Hawaii Department of Human Services

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The Hawaii Department of Human Services is a state agency of Hawaii, headquartered in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. [1]

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Divisions

Benefit, Employment and Support Service Division

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Office of Youth Services

The Office of Youth Services (OYS) operates juvenile correctional services. The Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) is the agency's sole long-term confinement center of delinquent youth. [3] It is located on the island of Oahu in Maunawili, City and County of Honolulu, [4] [5] near Kailua. [6] The Project Kealahou partners with the HYCF to provide services for the girls in the facility. [7]

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References

  1. "Home." Hawaii Department of Human Services. Retrieved on August 22, 2010. "Department of Human Services 1390 Miller Street, Room 209 Honolulu, HI 96813"
  2. "Benefit, Employment & Support Services". humanservices.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  3. "Office of Youth Services (OYS)." Hawaii Department of Human Services. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
  4. "Maunawili CDP, Hawaii Archived 2011-11-24 at the Wayback Machine ." U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
  5. "Frequently Called Numbers." Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on August 22, 2010. "Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility" "42-477 Kalanianaole Highway Kailua, HI 96734"
  6. "Re: Investigation of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility, Kailua, Hawaii Archived 2010-05-30 at the Wayback Machine ." United States Department of Justice. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
  7. "Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility." Hawaii Department of Human Services. Retrieved on December 14, 2015.