Help your Maui colleagues affected by wildfires advocate for fire relief leave from the HIDOE

2024-05-07T10:22:50-10:00May 7, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The HSTA Maui Chapter is organizing a petition asking HSTA members to say they are willing to support their colleagues who have been affected by the fires and would be willing to donate to a shared Fire Relief Leave Bank.

HSTA provides second and final fire relief checks to Maui members who lost homes in fires

2023-12-14T15:11:23-10:00December 14, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association will provide a second and final relief check of $2,665 in the next week to 92 members and HSTA-Retired members who cannot live in their primary residences on Maui because of damage or destruction by the Aug. 8 wildfires.

HSTA offers final round of aid for members who lost homes in Maui fires

2023-11-13T15:06:08-10:00November 13, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association will provide a second and final relief check to any member and any HSTA-Retired member who cannot live in their primary residence on Maui because of damage or destruction by the Maui wildfires.

Three Lahaina schools to reopen to students starting Oct. 16

2023-09-26T13:49:33-10:00September 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

Florida public school students raise $13,500 for Maui teachers

2023-09-08T15:46:31-10:00September 8, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

From making beds to vacuuming cars, students from two Florida public schools raised $13,500 in just six days to benefit Maui teachers who lost their homes and classrooms to deadly wildfires in August.

HIDOE brings in national mental health expert to support staff, students, families affected by Maui wildfires

2023-09-01T06:22:11-10:00August 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

To support a grieving community faced with rebuilding after the Lāhainā wildfire disaster on Aug. 8, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is consulting with a national mental health support group to provide training, counseling, and support to educators, students, and their families.

HSTA coordinating multi-faceted support to Maui fire survivors

2023-08-25T14:26:43-10:00August 25, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

In the wake of deadly wildfires that destroyed Lahaina town and shook a community to its core, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s staff and members are working together through a series of coordinated efforts to help teachers who’ve lost everything.

Maui teachers meet with president, first lady during Lahaina visit

2023-08-23T16:07:44-10:00August 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The White House invited at least 15 public school teachers to Monday’s Lahaina Civic Center gathering to meet and speak with President Biden and the first lady in the aftermath of Maui's wildfires.

HSTA calls for keeping Lahaina students together, crisis counseling, better communications from HIDOE

2023-08-23T10:53:09-10:00August 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education must do a better job of communicating with parents and educators, providing crisis counseling, establishing safe campuses, and keeping displaced Lahaina students and staff together, said HSTA President Osa Tui, Jr.

HSTA requests collaboration to ensure student, educator protections following Maui fires

2023-08-13T12:20:32-10:00August 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Friday sent a request to the state for impact bargaining as well as a request for information about wildfires and their impacts on schools, teachers, and students.

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