Join HSTA in the 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade
HSTA members on Oʻahu, please join us for the 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade on Saturday, Oct. 15!
HSTA presents 2022 Friend of Youth Award to Maʻi Movement Hawaiʻi co-founder
This year’s recipient is Nikki-Ann Yee, co-founder of Maʻi Movement Hawaiʻi. The HSTA recognized Nikki at its annual state convention on Saturday, April 2, at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.
Transgender 101 for Educators
Learn how to support your students by understanding key terms, the importance of pronouns, the difference between gender identity and sexuality, and Hawaii State Department of Education guidance.
Hawaiʻi’s public education must include honest lessons of racism and oppression, past and present
As educators, we provide our students with the tools, information, and support they need to become strong, independent thinkers who are able to critically examine the world they live in, and understand past and present so they can build a better future. Manufactured attacks on critical race theory aim to dismantle ongoing efforts to provide an equitable education for all keiki.
Rooms with a View: Conversations on identities and perspectives in Hawaiʻi’s school communities
This event is free and open to the public. Please join us as we work to shift views, create space, and inspire change.
HSTA recognizes ʻIliahi Elementary cafeteria manager with 2021 Friend of Youth Award
Our 2021 Friend of Youth Award winner, Guy Shimabukuro, demonstrates a passion and commitment to mentoring keiki that goes far beyond his day job as the cafeteria manager at ʻIliahi Elementary School.
HSTA Office Hours: ʻĀina Aloha: Rooting content to our beloved Hawaiʻi during COVID-19
ʻĀina Aloha is a framework for educators to root our content to Hawaiʻi, strengthening our HĀ, even as we face new models of hybrid learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
HSTA’s Human and Civil Rights Committee holds first HSTA CARES listening session
HSTA CARES represents the committee’s new initiative to integrate social justice principles into education to create schools and communities that are safe, inclusive, and equitable for all keiki.
HSTA Human and Civil Rights Committee chair reflects on SY 2019–20
“Aloha! My name is Jodi Kunimitsu, and I’m a math teacher at Maui High School. This was my first year as chair of the Human and Civil Rights Committee. It was a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun. Throughout the year, we participated in several community events.”
HSTA’s 2020 Pono Award winner continues social justice work during COVID-19 crisis
“I tend to say I’m a scrappy Title I public school kid turned scrappy Title I public school teacher. We know hungry kids can’t learn. Let’s feed them. Hot kids can’t learn. Let’s get those ACs going. If kids are embarrassed to wear dirty uniforms on campus, let's get a campus laundry. It’s just the work teachers do.”