HSTA recent news
Terri Inefuku2024-07-12T13:31:32-10:00July 12, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii State House of Representatives, Lawmaker, Mark Nakashima, obituary, UniServ director|
State Rep. Mark Nakashima, a former public school teacher and Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association UniServ Director who served 17 years in the state Legislature representing parts of east Hawaiʻi Island, has died. He was 61.
Terri Inefuku2024-07-12T11:53:44-10:00July 12, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Best in Show, communication, communications awards, editing, HSTA, maui wildfires, SEAComm, State Education Association, State Education Association Communicators, union, video, writing|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s Communications Department took top honors at the national level for its work in writing, video, and digital campaigns. HSTA was recognized with 18 first-place awards and best-in-show honors at the State Education Association Communicators conference in Philadelphia in June.
Jill Meinecke2024-07-10T11:21:22-10:00July 10, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: differentials, hard-to-staff, Hawaiian language immersion, HIDOE, Jr., Osa Tui, shortage differentials, special education|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) confirmed that shortage differentials for classroom teachers in special education, hard-to-staff locations, and Hawaiian language immersion programs will continue through SY 2024–25.
Terri Inefuku2024-07-05T08:44:45-10:00July 5, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Alakoko Fishpond, Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award, HSTA Kauai Chapter, Kauai, Malama Huleia, NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards, Peleke Flores|
Fred “Peleke” Flores, field operations and cultural resources manager with Mālama Hulē‘ia, received the Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award from the National Education Association in Philadelphia Wednesday.
Terri Inefuku2024-07-04T13:45:00-10:00July 4, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: donations, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, mahalo, maui wildfires, NEA RA|
Mahalo to all of our NEA ʻohana for your unprecedented outpouring of support and generosity for our members and retirees in the days, weeks, and months following the fires.
Terri Inefuku2024-07-04T11:42:04-10:00July 4, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Aloha Caucus, National Education Association, NEA, NEA RA|
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Windward Chapter member Kana Naipo wants everyone, especially those outside Hawaiʻi, to know that aloha is more than just a greeting.
Terri Inefuku2024-07-03T07:42:10-10:00July 3, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Amanda Allgood, Aspiring Educators, Joshua Kamalani, NEA Aspiring Educator Conference, NEA Conference on Racial and Social Justice, professional development, Sarah Mark, teachers, University of Hawaii West Oahu|
Three aspiring educators from the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu traveled to Philadelphia to learn more about the profession, connect with fellow educators across the country, share the challenges they face and discuss solutions.
Evan Kumasaki2024-07-03T15:03:51-10:00July 3, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Amber Jackson, Breaking Homicide, cold case, Derrick Levasseur, Hawaii, HSTA, Investigation Discovery, Kealia, murder|
On July 3, 2010, Amber Jackson’s body was found by hunting dogs in a remote location in Kealia. According to autopsy results, she suffered from what appeared to be blunt force trauma to her head.
Terri Inefuku2024-06-30T08:41:27-10:00June 25, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: candidate, congress, elections, endorsement, Honolulu City Council, House, legislature, primary election, recommendation, Senate, vote|
HSTA recommends candidates who are strong supporters of public education, our educators, labor, and are committed to creating a better future for our keiki.
Terri Inefuku2024-06-19T09:34:59-10:00June 19, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Emancipation Proclamation, Galveston, HCR, holiday, human and civil rights committee, Juneteenth, resources, slavery|
HSTA President Osa Tui, Jr., said, “While we celebrate the history of our country with a holiday like Independence Day later this summer, it is important that we also recognize that our country has its roots based upon the exploitation of human slavery and indentured servitude. Education is the cornerstone of our democracy and making sure that we keep ourselves fully aware of our past helps to ensure that we don’t make those same mistakes in the future.”
