Jill Meinecke2026-04-22T11:38:12-10:00April 22, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: cost of living, HSTA Convention, HSTA President, Karen Ginoza, organizing, Osa Tui, state convention, strike, strike ready|
Nearly 200 Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members from across the state gathered for the 53rd Annual State Convention on Saturday at the Honolulu Country Club, where delegates debated the future of the union and heard a clear message: the work ahead will require unity, organizing, and a willingness to act.
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 Meinecke2026-02-05T14:26:07-10:00February 5, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, board of directors, EUTF, Government Relations Committee, HEA, HIDOE, HSTA governance, HSTA leader, HTSB, instructional coach, Joan Lewis, Kapolei High, Leeward, Nānākuli High and Intermediate School, strike, VEBA|
Joan Kamila Lewis, a veteran public school mentor teacher, instructional coach, administrator, and longtime Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association governance leader began work this week as HSTA’s deputy executive director.
Jill Meinecke2025-02-14T14:10:55-10:00February 14, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Asian and Pacific Islander American community, Board of Education, HIDOE, HSTA, HSTA leaders, Jean Dobashi, Laverne Moore, National Education Association, NEA, NEA Executive Committee, Odetta Fujimori, strike|
Three of the Hawai’i State Teachers Association’s early leaders, including its first president, gave this year’s Teacher Institute keynote address to teachers across Hawaiʻi this week.
