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New Mandated Reporter Online Training Program launched statewide
The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services announced the launch of a new Mandated Reporter Online Training Program, a comprehensive and accessible resource designed to ensure that individuals required by law to report suspected abuse or neglect, have the knowledge and tools necessary to carry out this critical responsibility.
Tokuda backs bill requiring 24-hour notice of alleged abuse in military child care programs
The Military Child and Youth Program Abuse and Neglect Notification Act would codify a Department of Defense policy that was established after it became known that the Department had no requirement to notify parents in such cases.
Maui Family Support Services celebrates 45 years of strengthening families across Maui County
Maui Family Support Services, Inc. announced its 45th Anniversary Celebration, marking more than four decades of dedicated service to children and families throughout Maui County. The celebration will be held on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Maui Beach Hotel Moana Ballroom.
Councilmember Johnson acknowledges National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Councilmember Gabe Johnson introduced a ceremonial resolution that was unanimously adopted at Friday’s council meeting recognizing April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and thanking the many nonprofit organizations committed to preventing child abuse and neglect in Maui County.
Hawaiʻi establishes nation’s first statewide legislated Office of Wellness & Resilience
The new office will prioritize wellness and resilience within state departments and create a trauma-informed state to better serve local families and improve community health.
Maui Family Support Services receives $10,000 HCTF Grant
These unrestricted funds will support MFSS’s Maui County Early Childhood Resource Center to help at least 25 families with up to $200 per month in subsidy for summer child care tuition in a time of need that can alleviate stress and worry for parents and enable them to continue stable, nurturing care for their children, thereby reducing the risk of child abuse and neglect.
Maui Family Support Services, Inc. Awarded Native Hawaiian Education Program Funds
Funding will support the agency’s Ho‘owaiwai Kaiāulu Project, which provides a continuum of services that promote the Protective Factors within families of children and youth in Maui County.
$100,000 Raised in Maui Benefit Concert for Steven Tyler’s Janie’s Fund
Janie’s Fund is a philanthropic initiative created by Steven Tyler in partnership w/Youth Villages to bring healing to girls who have suffered abuse & neglect
Case Of Reckless Endangerment Launched Against Parents Of Waiehu Kids Injured By Fireworks
The parents of two Waiehu children critically injured in a New Years Day fireworks incident are being accused of reckless endangerment. According to police records cases of Child Abuse/Neglect, Endangering the Welfare of a Minor II, and Reckless Endangering II have been initiated against the parents. The cases are being forwarded to the County Prosecutor’s […]
