Lawmaker, former teacher, HSTA staffer Mark Nakashima dies

2024-07-12T13:31:32-10:00July 12, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

State Rep. Mark Nakashima, a former public school teacher and Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association UniServ Director who served 17 years in the state Legislature representing parts of east Hawaiʻi Island, has died. He was 61.

State House Schools Working Group recommends updating campus evacuation plans, monitoring health risks following Maui fires

2024-04-15T16:15:59-10:00November 2, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Emergency evacuation plans for individual public schools are not easily accessible and need to be made available for public feedback, the state House Schools Working Group recommended in a draft report released this week.

Lahaina community calls for stronger evacuation plans, mental health services post-wildfires

2023-09-29T10:44:36-10:00September 29, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Families in Lahaina voiced their concerns Thursday over inadequate evacuation plans and inaccessible mental health services as three of four Hawaiʻi State Department of Education schools in West Maui prepare to reopen to students next month in the wake of devastating wildfires.

Teacher pay bills pass final state House committee

2022-04-01T19:15:05-10:00April 1, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s top priority bills, including those that would pay teachers based on their years of service, secure funding for shortage differentials, and reinstate 21 hours of job-embedded professional development, cleared a large milestone Friday when the important state House Finance Committee unanimously voted to advance them.

HSTA supports LG Josh Green for governor

2022-03-25T12:45:54-10:00March 25, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii State Teachers Association is excited to announce our support for Lt. Gov. Josh Green’s campaign for governor. The HSTA announced the recommendation at a news conference Friday morning at HSTA headquarters in Honolulu.

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