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School year 2025-26 begins with promise of opportunities, challenges
HSTA's leadership team issues a special welcome message to members to start school year 2025-26.
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HSTA wins $291K in back pay after HIDOE pay raise error
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association has secured a $291,881 settlement from the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) to compensate 71 teachers who were improperly denied a step increase during the 2023–2024 school year.
HSTA co-hosts back-to-school ʻKnow Your Rights: Immigration Enforcement’ session
Just days ahead of students returning to campuses and classrooms for the new school year, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association co-hosted a second Know Your Rights: Immigration Enforcement session for educators.
Attend upcoming HSTA webinars hosted by SHiNE
The Supporting Hawaiʻi’s New Educators (SHiNE) Committee of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association invites new teachers to attend a series of informational webinars on various topics.
Under bipartisan pressure and lawsuits, Trump ends reckless $5B+ school funding delay
Under bipartisan pressure and multiple lawsuits, the Trump administration released over $5 billion in frozen public school funding, including $33 million for Hawaiʻi, after weeks of delays that had threatened critical after-school, summer, and migrant education programs.
Ann Mahi retiring as HSTA executive director
Ann Mahi, a lifelong educator and executive director of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association since 2022, retired this month after three years of leading the union, leaving behind a legacy of strengthened professional development opportunities and unwavering advocacy for Hawaiʻi’s teachers and students.