Jill Meinecke2026-02-20T15:30:10-10:00February 20, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, COVID hazard pay, Gov. Josh Green, HIDOE, House Education Committee, Laverne Moore, Osa Tui Jr, pandemic, Rep. Justin Woodson, tax loopholes, UPW|
The State House Education Committee on Thursday approved a proposal to end a multi-million-dollar tax loophole enjoyed by rental car companies in Hawaiʻi to fund hazard pay for teachers who put themselves in harm’s way by teaching children during the pandemic.
Jill Meinecke2026-02-12T13:42:19-10:00February 12, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: automatic step increases, Board of Education, COVID hazard pay, Gov. Josh Green, HGEA, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, salary schedule, Sarah Milianta-Laffin, teacher pay|
Key state Senate and House committees have advanced proposals to establish annual step salary increases for public and charter school teachers.
Jill Meinecke2025-02-14T14:10:55-10:00February 14, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Asian and Pacific Islander American community, Board of Education, HIDOE, HSTA, HSTA leaders, Jean Dobashi, Laverne Moore, National Education Association, NEA, NEA Executive Committee, Odetta Fujimori, strike|
Three of the Hawai’i State Teachers Association’s early leaders, including its first president, gave this year’s Teacher Institute keynote address to teachers across Hawaiʻi this week.
Jill Meinecke2025-01-24T14:53:47-10:00January 23, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: 2025 legislative session, Bargaining Unit 05, Board of Education, BOE, BU05, BU06, BU07, covid, COVID hazard pay, COVID-19, Department of Education, DOE, hazard pay, Jr., Osa Tui, Rep. Justin Woodson, Sen. Aquino|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is asking state lawmakers for a one-time hazard pay bonus for the thousands of public and charter school teachers who worked directly with students during the pandemic.
Jill Meinecke2024-11-22T10:14:42-10:00November 22, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Ann Mahi, Board of Education, HIBOE, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, paycheck, paycheck delay, superintendent, teacher paychecks|
HSTA asked the Hawaiʻi Board of Education (BOE) Thursday to delay a raise for HIDOE Superintendent Keith Hayashi until hundreds of teachers affected by a paycheck delay are finally given what the department should’ve provided them months ago.
Terri Inefuku2024-07-16T13:20:13-10:00July 16, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, donation, Leave Share, maui wildfires, Maui Wildfires Leave Share Program|
After emotional requests from our Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Maui Chapter members and support from the Hawaiʻi Board of Education, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is implementing a Maui Wildfires Leave Share Program.
Terri Inefuku2024-06-14T14:47:35-10:00June 14, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, BOE, community meeting, Department of Education, HIDOE, public education, strategic plan|
Join Hawaiʻi Board of Education members and various Hawaiʻi State Department of Education staff to share opinions on priority areas and provide insight into how well the public education system is meeting the needs of students, families, schools, and communities.
Terri Inefuku2024-05-23T20:29:49-10:00May 23, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, differential, fire relief leave bank, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, Lahaina Intermediate, Lahainaluna High, maui wildfires, mental health, Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary, testimony|
The Hawaiʻi Board of Education promised action Thursday after more than a dozen Maui teachers flew to Oʻahu to ask for more support following devastating wildfires last August.
Terri Inefuku2024-01-12T10:34:47-10:00January 11, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, bright-line rules, budget, capital improvement projects, construction, Curt Otaguro, deputy superintendent of operations, House Finance Committee, Keith Hayashi, lapsed funds, Scott Nishimoto, superintendent|
Hawaiʻi Board of Education Chair Warren Haruki called the potential lapse of $465 million in school construction funds “a huge tragedy” Thursday, adding that he fears state lawmakers have lost confidence in the department.
Terri Inefuku2024-01-11T14:08:04-10:00January 11, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, Curt Otaguro, Department of Education, fire alarm systems, fire alarms, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, inspections, Jr., Osa Tui, repairs, replacement, Warren Haruki|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) says it’s working to replace inoperable fire alarm systems at 11 schools at a cost of about $14 million after confirming in December that nearly 10% of the state’s public schools failed fire inspections last school year.
