Evan Kumasaki2020-12-15T06:45:00-10:00December 15, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, budget, cuts, Department of Education, furloughs, legislature, operating budget, pay cuts, testimony|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association encourages all members to share your personal stories on how potential furloughs will affect you and your students before the Hawaii State Board of Education holds its next meeting on Thursday, Dec. 17.
Evan Kumasaki2020-12-04T13:06:00-10:00December 4, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, budget, cuts, Department of Education, legislature, operating budget, testimony|
Despite unanimously approving the Hawaii State Department of Education’s operating budget for the 2021–23 fiscal biennium Thursday, Board of Education members were not happy with the department’s proposed $164 million budget reduction.
Evan Kumasaki2020-06-20T04:56:00-10:00June 20, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, capitol, catherine payne, CDC, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, DOH, Dwight Takeno, educators, health, HIOSH, legislature, Maggie Cox, parents, plans, reopen, reopening, representatives, safety, schools, SPED, survey, teachers, testimony|
The HSTA Negotiations Team meets for an hour and a half with top HIDOE officials Monday to begin detailed bargaining about reopening schools.
Evan Kumasaki2020-05-27T06:28:00-10:00May 27, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: backlog, coronavirus, COVID-19, educators, help, Leanne Teves, legislature, representatives, teachers, unemployment, volunteers|
A heartfelt mahalo to the 56 HSTA members who juggled their professional and personal schedules to volunteer to attack the state’s backlog of unemployment claims because of the pandemic.
Evan Kumasaki2020-05-12T12:17:00-10:00May 12, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: capitol, coronavirus, COVID-19, hearings, legislature, live stream, monitor, online, reconvenes, representatives, Senate, session reconvene, SPED, stream, teachers, testimony, watch, web|
More than 450 people — many of them teachers — sent in testimony urging lawmakers to stop any effort to cut state workers’ salaries, which would worsen the teacher shortage crisis as well as the state economy.
Evan Kumasaki2020-05-12T05:23:00-10:00May 12, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: capitol, coronavirus, COVID-19, hearings, legislature, live stream, monitor, online, reconvenes, representatives, Senate, session reconvene, stream, testimony, watch, web|
When the 2020 Legislative session reconvenes Monday, the Hawaii State Capitol will be secured and closed to the general public, but hearings and floor sessions will be broadcast and live-streamed.
Evan Kumasaki2020-05-10T11:29:00-10:00May 10, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: bill, coronavirus, COVID-19, legislature, testimony|
Hawaii's general revenue has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic and lawmakers have worked out a plan to cover a projected $1 billion gap without cutting your pay. The Senate Committee on Ways & Means will be hearing House Bill 2200, HD1, relating to the state budget, this Monday, May 11, at 10:30 a.m. at the Hawaii State Capitol.
Evan Kumasaki2020-05-08T08:15:00-10:00May 8, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, House speaker, lawmakers, legislature, pay cuts, reductions, ron kouchi, Scott Saiki, Senate President, session|
State House Speaker Scott Saiki said Thursday the “main purpose” of reconvening the Legislature will be working with Gov. David Ige to find other options or alternatives to what Saiki called “drastic budget cuts and furloughs” to stabilize state finances during the coronavirus pandemic.
Evan Kumasaki2020-03-04T09:56:00-10:00March 4, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: bill, compression, differentials, HSTA, legislature, salary, Senate, teacher compensation|
"This is a great first step," said HSTA President Corey Rosenlee. "The bill is now going to move over to the House, where we’re going to continue to work with legislators to make sure that we find a way to fund teacher compensation, including things such as the differentials and compression."
Evan Kumasaki2020-02-28T09:41:00-10:00February 28, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: bill, committee, compression, differentials, HSTA, legislature, salary, Senate, step, teacher compensation, ways and means|
The Senate Ways and Means Committee passed SB2488, SD1 with amendments (11 ayes, 2 excused) Wednesday morning. Mahalo to all who submitted testimony on such short notice.
