State building 47 educator workforce housing units in Lahaina
State and local leaders are addressing critical needs and celebrating the resilience of Lahaina public school educators through two major initiatives.
Hawaiʻi delegation thanks NEA members for support following deadly wildfires
Mahalo to all of our NEA ʻohana for your unprecedented outpouring of support and generosity for our members and retirees in the days, weeks, and months following the fires.
Maui teachers call on Board of Education for more support 9 months after Lahaina wildfire
The Hawaiʻi Board of Education promised action Thursday after more than a dozen Maui teachers flew to Oʻahu to ask for more support following devastating wildfires last August.
Maui lawyer, volunteer photographer wins HSTA’s 2024 Friend of Youth Award
When Glen Pascual wraps up his day as corporation counsel for the County of Maui, he packs up his bag, gets in his car, and makes the hour-long drive from Wailuku to Lahaina. Once there, he assembles his gear and jumps into action as a volunteer photographer for the Lahainaluna High School community.
8 months after wildfires, temporary Maui campus set to open
Teachers, staff and students from Kamehameha III Elementary School, which was destroyed in the fire, are scheduled to move into a newly constructed temporary campus at the end of March.
HIDOE plans to open temporary Maui school after spring break
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to complete construction on a temporary site for King Kamehameha III Elementary at Pulelehua on Maui at the end of February.
Nānākuli High and Intermediate teacher will expand award-winning student sustainability program to Maui
Nānākuli High and Intermediate's award-winning recycling program will expand to Maui, thanks to Kumu Michelle Pieper.
State House Schools Working Group recommends updating campus evacuation plans, monitoring health risks following Maui fires
Emergency evacuation plans for individual public schools are not easily accessible and need to be made available for public feedback, the state House Schools Working Group recommended in a draft report released this week.
Donate to teachers affected by Maui wildfires
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is compiling a list of teachers affected by the Maui wildfires and sharing their donation pages for those who'd like to help.
Three Lahaina schools to reopen to students starting Oct. 16
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) Tuesday announced reopening details for three Lahaina public schools, and said the federal government will build a new temporary school site after deadly wildfires in August shuttered the schools for nearly two months.