Grantee obtains records showing how Hawaii officials overlooked red flags to place dozens of foster boys with predator

Feb 27, 2026 - 02:49
Grantee obtains records showing how Hawaii officials overlooked red flags to place dozens of foster boys with predator

In its ongoing investigation of Hawaii’s child welfare system, with support from the Fund, Honolulu Civil Beat won a legal battle to unseal records that show how one man was allowed to be a foster parent to the boys he sexually preyed on and abused. The records show that the state stood behind the man […]

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