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 and continued sending boys to live with him – 60 in all – despite ample evidence that they should have been investigating him instead.
Grantee obtains records showing how Hawaii officials overlooked red flags to place dozens of foster boys with predator
