Hawaiʻi senator calls out attacks on LGBTQ+ students with new proposal

2023-03-30T09:56:25-10:00March 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D, Hawaiʻi), introduced a resolution Wednesday to demand equal educational opportunities, basic civil rights, and freedom from erasure for all students in K-12 schools amid a rise of attacks against LGBTQ+ students in schools.

Lawmakers may create Indigenous Peoples’ Day state holiday in October

2023-03-03T10:32:03-10:00March 2, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Hawaiʻi lawmakers are considering whether to establish the second Monday in October as a new state holiday, Indigenous Peoples' Day, replacing the state Election Day holiday.

HSTA marches with pride in the 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade

2022-10-19T14:41:45-10:00October 19, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

More than 100 public and charter school teachers and students marched with the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association in support of the LGBTQ+ community in Saturday’s 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade.

Maui teacher proposes national award for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders

2022-07-08T16:50:20-10:00July 5, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

In front of 6,000 of her colleagues from across the country, Jodi Kunimitsu, a math teacher at Maui High and state chair of the Hawaii State Teachers Association’s Human and Civil Rights Committee, advocated for a new award category to recognize the achievements of Native Hawaiians and/or Pacific Islanders in the National Education Association (NEA) Human and Civil Rights Awards.

HSTA, legislative leaders oppose governor’s plan to cut salaries for public workers

2020-11-05T15:34:05-10:00April 16, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Legislative leaders joined HSTA educators in opposing Gov. David Ige's initial pay cut idea, and he said Wednesday “no decisions have been made yet.“

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