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Hawaii [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population (Census Bureau)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total children under 18 years	289,340	291,560	294,855	295,514
Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2
Asian	N/A	40.9	33.3	33.5
Asian/Pacific Islander	62.8	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	2.5	1.8	2.1	2.3
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	9.5	9.2
Hispanic	11.5	11.9	12.3	12.5
White	22.8	15	17.6	17.6
Two or more races	N/A	29.9	25	24.6
Other	N/A	0.3	0	0
% Child population in poverty	14	13.9	15.9	15.6

Child Welfare Summary	1999	2000	2002	2002
Child maltreatment victims3	2,669	3,533	3,982	3,744
Children in foster care on 9/30	2,205	2,401	2,584	2,762
Children adopted	281	280	260	366

¹The convention for the data tables is the following: N/A in the data table means that the category was not applicable for the specific year. A dash (-) means that there is "no value" or the category is a true zero (that is, no children were reported as being in that category). A zero (0) means that there is a value for the category, but the value is less than 0.1 percent.Back

²The multiple and overlapping race categories in this and subsequent race tables are due to changes in the Census Bureau categories beginning in 2000. Because the reporting of these categories is a relatively new process for States, changes in percentages over time may be due to data quality issues.Back

³A child victim is a child who is the subject of a substantiated or indicated maltreatment report. Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once.Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

	Number				Rate
Maltreatment Information Overview	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	4,646	6,184	7,334	7,318	16.1 per 1,000	21.2 per 1,000	24.9 per 1,000	24.8 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims	2,669	3,533	3,982	3,744	9.2 per 1,000	12.1 per 1,000	13.5 per 1,000	12.7 per 1,000
Child fatalities	5	3	3	7	1.7 per 100,000	1.0 per 100,000	1.0 per 100,000	2.4 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	13.4	13.6	14.4	14.6
1-5 years	27.5	28.8	30.7	28.4
6-10 years	28.6	28.6	27	26.8
11-15 years	23.4	22.7	21.6	23.5
16+ years	5.9	5.9	6	6.3
Unknown / Missing data	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.3
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	2,669	3,533	3,982	3,744

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	61.9	46.5	41.9	35.3
Black	2.5	1.7	1.5	1.3
Hispanic	2	2	1.9	1.6
White	12.1	10.8	9	10.9
Two or more races	0	22.1	30.9	34.1
Total %4	102	100	100	100
Number	2,669	3,533	3,982	3,744

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Emotional Abuse	1.6	3.2	4.2	3.3
Medical Neglect	0.6	1.6	1.8	2.2
Neglect	8.1	14.6	16.2	18.5
Physical Abuse	6.5	13.7	13.6	12.7
Sexual Abuse	5.3	7	7	6.6
Unknown / Missing data	0	--	--	--
Other	84.8	84.3	86.5	87.1
Total %5	106.9	124.4	129.3	130.4
Number	2,669	3,533	3,982	3,744

⁴Percentages may total more than 100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race.Back

⁵Percentages may total more than 100 percent because children could have been victims of more than one type of maltreatment.Back

C. Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

Number of Children	In Care on 10/1	Entered Care	Exited Care	In Care on 9/30	Total Served
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	2,156	1,683	1,634	2,205	3,839
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	2,154	1,929	1,682	2,401	4,083
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	2,311	2,193	1,920	2,584	4,504
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	2,509	2,350	2,097	2,762	4,859
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	11.7	N/A	9.5	13.1	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	13.4	N/A	8.5	12.2	N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	12.3	N/A	7.7	11.4	N/A
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	11.7	N/A	7	11.4	N/A

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)	In Care On: 10/1/98	In Care On: 10/1/99	In Care On: 10/1/00	In Care On: 10/1/01	Entered Care During FY: 1999	Entered Care During FY: 2000	Entered Care During FY: 2001	Entered Care During FY: 2002	Exited Care During FY: 1999	Exited Care During FY: 2000	Exited Care During FY:2001	Exited Care During FY: 2002	In Care On: 9/30/99	In Care On: 9/30/00	In Care On: 9/30/01	In Care On: 9/30/02
Under 1 Year	7.4	5.6	8	7.9	15	15.9	16.7	17.2	7.3	6.1	7.8	6.3	5.8	8	8	8.6
1-5 years	32.5	30.7	28.8	30.1	27.6	28.2	27.5	28.1	32.3	30.4	29.3	32.2	30.7	29	29.9	30.6
6-10 years	27.6	27.5	26.7	26.3	23.5	25.9	25.4	23	25.8	27.9	25.5	25.4	27.3	26.8	26.1	24.4
11-15 years	22.2	23.2	23.6	25	24.3	22.7	23.2	24.2	20.6	20.9	21.7	21.8	23.3	23.8	25.3	26.2
16-18 years	10.4	12.9	12.9	10.7	9.6	7.3	7.1	7.4	14	14.5	15.6	14.1	13	12.4	10.7	10.1
19+ years	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	0
Unknown / Missing data	--	0	--	--	--	0.1	0.1	0.1	--	0.1	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	2,156	2,154	2,311	2,509	1,683	1,929	2,193	2,350	1,634	1,682	1,920	2,097	2,205	2,401	2,584	2,762

Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)	In Care On: 10/1/98	In Care On: 10/1/99	In Care On: 10/1/00	In Care On: 10/1/01	Entered Care During FY: 1999	Entered Care During FY: 2000	Entered Care During FY: 2001	Entered Care During FY: 2002	Exited Care During FY: 1999	Exited Care During FY: 2000	Exited Care During FY:2001	Exited Care During FY: 2002	In Care On: 9/30/99	In Care On: 9/30/00	In Care On: 9/30/01	In Care On: 9/30/02
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.2	1.4	1	0.7	2	0.6	0.4	0	1.7	1	0.7	0	1.4	1.1	0.7	0.6
Asian	N/A	21.1	21.7	19.8	N/A	23.1	17.8	13.8	N/A	23.1	20.5	17.8	N/A	21.3	19.3	16.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	73	N/A	N/A	N/A	65.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	66.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	71.5	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	1.9	2.3	2.4	1.9	3.4	2.4	1.9	1.7	2.8	2.3	2.6	2.1	2.4	2.4	1.9	1.6
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	50.3	41.5	34.8	N/A	32.6	27.6	25.9	N/A	41.4	34.1	29	N/A	42.3	35.2	31.6
Hispanic	2.8	2.7	2.3	2	2.5	1.9	2.4	1.9	2.7	2.5	2.8	2.2	2.7	2.2	2.1	1.8
White	13.1	12.7	11.2	10.7	13.9	11.2	12.5	11.7	14.5	13.4	13.3	13.2	12.7	11.1	10.7	9.7
Two or more races	N/A	7.3	16.4	26.8	N/A	21.5	32.6	35.7	N/A	10.8	20.8	27.9	N/A	16.2	26.9	33.5
Unknown / Missing data	2.2	2.1	3.5	3.3	4.6	6.6	4.8	9.3	4.9	5.5	5.2	7.7	2.1	3.3	3.3	5
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	2,156	2,154	2,311	2,509	1,683	1,929	2,193	2,350	1,634	1,682	1,920	2,097	2,205	2,401	2,584	2,762

D. Children Waiting to be Adopted (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)6

Overview	9/30/99	9/30/00	9/30/01	9/30/02
Children waiting to be adopted	1,161	1,207	1,160	847
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	1,102	1,156	1,120	802

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	6	8.4	7.5	4.6
1-5 years	34.8	31.5	32.5	28.8
6-10 years	29.9	29.1	26.7	26.6
11-15 years	21.4	23.7	25.1	28.7
16+ years	7.8	7.2	7.7	11.2
Unknown / Missing data	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,161	1,207	1,160	847

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	2.2	1.5	0.9	1.1
Asian	N/A	19.6	19.7	20.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	71.9	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	2.8	2.8	2.5	1.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	44.2	38	37.2
Hispanic	2.7	2.7	2	1.8
White	11.2	9.5	8	7.9
Two or more races	N/A	17.2	26	27.9
Unknown / Missing data	9.3	2.4	2.8	2
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,161	1,207	1,160	847

⁶Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR). Children 16 years and older with TPR, but with a goal of emancipation have been excluded from the waiting children and TPR populations.Back

E. Children Adopted (AFCARS Annual Adoption Database)

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	3.6	3.6	5.4	4.6
1-5 years	57.7	52.9	54.2	57.4
6-10 years	32	36.4	26.9	26.2
11-15 years	6.8	6.8	12.3	10.9
16+ years	--	0.4	1.2	0.8
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	281	280	260	366

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	1.4	1.1	3.1	0.3
Asian	N/A	18.2	21.2	21.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	80.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	3.6	2.1	1.9	2.2
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	59.6	45	30.1
Hispanic	1.4	1.4	3.1	2.2
White	13.2	13.2	9.2	6.8
Two or more races	N/A	3.9	15.8	33.1
Unknown / Missing data	0.4	0.4	0.8	4.1
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	281	280	260	366

Hawaii [ Outcomes Data ]

1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect (NCANDS)

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children without a recurrence	93.3	93.6	92.8	95.2
Children with one or more recurrences	6.7	6.4	7.2	4.8
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,474	1,734	1,669	1,780

Graph of the Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months

2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care (NCANDS, AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database Jan-Sept)

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children maltreated while in foster care	1.7	1.5	1	1
Children not maltreated while in foster care	98.3	98.5	99	99
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	3,434	3,701	4,050	4,386

Graph of the Occurance of Maltreatment in Foster Care

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	16.7	17.9	14.6	18.5
Guardianship	8.3	8.6	11	10.7
Reunification	63.9	60.6	64.4	61
Other	9.9	11.8	9.7	8.9
Missing data	1.3	1.1	0.3	0.9
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	1,634	1,682	1,920	2,097

Percent Exits from Foster Care
1999	2000	2001	2002

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	42.4	31.8	38.8	54.9
Guardianship	8.6	9.2	9.7	11.3
Reunification	29	37.5	36.1	20.7
Other	18	20.7	15.4	11.7
Missing data	2	0.8	--	1.5
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	245	261	227	266

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.6
Guardianship	5.3	8.1	8.1	7.1
Reunification	61.9	56	60.4	62.5
Other	29.2	33	30.8	27.8
Missing data	3.1	2.4	0.5	1.9
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	360	382	442	464

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children age 12 or younger at entry	21.2	15.7	15.1	19.6
Children older than 12 at entry	78.8	84.3	84.9	80.4
Missing data	--	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	118	121	139	138

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.				Asian				Asian/Pacific Islander				Black				Native Hawaiian/ Other P.I.
	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	14.3	31.2	57.1	50	N/A	14.4	14.5	20.9	19	N/A	N/A	N/A	21.7	15.4	12.2	26.7	N/A	22.1	18.3	18.6
Guardianship	32.1	--	7.1	50	N/A	7.2	12.2	9.4	9.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	4.1	6.7	N/A	11	14.7	15.1
Reunification	50	50	28.6	--	N/A	62.7	63.7	56.1	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.5	10.3	14.3	13.3	N/A	53.9	55.3	52.6
Other	3.6	18.8	7.1	--	N/A	14.1	9.4	13.4	1.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.2	2.6	--	2.2	N/A	12.3	11.5	12
Missing data	--	--	--	--	N/A	1.5	0.3	0.3	N/A	0.6	0.3	1.6
Total %	100	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100	100	N/A	N/A	N/A	100	100	100	100	N/A	100	100	100
Number	28	16	14	2	N/A	389	394	374	1,092	N/A	N/A	N/A	46	39	49	45	N/A	697	655	608

	Hispanic				White				Unable to Determine				Two or More Races				Missing Data
	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	9.1	9.5	17	23.9	16	18.7	11.7	10.1	1.6	2.7	5.3	17.4	8.4	17.1	11.8	21.9	--	5	--	1.3
Guardianship	6.8	4.8	24.5	8.7	4.6	6.7	8.2	8.7	4.8	9.6	8.8	4.7	8.4	7.7	5.5	10.4	--	5	9.5	1.3
Reunification	75	71.4	49.1	56.5	66.7	59.1	65.6	70.3	74.2	80.8	70.2	72.1	78.5	69.6	78.5	63.6	88.9	75	88.1	97.3
Other	9.1	14.3	9.4	8.7	10.5	13.8	13.7	10.1	19.4	4.1	15.8	3.5	4.7	5	4	3.8	11.1	10	2.4	--
Missing data	--	--	--	2.2	2.1	1.8	0.8	0.7	--	2.7	--	2.3	N/A	0.6	0.2	0.3	--	5	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	44	42	53	46	237	225	256	276	62	73	57	86	107	181	400	585	18	20	42	75

Hawaii

Hawaii [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population(Census Bureau)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total children under 18 years

289,340

291,560

294,855

295,514

Race/ethnicity (%)1, 2

% Child population in poverty

14

13.9

15.9

15.6

Child Welfare Summary

1999

2000

2002

2002

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

Number

Rate

Maltreatment Information Overview

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

Age of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

2,669

3,533

3,982

3,744

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

2,669

3,533

3,982

3,744

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

2,669

3,533

3,982

3,744

C. Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

Number of Children

In Care on 10/1

Entered Care

Exited Care

In Care on 9/30

Total Served

Median Length of Stay (Months)

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)

In Care On: 10/1/98

In Care On: 10/1/99

In Care On: 10/1/00

In Care On: 10/1/01

Entered Care During FY: 1999

General Population
(Census Bureau)

Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2