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Educator Connection Q2 Newsletter Now Available

Educator Connection Q2 Newsletter Now Available

The latest issue of our quarterly newsletter, Educator Connection, is here! This issue includes Teaching As A Career Grants, HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant and much more. Look out for your copy in the mail, arriving this week!

Teaching As A Career Grants

HEA Continues to Invest in Future Teachers It is amazing what high school students in Teaching As A Career clubs can accomplish with a $200 HEA grant. With the guidance of their advisors, resourceful students at six deserving high school teaching clubs recently developed and implemented programs to help them gain real-world experience in teaching.Congratulations to the students and club ...

New and Re-Elected Board Members

Congratulations to Pilialoha Lee Loy, Wilbur Luna, and Meredith Maeda who were re-elected to serve on the HEA board of  directors for another term. Congratulations are also due to Christopher Lewis who was appointed to the HEA board. Chris is completing his 10th year as a health teacher at Kapolei High School. Although he earned his bachelor’s degree in education in 1980, ...
HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant Available

HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant Available

HEA encourages special education educators to apply for an HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant, established in honor of Susan Hagiwara, a passionate special education educator who made a positive difference in the lives of children with special needs for many decades. Grantees will help carry on her legacy of helping children with disabilities and supporting educators in special ...
Educator Connection Q1 Newsletter Now Available

Educator Connection Q1 Newsletter Now Available

The latest issue of our quarterly newsletter, Educator Connection, is here! This issue includes our available 2026 scholarships, HEA 2026 Annual Education Summit, Teaching As A Career Grant and much more. Look out for your copy in the mail, arriving this week!
A Message from the President: Greetings from the School Zone!

A Message from the President: Greetings from the School Zone!

By the time you read this message, I will no longer be the president of the Hawaii Education Association as I will be stepping  into a position with another Hawaii educational stakeholder group. However, I am excited to continue to be a supportive lifetime HEA member.
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Educator Connection Q2 Newsletter Now Available

Educator Connection Q2 Newsletter Now Available

The latest issue of our quarterly newsletter, Educator Connection, is here! This issue includes Teaching As A Career Grants, HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant and much more. Look out for your copy in the mail, arriving this week!

Teaching As A Career Grants

HEA Continues to Invest in Future Teachers It is amazing what high school students in Teaching As A Career clubs can accomplish with a $200 HEA grant. With the guidance of their advisors, resourceful students at six deserving high school teaching clubs recently developed and implemented programs to help them gain real-world experience in teaching.Congratulations to the students and club ...

New and Re-Elected Board Members

Congratulations to Pilialoha Lee Loy, Wilbur Luna, and Meredith Maeda who were re-elected to serve on the HEA board of  directors for another term. Congratulations are also due to Christopher Lewis who was appointed to the HEA board. Chris is completing his 10th year as a health teacher at Kapolei High School. Although he earned his bachelor’s degree in education in 1980, ...
HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant Available

HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant Available

HEA encourages special education educators to apply for an HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant, established in honor of Susan Hagiwara, a passionate special education educator who made a positive difference in the lives of children with special needs for many decades. Grantees will help carry on her legacy of helping children with disabilities and supporting educators in special ...
Educator Connection Q1 Newsletter Now Available

Educator Connection Q1 Newsletter Now Available

The latest issue of our quarterly newsletter, Educator Connection, is here! This issue includes our available 2026 scholarships, HEA 2026 Annual Education Summit, Teaching As A Career Grant and much more. Look out for your copy in the mail, arriving this week!
A Message from the President: Greetings from the School Zone!

A Message from the President: Greetings from the School Zone!

By the time you read this message, I will no longer be the president of the Hawaii Education Association as I will be stepping  into a position with another Hawaii educational stakeholder group. However, I am excited to continue to be a supportive lifetime HEA member.
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