Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Read the story: civilbeat.org/2025/09/lord-of-the-flies-how-hawaiis-model-foster-dad-preyed-on-boys
The story of what happened to these boys is a microcosm of what was happening to foster children across Hawaiʻi in the 1990s and 2000s — and, evidence suggests, to this day.
Lack of oversight. Failure to thoroughly investigate reports of sexual and physical abuse. Shortcomings in providing for the children’s physical and mental health needs.
All of these were detailed in a federal review of the state’s child welfare program in the early 2000s – even as they were occurring in real time in the foster home of John Teixeira foster home, where his reputation as a miracle-worker hid signs that the rustic, tough-love environment had a sinister side.
Some of these boys would try to raise the alarm about what was happening in the “Lord of the Flies” foster home. For two decades, their warnings would go nowhere.
#HInews #Hawaii
Read the story: civilbeat.org/2025/09/lord-of-the-flies-how-hawaiis-model-foster-dad-preyed-on-boys
The story of what happened to these boys is a microcosm of what was happening to foster children across Hawaiʻi in the 1990s and 2000s — and, evidence suggests, to this day.
Lack of oversight. Failure to thoroughly investigate reports of sexual and physical abuse. Shortcomings in providing for the children’s physical and mental health needs.
All of these were detailed in a federal review of the state’s child welfare program in the early 2000s – even as they were occurring in real time in the foster home of John Teixeira foster home, where his reputation as a miracle-worker hid signs that the rustic, tough-love environment had a sinister side.
Some of these boys would try to raise the alarm about what was happening in the “Lord of the Flies” foster home. For two decades, their warnings would go nowhere.
#HInews #Hawaii
