Jill Meinecke2026-03-11T10:22:04-10:00March 11, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, compression, compression fix, Hawaii Labor Relations Board, HIDOE, HLRB, out of state experience, prior experience, repricing|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is demanding a response and information from the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education after a judge's decision which clears the way for more than 2,200 public school teachers to receive service credit for teaching experience outside the department that would result in raises worth thousands of dollars.
Jill Meinecke2026-03-06T14:58:17-10:00March 6, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, Colleen Hanabusa, compression, Congresswoman Hanabusa, Corey Rosenlee, Gov. Josh Green, HSTSO, Osa Tui, Sen. Hanabusa, Senate, Senate majority leader, Wilbert Holck|
Colleen Hanabusa, a trailblazing lawmaker and longtime champion of public educators, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, and unionized labor, died after a five-month battle with cancer early Friday. She was 74.
Jill Meinecke2025-11-25T15:13:09-10:00November 25, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, BU 05 experience, compression, Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board, HIDOE, HLRB, out of state experience, public school teachers, repricing|
A state judge’s decision Tuesday to affirm a recent decision by the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board (HLRB) could clear the way for more than 2,200 public school teachers to be given service credit for teaching experience outside of Hawaiʻi, possibly raising their pay.
Jill Meinecke2025-10-17T09:25:10-10:00October 16, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: compression, Experience Management Institute (EXMI), Hawaii State Department of Education, shortage differentials, step increases, stipends, teacher compensation, teacher pay|
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.
Jill Meinecke2025-08-28T09:52:44-10:00August 28, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: BU 05, compression, compression fix, Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board, Hawaii Department of Education, HIDOE, HLRB, out of state experience, repricing|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association (HSTA) has been granted permission to intervene in a court appeal of a labor board decision concerning hundreds of its members who have not received credit for prior teaching experience.
Jill Meinecke2024-11-07T14:44:19-10:00November 7, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, Bargaining Unit 05, BU 05, Chapter 89, collective bargaining, compression, Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, Jr., Osa Tui|
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).
Terri Inefuku2023-05-26T11:29:36-10:00May 26, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: 21 hours, across the board, bargaining, Career and Technical Education, Class VIII, collective bargaining agreement, compression, contract, English learners, FAQ, frequently asked questions, Hawaiian education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, pay raise, salary structure, student discipline, supplementary pay, Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program, teacher protections, teacher working conditions|
Frequently asked questions about the tentative agreement HSTA reached with the employer on April 14, 2023, for the 2023-2027 contract.
Terri Inefuku2023-04-27T10:40:45-10:00April 24, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: 21 hours, across the board, bargaining, Career and Technical Education, Class VIII, collective bargaining agreement, compression, contract, English learners, Hawaiian education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, pay raise, salary structure, student discipline, supplementary pay, Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program, teacher protections, teacher working conditions|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to announce that we reached a tentative settlement late Friday with the State of Hawaiʻi and the Board of Education for a new four-year contract from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-31T13:55:26-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, charter schools, compression, Compression repricing, Hawaii public charter school commission i, public charter schools, shortage differentials, State Budget & Finance|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is happy to report that after many months of working with the Hawaiʻi Public Charter School Commission, State Budget and Finance, and individual public charter schools, funding for public charter schools has been released to cover costs from compression repricing, 21-hours, and shortage differentials.
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!
