Evan Kumasaki2023-10-17T12:10:19-10:00October 2, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: acceptance, committee, equality, equity, festival, HSTA, human and civil rights, LGBTQ, lgbtqia, pride, pride parade|
HSTA’s Human and Civil Rights Committee is virtually celebrating the contributions of the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) community and the cultural diversity of our island home with an interactive Pride virtual classroom.
Terri Inefuku2023-09-15T10:59:41-10:00September 15, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: author, creating writing, Diane Mokuau, LGBTQ, librarian, libraries, Molokai High School, queer, Ryan La Sala, Scholastic, Scholastic Book Fairs, The Honeys, young adult fiction|
When 2021 School Librarian of the Year Diane Mokuau redeemed her prize from Scholastic — an author visit and books for her students — she never dreamed it would lead to a challenging learning experience for her tight-knit community.
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 Meinecke2023-06-30T11:58:32-10:00June 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 Meinecke2023-03-31T17:05:12-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Daphna Ehrenhalt, Hawaiʻi Health & Harm Reduction Center, Hawaiʻi Island LGBTQ+ Pride, Hawaii State Capitol, human and civil rights committee, Kua ̔ana Project, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ students, Trans day of visibility, Transgender 101|
“It is important for Hawaiʻi students to know that they are safe in their classrooms, their schools, and throughout the state,” said Kea’au Elementary School teacher Daphna Ehrenhaldt during a rally Friday afternoon celebrating the International Transgender Day of Visibility at the state Capitol.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-30T09:56:25-10:00March 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Brian Schatz, jodi kunimitsu, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ students, Sarah "Mili" Milianta-Laffin, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz|
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D, Hawaiʻi), introduced a resolution Wednesday to demand equal educational opportunities, basic civil rights, and freedom from erasure for all students in K-12 schools amid a rise of attacks against LGBTQ+ students in schools.
Terri Inefuku2023-02-16T13:28:26-10:00February 16, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Adrian Tam, bills, Hawaii State Capitol, hawaii state legislature, LGBTQ, Michael Golojuch, Moses Barrios, rally, Sarah Milianta-Laffin|
Educators, community leaders, legislators, and supporters rallied at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Tuesday for the LGBTQ+ community and celebrated the historic number of LGBTQ-friendly measures introduced in the Hawai‘i State Legislature this session.
Jill Meinecke2022-10-19T14:41:45-10:00October 19, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Campbell Kapolei Complex, HCR, honolulu pride, Honolulu Pride Parade 2022, human and civil rights committee, jodi kunimitsu, LGBTQ, Nanakuli High, Nanakuli Intermediate, NEA, NEA LGBTQ+ Caucus, Sarah Milianta-Laffin|
More than 100 public and charter school teachers and students marched with the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association in support of the LGBTQ+ community in Saturday’s 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade.
Terri Inefuku2022-10-13T15:06:52-10:00October 13, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: HCR, human and civil rights committee, LGBTQ, parade, pride, volunteer, walk|
HSTA members on Oʻahu, please join us for the 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade on Saturday, Oct. 15!
Evan Kumasaki2022-04-03T12:10:23-10:00March 15, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, gender sexuality alliance, GSA, HSTA, human and civil rights, human trafficking, LGBTQ, mental health, Micronesian, Native Hawaiian sense of place, Pacific Islander awareness, poverty, restorative justice, sex trafficking, social justice, social justice summit, transgender, trauma|
HSTA's Social Justice Summit is meant to educate and empower you to navigate complex issues in our schools and communities. Bullying and discrimination continue to plague our halls and classrooms, but what is the root cause and how can we address this problem on a deeper level?
