Terri Inefuku2024-04-18T09:19:29-10:00April 17, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Building Equity in Schools, HCR, Hookaulike, human and civil rights, human and civil rights committee, racial justice, social justice|
Our year-long initiative aims to build a network of strong, committed, passionate educators across Hawaiʻi working collaboratively across and within their communities to build solidarity, foster understanding, educate, advocate, and empower students of marginalized groups in our diverse communities.
Evan Kumasaki2023-12-07T16:47:55-10:00December 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: friend of youth award, HCR, HSTA, human and civil rights committee, nomination, pono award, social justice|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s Human and Civil Rights Committee is seeking nominations for HSTA’s annual Pono and Friend of Youth awards.
Terri Inefuku2022-10-07T11:11:05-10:00October 7, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Countering Implicit Bias, HSTA CARES, implicit bias, microaggressions, Microaggressions and Stereotypes in Hawaiʻi Schools, PD, professional development, racial justice, social justice, stereotypes|
HSTA members from across the state worked together to create this course for their colleagues. Their goal is to help educators become aware of these biases in themselves and others, and learn to address them.
Evan Kumasaki2022-04-03T12:10:23-10:00March 15, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, gender sexuality alliance, GSA, HSTA, human and civil rights, human trafficking, LGBTQ, mental health, Micronesian, Native Hawaiian sense of place, Pacific Islander awareness, poverty, restorative justice, sex trafficking, social justice, social justice summit, transgender, trauma|
HSTA's Social Justice Summit is meant to educate and empower you to navigate complex issues in our schools and communities. Bullying and discrimination continue to plague our halls and classrooms, but what is the root cause and how can we address this problem on a deeper level?
Terri Inefuku2021-05-11T11:01:51-10:00May 10, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: HCR, human and civil rights committee, Kim Coco Iwamoto, racial justice, Rooms with a View, social justice|
This event is free and open to the public. Please join us as we work to shift views, create space, and inspire change.
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.
Evan Kumasaki2020-10-21T15:32:00-10:00October 21, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Culturally Responsive Practices, education, feminization, HSTA, Identity Safe Classrooms, professional development, social justice|
All three courses are developed in partnership with Leeward Community College and are designed around the standards of professional development.
Evan Kumasaki2020-06-13T05:31:00-10:00June 13, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: advocacy, black lives matter, culture, equity, HSTA, HSTA CARES, human and civil rights, racial justice, racism, respect, social justice, support|
On Wednesday, June 24, from 4–6 p.m., we invite fellow members to join us for a listening session to reflect on these issues, share your thoughts, and generate ideas for change.
Evan Kumasaki2023-05-30T20:54:32-10:00June 1, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Ahmaud Arbery, black lives matter, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, HSTA, human and civil rights, racial justice, social justice|
The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor reflect just a fraction of unacceptable violations rooted in a deep history of systemic racism, oppression, and violence. We cannot allow this to continue.
Evan Kumasaki2023-05-30T20:47:55-10:00May 18, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: advocacy, culture, equity, friend of youth award, HCR, HSTA, human and civil rights, pono award, social justice, state of our union|
“Aloha! My name is Jodi Kunimitsu, and I’m a math teacher at Maui High School. This was my first year as chair of the Human and Civil Rights Committee. It was a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun. Throughout the year, we participated in several community events.”
