The state of Hawaii reports the number of foster kids is at a 15 year low. But for the 17-hundred children currently in foster care - and the scores more who will age out of the system - a new program is trying to connect them with their biological families. The Honolulu-based Epic Ohana began its Family Finding Program a year ago. In Hawaii Public Radio's ongoing look at the Hawaii foster care system producer Ben Markus talked to a few of the foster kids who've reconnected with lost family members.
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The state of Hawaii reports the number of foster kids is at a 15 year low. But for the 17-hundred children currently in foster care - and the scores more who will age out of the system - a new program is trying to connect them with their biological families. The Honolulu-based Epic Ohana began its Family Finding Program a year ago. In Hawaii Public Radio's ongoing look at the Hawaii foster care system producer Ben Markus talked to a few of the foster kids who've reconnected with lost family members.
