Hawaii State Teachers Association2021-02-05T01:11:58-10:00January 29, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Education, Department of Health, distribution, guidance, priority, vaccine|
Educators will begin to get access to COVID-19 vaccines on a regular basis toward the end of January and early February, state officials said, while Kauai public school employees will get vaccinated starting Monday.
Hawaii State Teachers Association2021-01-28T10:59:00-10:00January 28, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: airport, coronavirus, COVID-19, free, testing, waikiki|
The City and County of Honolulu, through an agreement with the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i Consortium, has expanded free COVID-19 testing to O‘ahu educators at testing sites at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and in Waikīkī.
Hawaii State Teachers Association2021-01-26T06:20:00-10:00January 26, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: alert, AlohaSafe Alert, app, coronavirus, COVID-19, notification|
Health officials urge the public to download a local app that was developed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. AlohaSafe Alert is a free exposure notification app approved by the state of Hawai‘i.
Hawaii State Teachers Association2021-02-05T01:23:15-10:00January 26, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HSTA, live stream, pay cuts, Q&A|
On Dec. 28, HSTA held a live briefing to inform members on furlough threats, our response, and other COVID-19-related updates and actions. Several developments have occurred relating to the governor’s threat of furloughing state employees.
Hawaii State Teachers Association2021-01-16T13:43:00-10:00January 16, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: assistance, budget, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, COVID-19, cuts, federal, job losses, lawmakers, legislature, losses, programs, reductions, relief package|
For the first time Friday, the Hawaii State Department of Education released school-by-school effects of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of budget reductions the governor has directed public schools to endure next school year, resulting in a range of 1,000 to 1,500 job losses, at least half which would affect teachers.
Hawaii State Teachers Association2021-02-05T10:02:02-10:00January 15, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: assemblies, Christine Alexander, coronavirus, COVID-19, superspreader, waialua high and intermediate|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is appalled that the principal of Waialua High and Intermediate School is holding assemblies with large numbers of students in the school gym this week, including one scheduled for Friday morning.
Hawaii State Teachers Association2021-01-15T07:10:00-10:00January 15, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Caroline Freudig, clinic, COVID-19, jodi kunimitsu, Kauai, Kayleen Pieper, link, Maui, Sarah Tochiki, shots, signup, survey, vaccination, vaccine|
Teachers across Hawaii began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine over the last week. Members reported an easy process and minor side effects, if any.
Hawaii State Teachers Association2021-01-09T09:37:00-10:00January 9, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Education, Department of Health, guidance, models|
With the recent spike of COVID-19 cases in Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association demands that the Hawaii Department of Health and the Hawaii Department of Education revise the standard used to determine school learning models.
Hawaii State Teachers Association2020-12-30T11:00:00-10:00December 30, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, delay, furloughs, governor, HSTA, pay cuts|
Gov. David Ige announced Tuesday afternoon he will delay furloughs for state employees to July 1. The Hawaii State Department of Education confirmed to HSTA that the furlough delay applies to HIDOE employees.
Hawaii State Teachers Association2021-02-07T17:48:29-10:00December 29, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HSTA, live stream, pay cuts, Q&A|
On Dec. 28, the Hawaii State Teachers Association held a live briefing to inform members on furlough threats, our response, and other COVID-19-related updates and actions.
