HSTA, Kamehameha Schools distribute 1,000+ backpacks to Lahaina students
Hundreds of Lahaina families picked up free backpacks filled with school supplies Thursday as their keiki prepare to return to West Maui campuses next week.
Lahaina community calls for stronger evacuation plans, mental health services post-wildfires
Families in Lahaina voiced their concerns Thursday over inadequate evacuation plans and inaccessible mental health services as three of four Hawaiʻi State Department of Education schools in West Maui prepare to reopen to students next month in the wake of devastating wildfires.
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.
Florida public school students raise $13,500 for Maui teachers
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.
200+ people, groups send HSTA donations for Maui fire victims
More than 240 people and organizations from 33 states across the country have donated in excess of $205,000 to the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association to help Maui teachers who’ve lost homes and classrooms to the Aug. 8 wildfires.
Maui parents to HIDOE: Communicate better, keep our kids in Lāhainā
Frustrated Maui families told Hawaiʻi State Department of Education leaders in public meetings Wednesday that they’re frustrated by a lack of communication from the department, and they’re overwhelmingly opposed to busing their students to Central or South Maui daily to other campuses following fatal wildfires earlier this month.
HIDOE brings in national mental health expert to support staff, students, families affected by Maui wildfires
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.
Help fill backpacks for Maui students in need of school supplies
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members on Oʻahu, please join HSTA and Kamehameha Schools to fill backpacks with school supplies for 3,000 public school students in Lāhainā.
Fire support available to HSTA members
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s partners are offering resources and support to HSTA Maui Chapter members affected by the recent wildfires.
HSTA board approves disaster relief for Maui members affected by fires
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Board of Directors late Sunday unanimously voted to allocate $150,000 to be spent on Maui disaster relief for HSTA members whose homes and classrooms have been destroyed by wildfires last week.