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In this month's check-in with Gov. Josh Green, we discussed the latest services for homeless folks, housing for Maui wildfire survivors, and a new working group to improve the child welfare system.
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Family advocates, parents and a number of lawmakers say it's time for a child tax credit in Hawaiʻi. Many of them gathered at the Capitol Wednesday.
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Thousands of students in Hawaiʻi already take advantage of programs for free or discounted school meals, but access often depends on a family’s income. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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The Conversation spoke to Dorothy Roberts, a professor of law and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, about the death of 10-year-old Geanna Bradley and the shortcomings of the child welfare system.
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The state’s Preschool Open Doors has expanded its subsidy program, meaning more families can now qualify for a break on preschool tuition. It’s one of the largest expansions to the state’s preschool subsidy program for families trying to get childcare for their kids.
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This year children in Hawaiʻi will get more federal money for summer meals to account for the state’s high food costs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will give local kids $59 per month for food during the summer — higher than the $40 provided to those on the continental U.S.
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Operation School Bell literally generated aisles of smiles this weekend at the Walmart on Ke’eaumoku Street. Fifty elementary students from three schools — Palolo, Kalihi, and Likelike — were treated to a shopping spree Saturday.
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Students from the burned King Kamehameha III Elementary School had nowhere to go after the Lahaina fire. A few keiki at a makeshift learning hub became enamored with the concept of writing and illustrating a children's book. Thus, the idea for "Makai Loves Books!" was born. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.
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Imua Family Services, a nonprofit that works with families and children, bought a 6-acre property in central Maui in 2020. The Imua Inclusion preschool at the Imua Discovery Garden will be an outdoor nature-based education.
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A mother with local ties, Lesley Hu, created a nonprofit in honor of her 9-year-old son Pierce who was killed by her ex-husband in a murder-suicide during a child custody dispute over the COVID-19 vaccine.