Review finds Hawaii child welfare agency unimproved

The agency that oversees the welfare of abused and neglected children throughout Hawaii failed to make some necessary improvements in its operations, according to a federal review.

The federal government recently completed its third major evaluation of Hawaii’s Child Welfare Services agency since 2003. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ 2017 analysis, the agency was not in “substantial conformity” with any of the seven categories DHHS evaluated.

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