A group formed to help reform Hawaii’s troubled child welfare system has drafted dozens of recommendations and will hold a series of meetings to solicit comments on those ideas. The Malama Ohana Working Group was created by the Legislature last year in part in response to the death of 6-year-old Isabella Kalua.
has drafted dozens of recommendations for reform, and the group is about to launch a series of hearings to solicit comments on those ideas.in part in response to the death of 6-year-old Isabella Kalua, who disappeared from the Waimanalo home of her adoptive parents in August of 2021.The Legislature passed Senate Bill 295 last year. It noted “criticism of Hawaii ’s child welfare system has been increasing and is accentuated when there is a tragedy.
One idea is to shift the system from its current “child welfare services” approach to focus on ohana or family support services, she said. Another urges creation of “safe havens” where struggling families can seek help before abuse or neglect happens, and before CWS becomes involved, she said. Another proposal urges the state to find ways to remove accused offenders from a household rather than the children, allowing children to stay put in their homes with guardians deemed to be safe.
“We as a community are looking at way to improve, to make sure that we protect our most vulnerable,” he said. “The department, we are committed to getting better.”
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