Terri Inefuku2022-01-11T16:26:23-10:00January 11, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: boosted, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 test, fully vaccinated, isolation, quarantine, return to school, return to work, vaccine|
The two major areas that have changed include definitions for being boosted or fully vaccinated recently, for purposes of quarantine requirements, and a reduction in the number of days someone would need to quarantine from 10 to five.
Terri Inefuku2021-09-24T10:10:42-10:00September 24, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Chapter 89, collective bargaining law, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, emergency proclamation, gov. david ige, governor, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, mandate, testing, vaccine|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association has compiled a list of frequently asked questions about the governor’s emergency proclamation that requires state and county employees to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or submit regular test results.
Terri Inefuku2021-09-08T22:01:03-10:00August 30, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: attestation statement, coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Health, Hawaii State Department of Education, mandate, testing, vaccination, vaccine|
The Hawaii State Department of Education released Friday instructions for employees to provide proof of vaccination or opt for weekly COVID-19 testing.
Terri Inefuku2021-08-28T13:00:20-10:00August 27, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Board of Education, BOE, Bruce Voss, coronavirus, COVID-19, Hawaii Board of Education, HSTA, interim superintendent, Keith Hayashi, mandate, Parents for Public Schools Hawaii, safe schools safe communities, safety, testing, vaccination, vaccine|
The system is beginning to buckle under the strain of increased school personnel on quarantine and continued days of record COVID-19 counts.
Evan Kumasaki2021-08-09T13:57:16-10:00August 9, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, HSTA, National Education Association, NEA, questions, survey, vaccine|
The NEA Center for Communications will be conducting a national survey of members over the next two weeks.
Terri Inefuku2021-08-05T19:35:08-10:00August 5, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, emergency proclamation, governor, mandate, vaccine|
While HSTA continues to encourage members to get vaccinated, there are individuals who cannot be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons, and will therefore be subject to additional requirements. As their employment could be in jeopardy, their rights need to be protected.
Terri Inefuku2021-08-12T11:42:35-10:00August 5, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: collective bargaining, coronavirus, COVID-19, emergency proclamation, gov. david ige, Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, Hawaii Government Employees Association, HFFA, HGEA, HSTA, mandate, SHOPO, State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, UHPA, United Public Workers, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, UPW, vaccine|
“The public-sector unions reached out to the governor’s office earlier this week to initiate discussions about the vaccine mandate, but our request was denied. We will continue to fight for open discussions about these important decisions that affect public employees, our government operations, and our community.”
Terri Inefuku2021-05-17T16:55:12-10:00May 17, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: 2021-22, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, distance learning, DOE, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, in-person learning, masks, pandemic, principals, school year, social distancing, sports, superintendent, vaccine|
As more residents get vaccinated and restrictions ease on public gatherings and other precautions, the Hawaii State Department of Education says all Hawaii public schools will fully reopen for in-person learning next school year.
kkerr@hsta.org2021-03-05T11:56:34-10:00March 5, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: concerns, coronavirus, COVID-19, Derek Minak, fourth quarter, Hawaii Board of Education, reopening schools, school year, superintendent, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccine|
A discussion by the Board of Education Thursday about bringing more public school students back to campuses in the fourth quarter showed while most people support the idea, there are numerous concerns about the readiness, the ability, and reality of increasing on-campus learning in the weeks ahead.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-05T01:11:58-10:00January 29, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Education, Department of Health, distribution, guidance, priority, vaccine|
Educators will begin to get access to COVID-19 vaccines on a regular basis toward the end of January and early February, state officials said, while Kauai public school employees will get vaccinated starting Monday.
