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Volume 9, Issue 3, Summer 2013
Leaving Children Alone In Cars: DON’T DO IT!
From http:childcareaware.org
There have been over 500 child hyperthermia deaths in the United States since
1998. Over half of these deaths are from
children left in cars because their parent
or caregiver forgot about them. The other
half are from children playing in a vehicle
and getting trapped inside or because
they were left alone for a few minutes.
These deaths happen quickly and can be
easily prevented. Below is Hawaii’s state
law regarding leaving children unattended
in a motor vehicle:
[§291C‐121.5] Leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle.
(a) Notwithstanding chapter 571 or any
other law to the contrary, a person
violates this section if the person, being
the operator or an adult passenger of a
motor vehicle, leaves the
vehicle for five minutes or
longer when an unattended
child is inside the vehicle,
regardless of whether the
operator or adult passenger
is charged with the care or
custody of the child.
unattended child is in physical danger,
or poses a danger to others, may use
whatever means are reasonably necessary to protect the child or others and
remove the child from the motor vehicle.
If the person who left the motor vehicle
with an unattended child inside cannot
be located within a reasonable time, the
law enforcement officer, firefighter, or
rescue team personnel, upon removing
the child from the motor vehicle, shall
immediately report the matter to a police
officer, as defined under section [587A‐4],
who may assume protective custody of
the child without a court order and without the consent of the child's family.
Continued on page 4
(b) Any law enforcement
officer, firefighter, or
rescue team personnel
who observes a child left
unattended in a motor
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vehicle and determines the
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“HAWAII’S FAVORITE PRESCHOOL TEACHER
AND FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDER” 2013
In honor of National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day we announced the winners of PATCH’s third annual Hawaii’s Favorite Preschool Teacher &
Family Child Care Provider contest at our July 12th Annual Benefit dinner.
Beth Okamura
Janice Tom
Michelle Yamada
Family Child Care Provider
Kailua, Oahu
Preschool Teacher (Multi-Site)
Stepping Stones Academy,
Aiea, Oahu
Preschool Teacher (Single-Site)
St. Ann’s School,
Kaneohe Oahu
Thank you to all who voted and participated in this year's contest and thank you to all
Child Care Professionals in Hawaii for your valuable work and dedication to caring for
our keiki.
Congratulations also to all who were nominated and to our six other finalists.
Family Child Care:
Angelica Friedman of Ka Hana Pono Daycare, Haleiwa, Oahu and
Wendy Costa of Hale Na Keiki, Pukalani, Maui.
Multi-Site Preschool:
Carlina Eder Da Silva of HCAP Head Start in Honolulu, Oahu and
Nahue Mahoe of Rainbow School at Kaneohe, Oahu.
Single-Site Preschool: Melanie Adams, Aloha Kai Academy in Paia, Maui and
Melissa Paahana of Wahiawa Baptist Preschool in Wahiawa, Oahu.
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July 11–December 7 “The Wonder of Learning-The Hundred Languages of Children”
Exhibit at University of Hawaii, West Oahu. See p.4.
OAHU
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The CONVOY Hawaii: Kaunakakai Ball Park, Ailoa St. from 5PM. MOLOKAI
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1) Aloha Stadium, Salt Lake Blvd. Aiea. Phone: 808-380-4184
2) Kapolei Fairgrounds, Kealanani Ave., Kapolei. Phone: 380-4184.
August 8-10
NAFCC Region 9 Conference at Royal Kona Resort-see Page 9.
September 6-8
11th Hawaii Women’s Expo at Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.
OAHU
Food, fun, fashion, shopping & entertainment for girls & women.
Fri.5-9pm, Sat.10am-6pm, Sun.10am-5pm. Adults $3, kids under 7 free.
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Leaving Children Alone In Cars:
Don’t Do It!
Continued from page 1
Exhibition @ at University
of Hawaii, West Oahu
(c) Law enforcement officers, firefighters, and
rescue team personnel shall not be liable in
any civil action to any party for any act performed in good faith under this section.
July 11-December 7, 2013
The Wonder of Learning: the Hundred
Languages of Children showcases the
Reggio Emilia approach.
From birth, children use many
“languages” to learn about and make
meaning of the world. Children’s ways
of relating to the world correspond to
their unique way of knowing the world
— a perspective based on WONDER.
The traveling exhibition The Wonder
of Learning recounts experiences from
infant-toddler centers, preschools and
primary schools in the city of Reggio
Emilia, Italy. This exhibition is offered
as a visible, interactive experience to
assist educators, parents, and all who
advocate for children’s well-being, to
better experience the powerful learning
that occurs in early childhood.
It provides a forum, bringing together a
wide range of individuals and groups
for discussion and mutual exchange
about early childhood learning and
continues the momentum to establish
an early learning system of quality and
accessibility for all keiki in Hawaii.
Major sponsors of this internationally
acclaimed exhibit are UH-West Oahu,
Mid-Pacific Institute, the Hawaii
Association of Independent Schools,
Kamehameha Schools, the Atherton
Foundation, UH-Manoa College of
Education, and PATCH.
For more information, visit
www.thewonderoflearning.com &
www.reggioalliance.org
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(d) As used in this section:
"Child" means person under the age of nine.
"Rescue team personnel" means physicians,
basic and advanced life support personnel,
surgeons, nurses, volunteers, or employees
of the owners or operators of a hospital or
authorized emergency vehicle trained in
basic or advanced life support and who have
been charged by the owners or operators of
the hospital or authorized emergency vehicle
with providing life support and resuscitation
to persons who are in immediate danger of
loss of life in cases of emergency.
"Unattended" means leaving a child:
(1) Alone in a motor vehicle; or
(2) In a motor vehicle with a minor under the
age of twelve. [L 2008, c 170, §2]
The law states that no child under the age of
9 may be left unsupervised in a motor vehicle
for longer than five minutes. A child is considered supervised if accompanied in the motor
vehicle by someone age 12 or older.
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