Hawaii Nature Center announces Spring 2022 programs for Oahu, Maui schools
Registration opens Nov. 18 for the Hawaii Nature Center’s Spring 2021 lineup of outdoor environmental education school programs for Oahu and Maui schools.
Maui educators speak out asking for consistent COVID-19 protocols, widespread testing
Dozens of educators conducted informational picketing outside of Maui Waena Intermediate School, Maui High School and Kahului Elementary before school started Tuesday morning, chastising the Hawaii State Department of Education for failing to negotiate important safety protocols with the Hawaii State Teachers Association while slowly beginning school COVID-19 testing weeks into the school year.
Maui High teacher joins HSTA’s leadership team as secretary-treasurer
Lisa Morrison is the secretary-treasurer of the Hawaii State Teachers Association and offers her background as a cinematographer, student activities coordinator and HSTA leader to the organization.
Maui nonprofit seeks teachers to be foster parents
Maui Youth and Family Services is looking for loving families on the island of Maui that can temporarily open their homes to youth 10 to 18 years old who need positive role models with strong parenting and communication skills
Educators across the state begin receiving vaccine
Teachers across Hawaii began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine over the last week. Members reported an easy process and minor side effects, if any.
Join HSTA for 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Day events on Oahu and Maui
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is proud to honor and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his peaceful pursuit of interracial cooperation, equality, and social change.
More than 1,300 people sound off about how to end Hawaii’s teacher shortage crisis
Across the state this week, 335 educators, parents and students spoke out at a listening tour held by the Hawaii Department of Education about teacher compensation, while another 1,000 people answered an online survey that's still receiving feedback through Oct. 6.
On Maui, educators who are parents worry their own children’s ‘education system is failing them’
About 70 Valley Isle educators showed up to tell representatives from a Denver-based education consulting firm how difficult it is to live in Hawaii on low teacher pay and to suggest ways things can improve for teachers and students.