Algeo Rosario2026-09-03T12:05:28-10:00September 3, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: collective bargaining, contract negotiations, early learning, educator advocacy, HSTA, HSTA Negotiations Team, pre-kindergarten teachers, preschool educators, public preschool classrooms, teacher working conditions|
This session offers members an opportunity to share their experiences and provide input to inform discussions with the employer at the bargaining table. We want to hear directly from pre-K educators about the challenges you face, the supports you need, and any recommendations you believe would improve your working conditions and professional practice.
Jill Meinecke2025-04-15T18:46:55-10:00April 15, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: 52nd annual convention, Class VIII, contract, Gov. Josh Green, hazard pay, HSTA Convention, HSTA Negotiations Team, Jr., McKinley High, Negotiations, Osa Tui|
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. revealed to delegates at the union’s 2025 State Convention that the state had offered educators a two-year extension on its existing contract with annual 4% increases without the possibility of negotiating any other terms or working conditions. After careful consideration, HSTA leadership rejected the offer, he said.
Terri Inefuku2023-05-26T11:29:36-10:00May 26, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: 21 hours, across the board, bargaining, Career and Technical Education, Class VIII, collective bargaining agreement, compression, contract, English learners, FAQ, frequently asked questions, Hawaiian education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, pay raise, salary structure, student discipline, supplementary pay, Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program, teacher protections, teacher working conditions|
Frequently asked questions about the tentative agreement HSTA reached with the employer on April 14, 2023, for the 2023-2027 contract.
Terri Inefuku2023-05-04T12:02:56-10:00May 4, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: Class VIII, contract, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, pay raises, ratification vote, step increases, teacher pay|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association (HSTA) is pleased to announce that Bargaining Unit 05 employees of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and public charter schools have voted to ratify a new four-year contract.
Terri Inefuku2023-04-27T10:40:45-10:00April 24, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: 21 hours, across the board, bargaining, Career and Technical Education, Class VIII, collective bargaining agreement, compression, contract, English learners, Hawaiian education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, pay raise, salary structure, student discipline, supplementary pay, Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program, teacher protections, teacher working conditions|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to announce that we reached a tentative settlement late Friday with the State of Hawaiʻi and the Board of Education for a new four-year contract from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027.
Terri Inefuku2023-04-17T18:19:39-10:00April 17, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: bargaining, contract, Gov. Josh Green, governor, Hawaii State Department of Education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Keith Hayashi, Negotiations, pay, press conference, schools superintendent, settlement, superintendent, teacher pay, tentative agreement, wages|
Gov. Josh Green, Hawaiʻi State Department of Education Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi, and Hawai‘i State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. stressed Monday the importance of a new contract that provides public school educators with stronger wages, and incentives to live and work in Hawaiʻi.
Terri Inefuku2023-02-27T09:48:36-10:00February 6, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: bargaining, Board of Education, BOE, Department of Education, DOE, employer, governor, Hawaii State Department of Education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, package, proposals|
