Jill Meinecke2026-02-05T14:26:07-10:00February 5, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, board of directors, EUTF, Government Relations Committee, HEA, HIDOE, HSTA governance, HSTA leader, HTSB, instructional coach, Joan Lewis, Kapolei High, Leeward, Nānākuli High and Intermediate School, strike, VEBA|
Joan Kamila Lewis, a veteran public school mentor teacher, instructional coach, administrator, and longtime Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association governance leader began work this week as HSTA’s deputy executive director.
Jill Meinecke2023-11-03T17:25:06-10:00November 3, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Campbell High, Dive Into Education event, Farrington High, Hawaii Education Association, Kapolei High, Leilehua High, Pearl City High School, teacher shortage, University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu|
More than 130 students from seven public high schools interested in teaching and other public education careers gathered Friday at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu for the first-ever Dive Into Education event organized by students to encourage more of their peers to enter classroom professions to address Hawaiʻi’s teacher shortage.
Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T14:36:00-10:00September 25, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: compensation, DOE, educators, increase, Kapolei, Kapolei High, listening tour, salary, teacher pay|
More than 120 educators, students and community members spoke about the bad effects of low teacher pay.
