Bills Advance To Reform Child Welfare System And Create New Law Enforcement Agency 0 Lawmakers also gave the nod to a flurry of other bills, such as extending agricultural leases and expanding the search for geothermal resources.

The disappearance of Isabella Kalua and concerns about Hawaii’s struggling child welfare system spurred state lawmakers to push forward Friday with the most ambitious aid package for the system in decades, including millions of dollars in new funding to better monitor and help children who are in foster care or are pending adoption.

A House and Senate conference committee gave preliminary approval Friday to House Bill 2424, which includes $8 million to expand recruitment and training of foster parents and Child Welfare Services social workers, and also boost pay for experienced CWS workers.

“We want to make sure that we provide the department with the resources, as well as make sure that our keiki who are in this process of foster care and adoptive care get the needed and required monitoring to ensure their safety,” said House Health, Human Services and Homelessness Committee Chairman Ryan Yamane.

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