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Educators Building Better Pathways to Teaching

Educators Building Better Pathways to Teaching

HEA Grants Support Teaching as a Career Three educators involved with their school’s Teaching As A Career program, CTE Pathways program, and Education Academy each received a $1,000 HEA grant to support their innovative efforts. They are Val Tina Oishi, faculty advisor at James Campbell High School; Joyce Kasper, faculty advisor at Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii Island; and ...
Three HEA Board Members Re-Elected

Three HEA Board Members Re-Elected

At the HEA annual business meeting on Saturday, April 26, three board members were re-elected to serve on the board for a two-year term that continues through 2027. Congratulations and mahalo to the following board members:  
HEA Presents New AI Courses for Hawaii Educators

HEA Presents New AI Courses for Hawaii Educators

Keep pace with the rapidly changing artificial intelligence landscape! Frederick Lane, a veteran educator, attorney, award-winning author, and nationally recognized authority on education technology and ethics, is back by popular demand and offering new courses on artificial intelligence for Hawaii educators this spring and summer.Fred, who is the co-founder of The Center for ...
Six High Schools Receive HEA Grants to  Support Teaching as a Career

Six High Schools Receive HEA Grants to Support Teaching as a Career

Six Hawaii High Schools have each received a $200 Teaching as a Career Clubs/CTE Education Pathway Academy grant from the Hawaii Education Association/Pi Lambda Theta-Beta Zeta Hawaii Chapter.  Congratulations to Farrington High School, James Campbell High School, Leilehua High School, Maui High  School, Mililani High School, and Pearl City High School.Farrington High School Farrington ...
HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant

HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant

Available in August 2025! HEA is proud to announce a new grant program for special education educators: the HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant in honor of Susan Hagiwara, a passionate Hawaii special education educator who made a positive difference in the lives of children with special needs over many decades. This grant perpetuates her commitment to children with disabilities ...
Happy 100th Birthday, Sarah!

Happy 100th Birthday, Sarah!

HEA Executive Director Laurie Togami (left) and HEA Board Member June Motokawa (right) recently celebrated  the 100th birthday of Sarah Moriyama, an English teacher for three decades, who served as the HEA president  for 10 years, and is now an Arcadia resident.
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Educators Building Better Pathways to Teaching

Educators Building Better Pathways to Teaching

HEA Grants Support Teaching as a Career Three educators involved with their school’s Teaching As A Career program, CTE Pathways program, and Education Academy each received a $1,000 HEA grant to support their innovative efforts. They are Val Tina Oishi, faculty advisor at James Campbell High School; Joyce Kasper, faculty advisor at Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii Island; and ...
Three HEA Board Members Re-Elected

Three HEA Board Members Re-Elected

At the HEA annual business meeting on Saturday, April 26, three board members were re-elected to serve on the board for a two-year term that continues through 2027. Congratulations and mahalo to the following board members:  
HEA Presents New AI Courses for Hawaii Educators

HEA Presents New AI Courses for Hawaii Educators

Keep pace with the rapidly changing artificial intelligence landscape! Frederick Lane, a veteran educator, attorney, award-winning author, and nationally recognized authority on education technology and ethics, is back by popular demand and offering new courses on artificial intelligence for Hawaii educators this spring and summer.Fred, who is the co-founder of The Center for ...
Six High Schools Receive HEA Grants to  Support Teaching as a Career

Six High Schools Receive HEA Grants to Support Teaching as a Career

Six Hawaii High Schools have each received a $200 Teaching as a Career Clubs/CTE Education Pathway Academy grant from the Hawaii Education Association/Pi Lambda Theta-Beta Zeta Hawaii Chapter.  Congratulations to Farrington High School, James Campbell High School, Leilehua High School, Maui High  School, Mililani High School, and Pearl City High School.Farrington High School Farrington ...
HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant

HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant

Available in August 2025! HEA is proud to announce a new grant program for special education educators: the HEA/HSTA-Retired Special Education Micro Grant in honor of Susan Hagiwara, a passionate Hawaii special education educator who made a positive difference in the lives of children with special needs over many decades. This grant perpetuates her commitment to children with disabilities ...
Happy 100th Birthday, Sarah!

Happy 100th Birthday, Sarah!

HEA Executive Director Laurie Togami (left) and HEA Board Member June Motokawa (right) recently celebrated  the 100th birthday of Sarah Moriyama, an English teacher for three decades, who served as the HEA president  for 10 years, and is now an Arcadia resident.
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HEA wants to showcase testimonials about amazing teachers to highlight the importance of our local educators. These stories will be featured throughout our website, newsletter and social media in 2021 as part of HEA’s 100th anniversary celebration.

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