HSTA celebrates newly-named Koʻolau Chapter in Kualoa ceremony
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association leaders gathered Saturday at Kualoa Regional Park on Oʻahu to celebrate the renaming of its Koʻolau Chapter, formerly called Windward Chapter.
Hawaiian immersion resource teacher wins 2025 HSTA STACY Award for Teaching Excellence
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s STACY Award for Teaching Excellence recognizes a teacher who demonstrates leadership, dedication, and passion in five categories: scholarship, teaching, advocacy, community, and youth. This year’s recipient is Mālia ʻAlohilani Kuala Rogers, or as she prefers to be called, ʻAlohilani, a Hawaiian immersion and resource teacher at Kawaikini Public Charter School on Kauaʻi.
Kahuku High educator wins 2024 HSTA Pono Award for inspiring social justice advocacy
The HSTA Human and Civil Rights Committee is proud to present Kaleo Hanohano with the 2024 Pono Award, which recognizes an exceptional HSTA member who advocates for social justice issues that impact the lives of students, fellow educators, and the community.
Celebrate Hawaiian Language Month with an introduction to ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
From common greetings to place names and street signs, we are surrounded by the Hawaiian language. Whether you were born or raised here or moved to the islands recently, having a foundational knowledge of the Hawaiian language connects us to our environment and culture.
Hawaiian language courses available for Oʻahu educators
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education Office of Hawaiian Education is offering ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi courses to all HIDOE employees (certificated, classified, casual hires, and substitutes) on Oʻahu.
‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi Spring 2021 course offered to HIDOE employees
In an effort to expand the use of ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, the Office of Hawaiian Education is offering an Introductory Level ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi course (in two locations) to all Hawai‘i Department of Education (HIDOE) employees (certificated, classified, casual hires, and substitutes).
Teacher shortage crisis forces principals to hire Hawaiian immersion teachers who don’t speak Hawaiian
Being a Hawaiian immersion teacher is "more than just a job, it is a mission," say those devoted to the field, which requires huge amounts of extra work creating and implementing curricula in the Hawaiian language that's not readily available.