Jill Meinecke2026-02-20T15:30:10-10:00February 20, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, COVID hazard pay, Gov. Josh Green, HIDOE, House Education Committee, Laverne Moore, Osa Tui Jr, pandemic, Rep. Justin Woodson, tax loopholes, UPW|
The State House Education Committee on Thursday approved a proposal to end a multi-million-dollar tax loophole enjoyed by rental car companies in Hawaiʻi to fund hazard pay for teachers who put themselves in harm’s way by teaching children during the pandemic.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-11T16:20:23-10:00February 11, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: AC, air conditioning, Corey Rosenlee, gov. david ige, HIDOE, House Education Committee, Jr., Justin Woodson, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, Randy Tanaka, Senate Education Committee|
Bills that appropriate funds to install air conditioning units for public school classrooms that have not received air conditioning were approved by the state Senate Education Committee and House Education Committee in the last week.
Jill Meinecke2022-01-13T16:08:25-10:00January 13, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: City Council, compression, Council on Revenues, educators, Hawaii Department of Education, House Education Committee, HSTA legislative priorities, Jeanne Kapela, legislative session, Osa Tui Jr, salary compression, Step increase, step movement, Sylvia Luke, Veteran teachers|
With Hawaii expecting an improved economic outlook, leaders at the state Legislature plan on introducing proposals aimed at finally paying teachers for their years of experience, fixing salary compression.
Terri Inefuku2021-05-24T18:12:23-10:00April 29, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: air conditioning, coronavirus, COVID-19, federal stimulus, HB 613, House Education Committee, Justin Woodson, learning loss, michelle kidani, PPE, Senate Education Committee, workforce stabilization|
HB613, CD2 appropriates $29.7 million in federal COVID-19 stimulus funds for the fiscal year that starts July 1 “for the purpose of educator workforce stabilization to retain teachers; provided that moneys appropriated shall be used for a one-time stabilization payment of $2,200 for each teacher.”
