Representative Assembly Archives - Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association

Two generations of HSTA members represent Hawaiʻi at national representative assembly
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Two generations of HSTA members represent Hawaiʻi at national representative assembly

Terri Inefuku2023-07-26T15:53:29-10:00July 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: book bans, delegate, Florida, Jennifer Nakamoto, Joseph Nakamoto, Joyce Nakamura, National Education Association, NEA, NEA RA, Nicole Ehara, Orlando, Representative Assembly|

Two Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members represented Hawaiʻi for the first time at the national level with special advisers at their side: their mothers.

Vice President Kamala Harris inspires delegates at NEA RA
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Vice President Kamala Harris inspires delegates at NEA RA

Terri Inefuku2022-07-08T16:51:07-10:00July 8, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, educators, gun safety, Kamala Harris, Legislation, NEA, NEA RA, Representative Assembly, Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, teachers, unions, vice president, White House|

Many Hawaii State Teachers Association members said they were inspired and energized by her speech, especially after her parting words: “Do not despair. Do not be overwhelmed. Do not throw up your hands when it is a time to roll up our sleeves.”

Maui teacher proposes national award for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
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Maui teacher proposes national award for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders

Jill Meinecke2022-07-08T16:50:20-10:00July 5, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: APIC, jodi kunimitsu, National Education Association, NEA, NEA Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus, NEA RA, Representative Assembly|

In front of 6,000 of her colleagues from across the country, Jodi Kunimitsu, a math teacher at Maui High and state chair of the Hawaii State Teachers Association’s Human and Civil Rights Committee, advocated for a new award category to recognize the achievements of Native Hawaiians and/or Pacific Islanders in the National Education Association (NEA) Human and Civil Rights Awards.

Hawaiʻi Island teacher’s anti-vaping proposal wins support from the National Education Association
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Hawaiʻi Island teacher’s anti-vaping proposal wins support from the National Education Association

Jill Meinecke2022-07-05T17:35:23-10:00July 5, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Angie Miyashiro, Ashley Henion, delegate, DOE, Kaʻu, Kaʻu High and Pahala Elementary, Kainalu Elementary, National Education Association, NEA, NEA RA, Representative Assembly, vaping|

A Hawaiʻi Island teacher’s proposal to help end student vaping won approval Monday from nearly 6,000 teachers at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (NEA RA) in Chicago.