Background

The Hawaiʻi Children’s Trust Fund (HCTF) was established in 1993 by state legislation, Chapter 350B of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS). This legislation created a public-private partnership between the Department of Health (DOH) and the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation and structured the partnership to involve three advisory groups (a statewide Coalition, an Advisory Committee, and an Advisory Board).

Our Mission

The mission of HCTF is to ensure that Hawai`i’s children develop into healthy, productive, and caring individuals by promoting the advancement of community family strengthening programs in order to prevent child
abuse and neglect.

Our Values

• We have a shared kuleana for our community and keiki
• We value the relationships and pilina we have with each other
• We serve with an aloha response
• We promote trauma-responsive servant leadership
• We commit to and share culturally-responsive and relevant practices
• We address equity and root causes of child abuse and neglect

HCTF Partnership Chart