The Children's Law Project of Hawai'i is a non-profit public interest law firm based in Kailua Kona, HI. They specialize in advocating for the rights of court-involved youth on Hawai'i Island, serving as Guardians ad litem (GALs) to investigate children's circumstances and advocate for their best interests in family court.
Their services include representing children as GALs in foster care, truancy cases, juvenile law offender cases, and contested custody disputes. They also have programs such as VOICES, which addresses domestic violence in families, and ABLE, which focuses on chronic school non-attendance. Additionally, they work on establishing adoptions and legal guardianships for children in need of permanent homes through Project Permanence, and provide support and resources for GALs through their GAL Resource Centers in Hilo and Kona.
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