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It Takes an 'Ohana

Hawaii's Foster Care Resource

It Takes an ‘Ohana is a program of Family Programs Hawaii. We provide the latest news in foster care and updates to Hawaii’s child welfare laws. For more information on foster care and strengthening families in Hawaii, visit our main website by clicking the button below.

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2019 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference

2019 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference

The annual conference is taking place on Friday, Aug 23rd, 2019 to update resource caregivers and other stakeholders on the new child welfare laws.

Please download the pdf of the updated handouts here.

Additional documents:

DOE Update 8/23/19

Safety Assessment Process

This event is funded by the the Judiciary State of Hawaii Hawaii Court Improvement Program and supported by the First Circuit Family Court, Department of Human Services, William S. Richardson School of Law, and the CIP Training Grant Planning Committee.

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