All O‘ahu HIDOE offices, campuses closing Friday due to severe weather conditions
A Maui educator and her ʻohana are asking for the community’s kōkua after the severe flooding in ʻĪao Valley due to the recent Kona low storms.
Teacher compensation study recommends numerous improvements
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.
HSTA launches temporary pop-up virtual merchandise store
We have just launched a temporary pop-up online store offering HSTA-branded t-shirts, polo shirts, and caps for sale at hstamerch.com.
Elise Hannigan wins 2026 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year award
Elise Hannigan, an English teacher at Keaʻau High on Hawaiʻi Island, received the state’s top teaching award from Gov. Josh Green and Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi during a ceremony at Washington Place Friday afternoon.
National survey finds Hawaiʻi’s SPED differential highest in the country
A national survey reveals that Hawaiʻi’s $10,000 shortage differential for special education teachers remains the highest in the country and has greatly reduced the number of unlicensed SPED teachers in the islands.
3 teachers with prior non-HIDOE teaching experience win salary adjustments
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).
HSTA files grievance, learns 500+ teachers affected by paycheck delay
“While we appreciate the additional opportunity for dialogue with HIDOE early next week, our members grow weary of their continued lack of transparency, absence of immediate cooperation, and failure to address the needs of its workforce,” said Osa Tui, Jr., HSTA president.
HSTA to meet with superintendent, department staff over missed paycheck grievance
HSTA is hopeful that this informal grievance meeting will answer many questions about the paycheck delays and provide a path to remedy the harmful effects, especially after receiving a limited and partial response from the HIDOE.
HSTA begins grievance process, asks BOE to look into paycheck fiasco
Without being provided a list of those who have been affected, HSTA is having difficulty determining the full extent of the problem and working with bargaining unit members to address the myriad issues resulting from not receiving their regular paychecks as expected.
Paycheck delay hits hundreds of public, charter school teachers
Some 377 teachers did not receive their Aug. 20 paychecks, and HIDOE has told HSTA it will cut checks worth $2,000 and deliver them to the affected teachers early next week at their schools.