Jill Meinecke2026-01-13T12:30:20-10:00January 13, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: 2025 legislative session, BU 05, COVID hazard pay, COVID-19, Hawaii Board of Education, Hawaii Department of Education, Hawaii Legislature, HSTA legislative priorities, teacher hazard pay, Teacher housing, Teacher Temporary Hazard Pay Special Fund|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association (HSTA) has established the protection and enhancement of educators' financial security as its top priority for the 2026 legislative session, which begins later this month.
Jill Meinecke2024-01-30T18:54:59-10:00November 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2024 legislative session, Affordable housing, BU 05, government relations, Government Relations Committee, Hawaii Board of Education, hawaii state legislature, HSTA legislative priorities, legislative priorities, pension, step increases, teacher tax credit|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association encourages the community and decision-makers to ensure our public schools receive proper funding and resources to foster positive learning experiences for our students and bolster teaching as a respectable and viable career for educators.
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.
