Maui County Children's Justice Committee

Maui County Children's Justice Committee is a non-profit organization registered to receive federal grant awards. It is a corporate entity and tax-exempt organization. The Committee aims to improve the investigation, prosecution, and judicial handling of child abuse and neglect cases, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation cases, in a manner that limits additional trauma to the child victim.

Maui County Children's Justice Committee has received multiple sub-grant awards from the Department of Human Services Hawaii under the Children's Justice Act (CJA) program. These sub-awards support the Committee's efforts to provide training for child welfare services, law enforcement personnel, health and mental health professionals, prosecutors, and judges on handling child abuse and neglect cases. The funding also helps establish and enhance child advocacy centers and other multidisciplinary programs, address child fatality cases involving suspected abuse or neglect, support local and state child fatality review teams, and advocate for laws to improve the system's response to child abuse and neglect cases. The Committee's work focuses on ensuring a comprehensive and trauma-informed approach to investigations, prosecutions, and judicial proceedings related to child abuse and neglect, with a particular emphasis on child sexual abuse and exploitation cases.