Jill Meinecke2026-07-31T09:55:26-10:00July 31, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: annual salary step increases, ATB pay raise, Gov. Josh Green, HSTA contract, Negotiations, new school year, Pay and benefits, pay raises|
Public and charter school teachers will benefit from a 3.5% across-the-board pay raise at the start of the 2026–2027 school year under the current Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association contract.
Jill Meinecke2026-07-24T12:59:28-10:00July 24, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: HSTA, Negotiations, negotiations and research specialist, public policy, research|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to welcome Ian Terayama as its new negotiations and research specialist. Terayama’s first day was July 13.
Jill Meinecke2026-05-01T13:43:40-10:00April 30, 2026|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: HSTA contract, Negotiations, our union, talk story, your voice|
Over the next few months, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association will hold talk-story sessions called Your Voice, Our Union throughout the islands to hear what kinds of improvements members want in our next contract.
Jill Meinecke2026-04-24T15:26:12-10:00April 24, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii public sector law, HSTA headquarters, HSTA jobs, Negotiations, negotiations and research specialist, now hiring, Oahu office|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is seeking applicants for a Negotiations and Research Specialist position on Oʻahu.
Jill Meinecke2026-03-23T08:22:35-10:00March 21, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, Hawaiʻi public school teachers, HSTA, HSTA contract, Joan Husted, Know Your Rights, Negotiations, rally, State Capitol, strike|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is proud to bring back the “Know Your Rights” column dedicated to helping Bargaining Unit 05 educators understand the rights we have secured in our contract and how to use them every day.
Jill Meinecke2026-02-05T08:48:09-10:00February 4, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, bargaining, bargaining team, chief negotiator, Colleen Bird, contract negotiations, HIDOE, Jr., Negotiations, Osa Tui, research|
Colleen Bird, who has served as the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s negotiations and research specialist for more than five years, has been promoted to become the union's chief negotiator.
Jill Meinecke2025-09-05T16:00:10-10:00September 5, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, Hawaii Department of Education, Hawaii public schools, HIDOE, HSTA executive director, HSTA staff, Joan Lewis, Negotiations, Osa Tui, Pearl City High, School Level Leader|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Board of Directors has appointed Andrea Eshelman as HSTA’s next executive director. She brings nearly three decades of experience as a public school teacher, union leader, manager and chief negotiator to her new position.
Jill Meinecke2025-04-29T11:54:29-10:00April 29, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: EUTF, health insurance, health insurance premiums, health plan rates, HIDOE, HMSA, Negotiations, Negotiations Team, reopener|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to announce a successful settlement in reopener negotiations that will result in the employer contributing millions more for health premiums under the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF).
Jill Meinecke2025-04-15T18:46:55-10:00April 15, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: 52nd annual convention, Class VIII, contract, Gov. Josh Green, hazard pay, HSTA Convention, HSTA Negotiations Team, Jr., McKinley High, Negotiations, Osa Tui|
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. revealed to delegates at the union’s 2025 State Convention that the state had offered educators a two-year extension on its existing contract with annual 4% increases without the possibility of negotiating any other terms or working conditions. After careful consideration, HSTA leadership rejected the offer, he said.
Terri Inefuku2023-05-26T11:29:36-10:00May 26, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: 21 hours, across the board, bargaining, Career and Technical Education, Class VIII, collective bargaining agreement, compression, contract, English learners, FAQ, frequently asked questions, Hawaiian education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, pay raise, salary structure, student discipline, supplementary pay, Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program, teacher protections, teacher working conditions|
Frequently asked questions about the tentative agreement HSTA reached with the employer on April 14, 2023, for the 2023-2027 contract.
