Nānākuli High and Intermediate teacher will expand award-winning student sustainability program to Maui
Nānākuli High and Intermediate's award-winning recycling program will expand to Maui, thanks to Kumu Michelle Pieper.
HSTA provides second and final fire relief checks to Maui members who lost homes in fires
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association will provide a second and final relief check of $2,665 in the next week to 92 members and HSTA-Retired members who cannot live in their primary residences on Maui because of damage or destruction by the Aug. 8 wildfires.
Six myths about applying for a HIDOE sabbatical
Lisa Thompson (formerly Morrison), Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association secretary-treasurer, dispels six myths about taking a sabbatical.
HSTA president calls broken school fire alarm systems statewide ‘despicable’
Hawaiʻi State Department of Education Deputy Superintendent of Operations Curt Otaguro said Thursday it’s “unacceptable” that 10% of the state’s public schools failed fire inspections last school year and 24 schools need repairs to their fire alarms systems.
We’re hiring! HSTA UniServ Director for Leeward Oʻahu
HSTA is looking for a Leeward Oʻahu UniServ Director who is articulate, organized, and a believer in due process.
HSTA offers final round of aid for members who lost homes in Maui fires
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association will provide a second and final relief check to any member and any HSTA-Retired member who cannot live in their primary residence on Maui because of damage or destruction by the Maui wildfires.
Joan Husted’s service set for Nov. 19 at Keʻehi Lagoon Memorial
A celebration of life has been set for Joan Lee Husted, one of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s founding mothers who worked for the union for 34 years and retired as its executive director. Husted’s celebration of life will be held at the John A. Burns Hall of the Keʻehi Lagoon Memorial on Sunday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
After 29 years, HSTA embarks on designing a new logo
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association has begun the process of updating its iconic triangular logo, and we want your input on how the next logo should look.
First lady Zooms with HSTA board for second time since Maui fires
For the second time since wildfires struck Maui in early August, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spent part of her Saturday on a Zoom call with the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Board of Directors to offer her love and support to educators dealing with the disaster’s aftermath.
130+ high school students attend event encouraging them to become teachers
More than 130 students from seven public high schools interested in teaching and other public education careers gathered Friday at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu for the first-ever Dive Into Education event organized by students to encourage more of their peers to enter classroom professions to address Hawaiʻi’s teacher shortage.