HSTA VP Logan Okita to serve as teacher standards board member
The Hawaiʻi State Senate voted Tuesday to confirm the nomination of Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Vice President Logan Okita to the Hawai'i Teacher Standards Board.
Proposals advance to create teacher loan repayment program, hike NBCT bonuses
Hawaiʻi public school teachers could get up to $25,000 of their college loans repaid under a new program, and National Board Certified Teachers would see their annual bonuses increase under proposals that passed the state House Finance Committee this week.
Registration opens for 2026 Hawaiʻi National Board NEA Jumpstart seminars
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, in collaboration with Kamehameha Schools’ Hoʻolaukoa Educational Systems and Strategies, offers NEA Jump Start as a way to support candidates as they navigate their way through the complex process of National Board Certification.
Registration opens for 2025-26 Hawaiʻi National Board HSTA candidate support sessions
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, in collaboration with Kamehameha Schools, offers candidate support sessions as a way to support candidates as they navigate their way through the complex process of National Board Certification.
Registration opens for HSTA National Board Candidate Support Cohorts
These sessions provide step-by-step support in completing the certification process and foster a collaborative environment to share ideas and best practices, receive targeted feedback, refine teaching strategies, and gather evidence for certification success.
Congratulations to Hawaiʻi’s 2023 National Board Certified Teachers
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, in partnership with Kamehameha Schools, honored new and renewing National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Wednesday.
Congratulations to our 2021 National Board Certified Teachers
The Hawaii State Teachers Association, the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE), and Kamehameha Schools held a ceremony Friday to celebrate dozens of teachers statewide who earned or recertified their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification in 2021.
Elementary teacher credits HSTA, support network in journey toward National Board Certification
Denise Low-Liu, a first-grade teacher at ʻIliahi Elementary in Wahiawa, recently became a National Board Certified Teacher after only 10 months in the program. National Board Certification is the most respected professional certification available in K–12 education and was developed to retain and recognize accomplished teachers and improve schools nationwide.
Congratulations to our 2021 National Board Certified Teachers!
Each year, HSTA, HIDOE, and Kamehameha Schools recognize teachers across the state who have earned or renewed their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certifications.
Informational sessions available for educators considering National Board certification
The Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) and the National Board Candidate Support team is hosting four virtual informational sessions to provide an overview of the revised, teacher-friendly certification process that incorporates the latest research and best practices in teaching.