Unfortunately, as with many dioceses and religious orders within the Catholic Church around the world, Maryknoll has been tainted with sex abuse allegations among its clergy. About eight priests, all now deceased, were part of the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. Though Maryknoll is a foreign mission order, priests and brothers are assigned, at times, to dioceses around the country. From the time it was a U.S. territory, Maryknoll priests have served in Hawaii. According to the 2015 Maryknoll annual report, the organization charged a significant amount ($19+ million) to address claims in Hawaii. Currently, at its headquarters in New York, several priests are monitored as they have been associated with inappropriate engagement with youth or vulnerable adults either while serving overseas or in the U.S.