State building 47 educator workforce housing units in Lahaina
State and local leaders are addressing critical needs and celebrating the resilience of Lahaina public school educators through two major initiatives.
HSTA president one of 400 unionized educators at Democratic National Convention
HSTA President Osa Tui Jr. is one of 400 unionized public school educators comprising 10% of the delegates who selected Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
HSTA president draws inspiration from late leader at 2024 state convention
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. honored the union’s foundations while advocating for a unified future at HSTA’s 51st annual state convention on April 13.
Blessing marks opening of new Maui campus with classes to begin April 1
Teachers, staff and students at Maui’s King Kamehameha III Elementary School now have a new campus to call home.
Respected HSTA lawyer nominated to state Supreme Court
Gov. Josh Green Monday nominated respected attorney Vladimir P. Devens, who for seven years has served the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association as its labor lawyer, to an associate justice position at the Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court.
Leilehua High teacher wins 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year award
Jackie Freitas received the state’s top teaching award from Gov. Josh Green and Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi during a ceremony at Washington Place Tuesday.
Three Lahaina schools to reopen to students starting Oct. 16
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) Tuesday announced reopening details for three Lahaina public schools, and said the federal government will build a new temporary school site after deadly wildfires in August shuttered the schools for nearly two months.
Tentative agreement would raise pay for educational assistants, vice principals
Salaries for nearly 3,000 educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools would increase under a tentative agreement announced Thursday that will help combat chronic staff shortages.
Gov. Josh Green signs key education bills into law
Gov. Josh Green Monday signed into law several bills aimed at improving education in Hawaiʻi during a ceremony at Royal Elementary School on Oʻahu.
Lawmakers approve hundreds of millions in funding for new HSTA contract
During a joint House and Senate Conference Committee meeting Friday, state lawmakers approved $219 million in funding for the first two years of Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s 2023–2027 contract that takes effect July 1.