Terri Inefuku2023-12-12T11:17:23-10:00December 12, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 3-1(g), diversity, ethnicity, HSTA CARES, human and civil rights, National Education Association, Native Hawaiian, NEA Bylaw, race, voice|
The need for diverse voices and representation prompted HSTA to review and rethink its approach to member engagement and leadership development. In 2021, union leaders and staff came together to reformulate HSTA’s implementation plan to meet the National Education Association Bylaw 3-1(g).
Jill Meinecke2023-10-27T15:47:06-10:00October 27, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: AANHPI, Asian Americans, Mazie Hirono, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Sen. Hirono, student data, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate|
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D, Hawaii) Thursday reintroduced the All Students Count Act of 2023, which would require more comprehensive and equitable disaggregation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) student data in K-12 schools, helping to ensure that AANHPI student groups are better accounted for and supported by schools across the country.
Terri Inefuku2023-01-23T18:09:20-10:00January 20, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Brian Schatz, Indigenous, language, Native American Language Resource Center, Native American Language Resource Center Act, Native Hawaiian, olelo Hawaii|
Leaders in Hawaiʻi’s Native Hawaiian education community say the support is greatly needed, especially for smaller organizations that have been instrumental in creating effective curriculum.
Jill Meinecke2022-05-19T15:18:09-10:00May 19, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Asian and Pacific Islander American community, Asian Pacific American history, Asian Pacific American History Act, high school students, Legislation, Native Hawaiian, Senator Mazie Hirono, U.S. Department of Education|
U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) led nine of her Senate colleagues in introducing the Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act bicameral legislation Thursday. The proposal would help combat anti-Asian hate by giving teachers and students more opportunities to learn about the significant contributions and history of the Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) community in the United States.
Terri Inefuku2022-02-25T19:11:08-10:00February 25, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: hakalama, Hawaiian kingdom, Hawaiian language, Hawaiian Language Month, kupuna, lessons of the week, Mahina Olelo Hawaii, Native Hawaiian, olelo, olelo Hawaii|
From common greetings to place names and street signs, we are surrounded by the Hawaiian language. Whether you were born or raised here or moved to the islands recently, having a foundational knowledge of the Hawaiian language connects us to our environment and culture.
Terri Inefuku2021-04-29T10:57:13-10:00March 12, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: aina, Americanization, annexation, colonization, Hawaiian kingdom, Honolulu High School, indoctrination, Liliuokalani, McKinley High School, Native Hawaiian, overthrow, President William McKinley, rename, social justice, statue|
HSTA, as approved by its Board of Directors, urges the Hawaiʻi Board of Education to change the name of President William McKinley High School and remove his statue from the school grounds.
