HRS §346-397
When extended foster care services can start
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says the department may start providing extended foster care services to a young adult as soon as the young adult is found eligible and signs a voluntary care agreement, but before the court gets involved or decides jurisdiction.
The statute, as written — Provision of extended foster care services
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
As soon as the department determines that a young adult is eligible under section 346-395 and the young adult signs the voluntary care agreement as described in section 346-396, prior to the filing of the petition invoking the jurisdiction of the court or the court's determination of jurisdiction pursuant to section 346-398, the department may provide extended foster care services to the young adult.
Sections this one refers to
§346-395 Who can keep getting foster care services as a young adult
§346-396 Voluntary care agreement
§346-398 Where and when to file a petition for extended foster care
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