Children who were abused by state-approved caregivers in a Wai'anae "House of Torture" have sued the state Department of Human Services and their victimizers. The Circuit Court lawsuit was filed on behalf of three minor children who were repeatedly assaulted when in the care of Rita Makekau and Gabriel and Barbara Kalama. The lawsuit alleges the state "acted negligently" when it approved the Kalamas as legal guardians.
The most disturbing part about this whole affair is that the Department of Human Services (DHS) fully knew that the Makekaus and Kalamas were part of the same nuclear family, hence the children would also be cared for by the Makekaus. If this is true is a whole different matter. But since we assume this is true, then the DHS is clearly at fault.
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