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  • Send Lawmakers Your Opposition to the DOE Restructuring Bill

    On Wednesday, Feb. 25 the Senate Ways and Means Committee is set to hear Sen. Donna Mercado Kim’s bill (SB 3334) that attacks the way principals are selected and evaluated, as well as restructures the school system. We need you to tell lawmakers, “Hands off DOE.” Wednesday, Feb. 25, 10:55 AMConference Room 211 & VideoconferenceHawaii…

  • Sen. Donna Mercado Kim Lashes Out at Educational Officers — HGEA Fires Back 

    Sen. Donna Mercado Kim took to the floor of the state Senate this week to insult principals and educational officers in our public schools, calling them rude and disrespectful simply for showing up to her committee hearing on Friday and sharing their opinions.  We’re not letting her get away with it. On Wednesday, Executive Director Randy Perreira addressed a letter to Sen. Kim,…

  • In the News: Union Rebukes Senator as School Leadership Bill Sparks Capitol Clash

    After obtaining a letter from HGEA addressed to Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, KHON-2’s Jill Kuramoto spoke with Executive Director Randy Perreira about his condemnation of Kim for her attacks on principals, vice principals and educational officers. “She crossed the line with my organization when she decided to attack public employees directly. So we are fighting…

  • Randy Perreira on the 2026 Legislative Session

    The 2026 legislative session is underway, with lawmakers grappling with the impact of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill passed by extremists in Congress and the White House. The bill slashed billions from the states for supplemental food benefits and healthcare for the most vulnerable, all to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Lawmakers are in…

  • Tell Lawmakers ‘Hands Off DOE’

    The Senate Education Committee plans to hear a bad bill introduced by Sen. Donna Kim that would rid the Department of Education of Complex-Area Superintendents. HGEA strongly opposes this proposal. Repealing the CAS structure and altering principal selection and evaluation authority would not strengthen the public school system — it would reverse decades of progress,…

  • Newly Launched: Refreshed Website and Mobile App

    After 10 years, our website has received a much-needed tech upgrade and makeover. And HGEA, for the first time ever, has a new mobile app for members. Union news and resources will be even easier to access. At your fingertips, you’ll have: How to Get Started and Enter the App Giveaway 1. Create a New…

  • School employees fear for their safety. The state’s message? You’re on your own.

    In the days and weeks since the brutal assault on a Moanalua High School assistant athletic director, the union has been a vocal proponent of stricter protections for public servants. This week, Executive Director Randy Perreira told Honolulu Civil Beat that school employees need more support from the state when threats, harassment and assaults occur.…

  • RELEASE: HGEA Demands Action By DOE After Brutal Assault On Moanalua High School Employee

    The assault on the associate athletic director of Moanalua High School, a Unit 6 member of our union, should be a call to action for the state Department of Education, the Hawaii Attorney General and state lawmakers. This kind of violence against public servants cannot become normalized. That’s why HGEA Executive Director Randy Perreira yesterday…

  • Union Secures Retention Bonuses for HPD Dispatchers

    HGEA and the Honolulu Police Department reached an agreement for new monthly retention bonuses for police communications officers and emergency response operators. The agreement comes on the heels of the union publicly calling on the city council to expand its inquiry into the HPD vacancy crisis to include dispatchers, not just uniformed officers. These vital…

  • Randy Perreira on HPR: Federal Workers Being Used as Bargaining Chips In Government Shutdown

    Randy Perreira in his capacity as president of the Hawaii State AFL-CIO appeared on Hawaii Public Radio following threats from the White House that backpay would be withheld from federal workers once the government eventually reopens. Thousands of federal workers in Hawaii, such as TSA officers and air traffic controllers, are working without pay to…

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