Help shape the direction of our union at HSTA Convention!
If you want to help shape public education in Hawaiʻi and our union, run to become an HSTA state convention delegate!
Tireless teacher advocate, tough negotiator Joan Husted dies at 85
Joan Lee Husted, one of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s founding mothers, died Monday. She was 85 years old and passed away peacefully at her Makiki home under hospice care, her family said.
Committee to support new educators added to HSTA’s permanent roster
Member delegates voted last month to make the Supporting Hawaii’s New Educators (SHiNE) ad hoc committee a standing committee at the HSTA’s 50th annual Convention at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.
HSTA holds 49th annual state convention
On Saturday, 126 Hawaii State Teachers Association members from across the state gathered at the Hawaii Convention Center for the 49th annual State Convention. Elected member delegates gathered to debate and vote on policies that will steer the direction of the association.
HSTA honors music teacher as educator of the year
The Hawaii State Teachers Association named Zachary Morita, a music teacher at Niu Valley Middle School, as its 2022 S.T.A.C.Y. Award for Teaching Excellence recipient.
HSTA calls for 2022 convention proposals by Jan. 12
In preparation for the annual HSTA Convention, which will take place April 2, 2022, we’re looking for proposals to guide the direction of our association. Write a proposed amendment, resolution, and/or new business item to be discussed and voted on at our annual convention.