HILO, Hawaii � An 11th hour settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed on behalf of an abused Big Island girl who suffered stab wounds, burns and a maggot-infested head wound.

The lawsuit was filed by the girl�s father and paternal grandfather.
The girl�s caregiver, Hyacinth Poouahi, was named in the lawsuit along with the girl�s mother, Crystal McGrath, who left her daughter in Poouahi�s care, and the state departments of Education and Human Services.
The lawsuit had been slated to go to trial Tuesday. Terms of the settlement weren�t disclosed.
Poouahi was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February 2009 after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a minor, assault, unlawful imprisonment and terroristic threatening.
The girl was 9 when the abuse began in 2004.
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Information from: Hawaii Tribune-Herald, http://www.hilohawaiitribune.com