Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 3. Property; Family § 588-1

(1) Develop, achieve, and maintain interagency and interprofessional cooperation and coordination in the investigation of and management of cases involving suspected or confirmed:

(2) Facilitate in an impartial manner the professional gathering of information by public and private agencies and their providers for court proceedings involving child victims and witnesses;

(3) Reduce to the absolute minimum the number of interviews of child victims and witnesses so as to minimize revictimization of the child;

(4) Coordinate the therapeutic and treatment program for child victims and witnesses and their families;

(5) Provide for a multidisciplinary team and case management approach that focuses on the needs of, first, the child victim or witness; second, family members who are supportive of the child and whose interests are consistent with the best interests of the child; and third, law enforcement and prosecuting agencies;

(6) Provide for the training and continuing education of skilled professional interviewers of child victims and witnesses; and

(7) Serve as the focus of information and referral for child victim and witness programs.