Jill Meinecke2026-05-28T13:55:53-10:00May 28, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Aiea High, automatic step increases, Brandon Elefante, emergency hires, Hawaii Legislature, J1 visa, Osa Tui Jr, public schools, Sen. Brandon Elefante, Senate Labor Committee, teacher safety|
Public school graduate and Senate Labor Chair Brandon Elefante (D, Aiea, Hālawa, Pearlridge, Waimalu, Pearl City) told the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association that collaboration between lawmakers, the union, and education advocates helped pass key bills this legislative session related to automatic step increases, educator safety, and teacher retention.
Jill Meinecke2026-05-06T14:49:26-10:00May 6, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: braille instruction, dyslexia screening, emergency hires, Gov. Josh Green, Hawaii AG, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HIDOE, Hope McKeen, HSTA teacher lobbyist, HTSB, Osa Tui Jr, Sarah "Mili" Laffin, Sen. Ron Kouchi, teacher safety, TRO|
A bill that will address the rising problem of educational employees facing harassment from parents and other members of the public passed both houses of the Hawai’i State Legislature Wednesday, along with a measure that will give emergency hire teachers more time to become licensed.
Terri Inefuku2023-07-25T16:00:23-10:00July 25, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 10-month teachers, 12-month teachers, emergency hires, form 5, Notice of Personnel Action, paycheck, Raise, salary, step|
The first pay raise of the new contract goes into effect on the first work day of school year 2023–2024 and includes a 2% across-the-board pay raise and a step movement for those teachers currently on Step 5-14A.
