarantine, vaccination|
On March 23, the Hawaii State Department of Education issued announcements related to changing COVID-19 protocols. Of note, masks will continue to be mandated in indoor settings such as classroom spaces.
Evan Kumasaki2022-04-03T12:10:23-10:00March 15, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, gender sexuality alliance, GSA, HSTA, human and civil rights, human trafficking, LGBTQ, mental health, Micronesian, Native Hawaiian sense of place, Pacific Islander awareness, poverty, restorative justice, sex trafficking, social justice, social justice summit, transgender, trauma|
HSTA's Social Justice Summit is meant to educate and empower you to navigate complex issues in our schools and communities. Bullying and discrimination continue to plague our halls and classrooms, but what is the root cause and how can we address this problem on a deeper level?
