Evan Kumasaki2022-08-03T16:55:38-10:00August 3, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, FAQ, frequently asked questions, Hawaii public schools, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, HSTA|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is working hard to ensure that our members' health and safety remain a priority, our contract and employment rights are preserved, and information is being communicated in an accurate and timely manner.
Jill Meinecke2022-05-19T13:54:07-10:00May 19, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Ann Mahi, Corey Rosenlee, executive director, HSTA, HSTA executive director, HSTA President, Osa Tui, Wilbert Holck|
Hawaii State Teachers Association Executive Director Wilbert Holck plans to retire at the end of July after a distinguished career lasting 31 years at the union. Longtime public school complex area superintendent, principal, administrator, and teacher Ann Mahi will succeed Holck as executive director on Aug. 1.
Terri Inefuku2022-05-16T10:54:03-10:00May 16, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Ann Mahi, executive director, HSTA, Wilbert Holck|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s Board of Directors Saturday approved hiring veteran Hawaii teacher, administrator, union and student advocate Ann Mahi as the HSTA’s next executive director. She plans to begin the job on Aug. 1, replacing Wilbert Holck who is retiring after more than 31 years at HSTA.
Evan Kumasaki2022-04-03T12:10:23-10:00March 15, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, gender sexuality alliance, GSA, HSTA, human and civil rights, human trafficking, LGBTQ, mental health, Micronesian, Native Hawaiian sense of place, Pacific Islander awareness, poverty, restorative justice, sex trafficking, social justice, social justice summit, transgender, trauma|
HSTA's Social Justice Summit is meant to educate and empower you to navigate complex issues in our schools and communities. Bullying and discrimination continue to plague our halls and classrooms, but what is the root cause and how can we address this problem on a deeper level?
Jill Meinecke2022-02-08T13:27:30-10:00February 7, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: early childhood education, educators, Eleele Elementary, Executive Office on Early Learning, Florida DOE, Hawaii DOE, Hodges University, HSTA, Kauai, UH Manoa, UniServ director, Waipahu|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association welcomes Judy Ryan, a former Kauai public school teacher who stepped into the role of HSTA UniServ Director for Kauai/Waipahu Complex on Jan. 5.
Jill Meinecke2022-01-28T17:09:30-10:00January 28, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, hard-to-staff, Hawaiian immersion, HIDOE, HSTA, Osa Tui Jr, Senate Education Commi, shortage differentials, special education, testimony, written testimony|
The state Senate Education Committee gave its unanimous approval to a bill Friday that would continue funding shortage differential payments to special education and Hawaiian language immersion teachers as well as those who teach in geographically remote and hard-to-staff schools.
Terri Inefuku2022-01-25T16:58:33-10:00January 25, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: executive director, HSTA, job opening, retire, Wilbert Holck|
Hawaii State Teachers Association Executive Director Wilbert Holck plans to retire next year after a distinguished career lasting 31 years at the union. HSTA has convened an Executive Director Search Committee composed of its state officers and appointed leaders tasked with finding a new executive director.
Terri Inefuku2022-01-13T15:25:25-10:00January 13, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, collective bargaining agreement, contract, gender-neutral, Hawaii State Department of Education, HSTA, pronouns|
The 2021–23 Hawaii State Teachers Association Collective Bargaining Agreement, or contract, has been updated with gender-neutral language. Previous contracts utilized masculine pronouns in reference to gender types.
Jill Meinecke2021-12-16T16:28:03-10:00December 16, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, Board of Education, COVID-19, education, ESSER, Governor Ige, Hawaii DOE, HSTA, Keith Hayashi, pandemic, pandemic funds, professional development, teachers|
At a Board of Education meeting Thursday called to hear the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE)’s plan to use federal funds in the second and third rounds of the Educational Stabilization Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds, education department officials said they do not plan to use federal funds to restore 21 hours of job-embedded professional development (PD) for Hawaii educators.
Jill Meinecke2021-12-15T12:06:12-10:00December 15, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Candidate Recommendations, City Council, Election season, elections, Government Relations Committee, governor, House of Representatives, HSTA, HSTA Chapters, lieutenant, Mayoral race, Senate, statewide races, U.S. Congress|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association this year plans to consider candidate recommendations two months earlier than the last election for those running in statewide races for governor, lieutenant governor, and U.S. Congress.
