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Mental health resources for educators, students
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Mental health resources for educators, students

Terri Inefuku2024-02-09T12:34:36-10:00December 15, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: maui wildfires, mental health, Mental Health America of Hawaii|

Resources to help educators care for their own mental health and help children in their charge cope with crises Updated: December 15, 2023 Disaster Distress Helpline If you are experiencing anxiety, worry, sadness, anger, or other strong feelings of distress, call the federal government’s Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) at 1-800-985-5990 for crisis counseling and support. Call or text 24/7/365; standard text messaging, data rates apply. Press 2 for Spanish; interpretation services are available in 100+ languages. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and American Sign Language is your primary or preferred language, [...]

HSTA provides second and final fire relief checks to Maui members who lost homes in fires
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HSTA provides second and final fire relief checks to Maui members who lost homes in fires

Jill Meinecke2023-12-14T15:11:23-10:00December 14, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Aloha United Way, donations, HSTA-Retired, Jr., Maui, Maui chapter, Maui wildfire relief, maui wildfires, National Education Association, Osa Tui, Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation|

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.

HSTA offers final round of aid for members who lost homes in Maui fires
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HSTA offers final round of aid for members who lost homes in Maui fires

Jill Meinecke2023-11-13T15:06:08-10:00November 13, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: donations, HSTA Maui Chapter, Lahaina wildfires, Maui, Maui chapter, maui wildfires, relief checks|

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.

State House Schools Working Group recommends updating campus evacuation plans, monitoring health risks following Maui fires
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State House Schools Working Group recommends updating campus evacuation plans, monitoring health risks following Maui fires

Jill Meinecke2024-04-15T16:15:59-10:00November 2, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2024 legislative session, evacuation plan, Hawaii State House of Representatives, HIDOE, House Speaker Scott Saiki, Lahaina, Lahaina wildfires, Maui fires, maui wildfires, Schools Working Group|

Emergency evacuation plans for individual public schools are not easily accessible and need to be made available for public feedback, the state House Schools Working Group recommended in a draft report released this week.

Donate to teachers affected by Maui wildfires
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Donate to teachers affected by Maui wildfires

Jill Meinecke2023-12-10T11:39:27-10:00October 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: donate, gofundme, Lahaina, maui wildfires, teachers, wildfires|

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is compiling a list of teachers affected by the Maui wildfires and sharing their donation pages for those who'd like to help.

HSTA, Kamehameha Schools distribute 1,000+ backpacks to Lahaina students
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HSTA, Kamehameha Schools distribute 1,000+ backpacks to Lahaina students

Terri Inefuku2023-10-12T21:57:14-10:00October 12, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: backpacks, donations, Kamehameha Schools, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina Intermediate, Lahainaluna High, maui wildfires, Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary|

Hundreds of Lahaina families picked up free backpacks filled with school supplies Thursday as their keiki prepare to return to West Maui campuses next week.

Lahaina community calls for stronger evacuation plans, mental health services post-wildfires
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Lahaina community calls for stronger evacuation plans, mental health services post-wildfires

Terri Inefuku2023-09-29T10:44:36-10:00September 29, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: evacuation plan, Hawaii State House of Representatives, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina Intermediate, Lahainaluna High School, maui wildfires, mental health, testimony|

Families in Lahaina voiced their concerns Thursday over inadequate evacuation plans and inaccessible mental health services as three of four Hawaiʻi State Department of Education schools in West Maui prepare to reopen to students next month in the wake of devastating wildfires.

Three Lahaina schools to reopen to students starting Oct. 16
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Three Lahaina schools to reopen to students starting Oct. 16

Jill Meinecke2023-09-26T13:49:33-10:00September 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Gov. Josh Green, Hawaii Department of Health, HIDOE, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, Lahaina Intermediate, Lahainaluna High, Maui, Maui chapter, maui wildfires, Osa Tui Jr, Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary, superintendent Keith Hayashi|

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) Tuesday announced reopening details for three Lahaina public schools, and said the federal government will build a new temporary school site after deadly wildfires in August shuttered the schools for nearly two months.

Florida public school students raise $13,500 for Maui teachers
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Florida public school students raise $13,500 for Maui teachers

Jill Meinecke2023-09-08T15:46:31-10:00September 8, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: coin drive, donation, Florida, fundraiser, IB School, International Baccalaureate, Lahaina, Maui chapter, maui wildfires, Roland Park Magnet School, Tampa, York Innovation Academy|

From making beds to vacuuming cars, students from two Florida public schools raised $13,500 in just six days to benefit Maui teachers who lost their homes and classrooms to deadly wildfires in August.

200+ people, groups send HSTA donations for Maui fire victims
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200+ people, groups send HSTA donations for Maui fire victims

Jill Meinecke2024-07-04T13:25:21-10:00September 6, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: donations, fire relief checks, HSTA, Jr., Lahaina, maui wildfires, NEA, Osa Tui, teachers|

More than 240 people and organizations from 33 states across the country have donated in excess of $205,000 to the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association to help Maui teachers who’ve lost homes and classrooms to the Aug. 8 wildfires.

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