Jill Meinecke2026-04-22T11:38:12-10:00April 22, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: cost of living, HSTA Convention, HSTA President, Karen Ginoza, organizing, Osa Tui, state convention, strike, strike ready|
Nearly 200 Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members from across the state gathered for the 53rd Annual State Convention on Saturday at the Honolulu Country Club, where delegates debated the future of the union and heard a clear message: the work ahead will require unity, organizing, and a willingness to act.
Jill Meinecke2025-06-26T13:54:15-10:00June 26, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Affordable housing, collective bargaining, cost of living, Hawaii Department of Education, HIDOE, Jr., legislature, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, School Facilities Authority, Teacher housing, teacher pay, Teacher recruitment, teacher retention, teacher shortage|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association proposed four key solutions earlier this month that could help with teacher recruitment and retention, ensuring the teaching profession remains robust here for years to come, so children in Hawaiʻi receive a quality education.
Evan Kumasaki2020-02-05T11:39:00-10:00February 5, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: compression, cost of living, Department of Education, DOE, pay, salary study, teacher compensation|
The results from an independent teacher compensation study commissioned by the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) show Hawaii’s cost of living and compression of salaries for experienced educators as the top challenges to recruiting and retaining public school teachers.
