Jill Meinecke2023-08-26T11:52:29-10:00August 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Ashley Olson, Board meeting, Dr. Jill Biden, first lady, HSTA Board of Directors, Jr., Lahainaluna High School, maui wildfires, Mike Landes, Osa Tui|
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden told the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Board of Directors Saturday morning, “We are a family as colleagues. We hold on to one another,” during an emotional seven-minute Zoom call from Air Force One.
Jill Meinecke2023-08-25T14:26:43-10:00August 25, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Ashley Olson, Evelyn Ibonia, Kihei Elementary, Lahaina, Lahainaluna High School, Lisa Morrison, Maui, Maui chapter, maui wildfires, Mike Landes|
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.
Terri Inefuku2023-08-24T11:05:18-10:00August 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Baldwin High School, donations, evacuation, Jamie Kovacic, King Kekaulike High School, Maui High School, maui wildfires, Nadine Gushi-Lo, Oprah Winfrey, shelter, Trisha Roy, volunteer|
One day after devastating wildfires broke out on Maui, Baldwin High teacher Trisha Roy packed up a box of donations and headed to the emergency shelter at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku. But what was supposed to be a simple drop-off turned into three and a half days of volunteer service — and she wasn't the only one.
Jill Meinecke2023-08-23T16:07:44-10:00August 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Ashley Olson, Dr. Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Jackie Ellis, Lahaina, Lahaina Civic Center, Lahainaluna High, Maui chapter, Maui educators, maui wildfires, President Joe Biden, the White House|
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.
Jill Meinecke2023-08-23T10:53:09-10:00August 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: BOE, first lady Jill Biden, HIDOE, Jr., Keith Hayashi, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, Lāhainā Intermediate School, Lahainaluna High, Maui chapter, maui wildfires, Mike Landes, Osa Tui, President Biden, testimony|
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.
Terri Inefuku2023-08-23T18:30:37-10:00August 21, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: evacuation, Jackie Ellis, Joa Navarro, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahainaluna High, maui wildfires|
When Lāhaināluna High science teacher Jackie Ellis was fleeing deadly Lāhainā wildfires last week, she never imagined a chance encounter at a stoplight would mean saving her former student’s life.
Terri Inefuku2023-08-22T20:26:12-10:00August 17, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, Hawaii State Department of Education, maui wildfires, testimony|
Sound off on school-related planning for the weeks and months ahead Posted: August 17, 2023 On Thursday, Aug. 24, at 1:30 p.m., the Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled August general business meeting. On the agenda, Superintendent Keith Hayashi will report on Maui wildfire impacts. This is an opportunity for educators and community members affected by the Maui wildfires to make their voices heard regarding school-related planning for the weeks and months ahead. This disaster demands effective, timely communication. HSTA members have continued to express their concerns over the lack of timely communication [...]
Terri Inefuku2023-08-15T12:08:25-10:00August 15, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: administrative leave, brush fire, emergency, Maui, maui wildfires, school closures, school reopening, shelter, wind|
To our educator ʻohana on Maui, your well-being is top of mind. Please know your colleagues across the state are working to support and advocate for you in your time of need.
Terri Inefuku2023-08-13T12:20:32-10:00August 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, Hawaii State Department of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, HSTA, impact bargaining, Maui chapter, maui wildfires|
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.
Jill Meinecke2023-08-13T12:22:03-10:00August 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: fire, Kihei, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, Maui, maui wildfires, Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary, wildfire|
On the night deadly wildfires raged through Lāhainā Tuesday threatening other portions of west Maui, a teacher from Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary School took in 15 evacuees from various Kīhei neighborhoods, many of them teachers.
