• There are 290,361 children under 18 in Hawaii
• Children Living in Poverty (2009) - 39,000
• Children Living with a Single Mother (2008) - 54,219
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2008) - 16,000
• Share of Medicaid-enrolled children not getting dental care (2007) - 60%
• Additional Children Covered by Expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program - 12,300
• Total number of child abuse and neglect reports (2009) - Information not available
• Child Abuse Victims (2009) - 2,007
• Child Abuse Deaths (2001-2009) - 37
• 3-5 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2009) - 17,000
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2009) - 41%
• Home Foreclosures (2008-2009) - 12,187
• Kids Count Overall Rank (2009) – 18
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