HSTA releases 2024 general election recommendations
HSTA recommends candidates who are strong supporters of public education, our educators, labor, and are committed to creating a better future for our keiki.
HSTA releases 2024 primary election recommendations
HSTA recommends candidates who are strong supporters of public education, our educators, labor, and are committed to creating a better future for our keiki.
HSTA recommends Jill Tokuda for Hawaii’s Second Congressional District
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is excited to announce our support of Jill Tokuda for Hawaii’s Second Congressional District, which covers suburban and rural Oahu, including the Leeward and Windward coasts and all of Hawaii’s neighbor islands.
DOH: Masking optional in updated school guidance; quarantine, social distancing will also ease
HSTA recommends that all Bargaining Unit 05 members continue to practice mitigating strategies whenever possible, which includes staying up to date with vaccines and boosters, and masking indoors to minimize the chances of catching COVID, especially given the ongoing shortage of substitute teachers.
Sign wave for HSTA’s recommended 2020 general election candidates
Sign-wave for candidates recommended by the Hawaii State Teachers Association! Please join us and show your support while staying safe.
HSTA recommends Case, Kahele for Congress
After research, membership input, interviews, and committee discussions, HSTA believes these candidates will be our strongest advocates for teachers, students, and public education.
Biden: ‘I can’t wait for the departure of Donald Trump and the chance to replace Betsy DeVos’
“This is going to be a teacher-oriented Department of Education. It’s not going to come from the top-down, it’s coming from the teachers up,” Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told NEA RA delegates Friday.
How HSTA determines candidate recommendations during an election year
This is a general timeline of our candidate recommendations process for the 2020 elections. All committee meetings and candidate interviews took place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.
HSTA supports Colleen Hanabusa for Honolulu mayor
For the first time, the Hawaii State Teachers Association announced Monday its support for a Honolulu mayoral candidate. The union says former congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa is the best person to lead Honolulu Hale for the next four years.
HSTA’s 2020 primary election state Legislature candidate recommendations
The Hawaii State Teachers Association released Friday its recommendations for Hawaii State House and Senate candidates in the upcoming 2020 primary election.