Hawaii HB239 amends the definition of "child abuse or neglect" to clarify that poverty alone does not constitute neglect.
Hawaii HB239 amends the definition of "child abuse or neglect" to clarify that the failure to provide certain needs to a child constitutes child abuse or neglect only if the person or entity responsible for the care of the child is financially able to provide and fails to do so or is offered financial or other reasonable means to provide and fails to accept these offers.
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