On September 1, 2010, Hawaii’s Child Protective Act (Hawaii Revised Statutes (H.R.S.) Chapter 587A) went into effect to align Hawaii’s laws with the federal Title IV-E law and regulations,  eliminate the “patchwork” of provisions resulting from years of piecemeal amendments, and to make the law more accessible to all.

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