Letter: Staff shortages, burnout plague both CWS, HPD

The June 2 article, “HPD vacancy task force under Council scrutiny,” made me both angry and jealous. Angry because for over three decades, I worked long and hard hours for Child Welfare Services (CWS), in tandem with law enforcement. The police were our colleagues and friends. I can’t tell you how many times people told us they couldn’t be paid enough to do the jobs we were doing. In many situations it was damned if you do, damned if you didn’t — and God forbid if your case hit the media.

See the original article at: Honolulu Star-Advertiser