Jill Meinecke2023-08-13T12:22:03-10:00August 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: fire, Kihei, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, Maui, maui wildfires, Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary, wildfire|
On the night deadly wildfires raged through Lāhainā Tuesday threatening other portions of west Maui, a teacher from Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary School took in 15 evacuees from various Kīhei neighborhoods, many of them teachers.
Jill Meinecke2023-08-13T12:21:40-10:00August 10, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: gofundme, HSTA, Lahaina, Lahaina Intermediate, Maui, Maui chapter, maui wildfires, teachers|
A 27-year veteran teacher on Maui lost her childhood home to the raging wildfires on Maui, leaving her and her family displaced like other educators who’ve been affected by the fires.
Jill Meinecke2023-08-04T12:20:42-10:00August 4, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2023-2027 collective bargaining agreement, Corey Rosenlee, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HIDOE, HSTA contract, Jr., Laverne Moore, Osa Tui, Teacher recruitment, teacher shortage, teacher shortage crisis, University of Hawaii|
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education reports a significant decrease in the number of teacher vacancies this school year – roughly 340 – compared to more than 1,000 vacancies at the start of last school year. The drop is a direct result of pay hikes and other important improvements HSTA advocated for, said HSTA President Osa Tui, Jr.
Jill Meinecke2023-07-31T13:32:19-10:00July 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: college debt, National Education Association, NEA Member Benefits, PSLF, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, SAVE Income Driven Repayment Plan, SAVE Plan, Savi, student loan debt, Supreme Court, teacher loan forgiveness|
Teachers can still pursue college debt forgiveness, especially as college loan payments resume in October.
Jill Meinecke2023-07-25T08:46:00-10:00July 24, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: ALPSS, Alternative Learning Programs, and Services, Donovan Dela Cruz, Hawaii Island, Hawaii State Senate, Herbert “Tim” Richards III, HIDOE, michelle kidani, Senate Education Committee, Student Empowerment and Leadership Conference, Supports, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|
Several key Hawaiʻi state senators Friday attended the Student Empowerment and Leadership Conference hosted by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s Alternative Learning Programs, Supports, and Services (ALPSS).
Jill Meinecke2023-07-05T09:49:14-10:00July 5, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Anne Frank, book bans, Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Florida, Freedom to Learn rally, Hawaii educators, Jr., LGBTQ, NEA, NEA Representative Assembly, Orlando, Osa Tui, Sarah Tochiki, say gay|
Nearly 90 Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members joined more than 3,000 educators in Orlando, Florida, to rally for honesty in education Wednesday morning.
Jill Meinecke2023-07-03T15:59:04-10:00July 3, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: computer science, Gov. Josh Green, Hawaii Legislature, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, preschool, public education, Ready Keiki, Royal Elementary School, Sen. Michelle Kidani, Teacher housing, Universal pre-K|
Gov. Josh Green Monday signed into law several bills aimed at improving education in Hawaiʻi during a ceremony at Royal Elementary School on Oʻahu.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-30T11:58:32-10:00June 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: affirmative action, Becky Pringle, college debt, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ protections, loan debt, loan forgiveness, National Education Association, NEA, Supreme Court, The U.S. Supreme Court|
In two major rulings Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s college debt forgiveness plan and limited protections for the LGBTQ+ community, asserting the power of the nation’s highest court’s conservative majority.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-30T15:03:32-10:00June 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaiʻi Fire Fighters Association, Hawaii Legislature, HSTA, Leeward Chapter, Ocean Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Public Safety & Military Affairs Committee, UH Mānoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law, UniServ director, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to introduce Jolyn Garidan Prieto as the newest Leeward Chapter UniServ Director.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-28T12:46:53-10:00June 28, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Chicago, communication, communications awards, editing, HSTA, SEAComm, State Education Association, State Education Association Communicators, union, video editing, writing|
HSTA's Communications Department won three awards of excellence and two awards of distinction at the SEAComm conference last week in Chicago.
