Evan Kumasaki2021-03-01T09:55:18-10:00July 17, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: aina aloha, coronavirus, COVID-19, culture, HCR, HSTA, HSTA CARES, new educators, Office Hours, Office of Hawaiian Education, online, seminar, SHiNE, Supporting Hawaii's New Educators|
ʻĀina Aloha is a framework for educators to root our content to Hawaiʻi, strengthening our HĀ, even as we face new models of hybrid learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
Evan Kumasaki2023-05-30T20:28:37-10:00June 25, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: advocacy, culture, equity, HCR, HSTA CARES, human and civil rights, listening session, respect, support|
HSTA CARES represents the committee’s new initiative to integrate social justice principles into education to create schools and communities that are safe, inclusive, and equitable for all keiki.
Evan Kumasaki2023-05-30T20:47:55-10:00May 18, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: advocacy, culture, equity, friend of youth award, HCR, HSTA, human and civil rights, pono award, social justice, state of our union|
“Aloha! My name is Jodi Kunimitsu, and I’m a math teacher at Maui High School. This was my first year as chair of the Human and Civil Rights Committee. It was a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun. Throughout the year, we participated in several community events.”
Evan Kumasaki2021-04-21T17:15:42-10:00May 18, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: HCR, human and civil rights committee, pono award, Sarah Milianta-Laffin, social justice, STEM|
“I tend to say I’m a scrappy Title I public school kid turned scrappy Title I public school teacher. We know hungry kids can’t learn. Let’s feed them. Hot kids can’t learn. Let’s get those ACs going. If kids are embarrassed to wear dirty uniforms on campus, let's get a campus laundry. It’s just the work teachers do.”
Evan Kumasaki2019-11-08T06:28:00-10:00November 8, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: friend of youth award, HCR, HSTA, human and civil rights, NEA, nomination, pono award, social justice, Social Justice Activist Award|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association's Human and Civil Rights Committee is seeking nominations for its Pono and Friend of Youth Awards. Nominations are due Jan. 10, 2020.
