HSTA welcomes veteran educator, HSTA leader as newest Leeward Chapter UniServ Director

2024-02-29T16:07:24-10:00February 29, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After over three decades as a Hawaiʻi public school educator and Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association leader, Dana Shishido joined the union as its newest UniServ Director for Oʻahu’s Leeward Chapter.

Tireless teacher advocate, tough negotiator Joan Husted dies at 85

2023-10-04T14:06:24-10:00October 4, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Joan Lee Husted, one of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s founding mothers, died Monday. She was 85 years old and passed away peacefully at her Makiki home under hospice care, her family said. 

2023 Teach Our Future benefit concert raises $45K for Hawaiʻi educators

2023-04-03T10:56:07-10:00April 3, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi Foundation for Educators (HFE) teamed up Saturday with local music performers for the third annual “Teach Our Future” benefit concert to raise over $45,000 for teacher professional development.

HSTA Executive Director Wilbert Holck will retire this summer

2022-05-19T13:54:07-10:00May 19, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Hawaii State Teachers Association Executive Director Wilbert Holck plans to retire at the end of July after a distinguished career lasting 31 years at the union. Longtime public school complex area superintendent, principal, administrator, and teacher Ann Mahi will succeed Holck as executive director on Aug. 1.

HSTA board approves Ann Mahi as next executive director

2022-05-16T10:54:03-10:00May 16, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s Board of Directors Saturday approved hiring veteran Hawaii teacher, administrator, union and student advocate Ann Mahi as the HSTA’s next executive director. She plans to begin the job on Aug. 1, replacing Wilbert Holck who is retiring after more than 31 years at HSTA.

HSTA Executive Director Wilbert Holck will retire in the spring

2022-01-25T16:58:33-10:00January 25, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

Hawaii State Teachers Association Executive Director Wilbert Holck plans to retire next year after a distinguished career lasting 31 years at the union. HSTA has convened an Executive Director Search Committee composed of its state officers and appointed leaders tasked with finding a new executive director.

Holck to school-level leaders: Your work is important to HSTA’s success

2021-07-24T12:54:53-10:00July 24, 2021|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

In a speech to volunteer teacher union leaders from across the state, Hawaii State Teachers Association Executive Director Wilbert Holck Wednesday gave them an important history lesson to recognize HSTA’s 50th anniversary.

Responding to testimony, BOE overrules superintendent to keep shortage differentials

2021-02-18T21:37:06-10:00February 18, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii Board of Education Thursday afternoon voted overwhelmingly to continue paying shortage differentials to public school teachers across the state, directing Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto to rescind her memo by the close of business Friday that would have ended the $3,000 to $10,000 payments to teachers in areas faced with chronic vacancies.

1,300+ HSTA members attend State of Our Union rally

2020-05-19T11:32:00-10:00May 19, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

More than 1,300 HSTA members logged on to view their first-ever State of Our Union Saturday morning, which featured streamed video reports from committee chairs and motivating remote speeches from national and state association leaders as well as the awarding of two important awards.

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