Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
It used to be rare that foster kids were forced to stay in offices or hotels. But in the past couple of years, more than two dozen kids have slept in these places when Hawaiʻi’s foster system was unable to meet their basic needs, as reporter Christina Jedra told Hawaiʻi News Now.
There’s a glimmer of hope: When we started asking questions, the Department of Human Services’ new director ordered the formation of an internal task force to look into this problem.
Christina Jedra takes us inside a system in crisis, struggling to serve young people wrestling with their mental health, behavioral challenges and developmental disabilities.
Read her report: civilbeat.org/preview/post/1715356
It used to be rare that foster kids were forced to stay in offices or hotels. But in the past couple of years, more than two dozen kids have slept in these places when Hawaiʻi’s foster system was unable to meet their basic needs, as reporter Christina Jedra told Hawaiʻi News Now.
There’s a glimmer of hope: When we started asking questions, the Department of Human Services’ new director ordered the formation of an internal task force to look into this problem.
Christina Jedra takes us inside a system in crisis, struggling to serve young people wrestling with their mental health, behavioral challenges and developmental disabilities.
Read her report: civilbeat.org/preview/post/1715356
