#human trafficking hawaii

The Department of the Attorney General has announced its new Human Trafficking Prevention Program webpage to raise public awareness and provide education and resources designed to prevent human trafficking in Hawai‘i. 

The Senate Government Operations Committee introduced a short form bill (SB 2930 SD1) that aims to establish two new divisions within the Department of the Attorney General to address fraud, white collar crime, political corruption and sex and human trafficking. The measure would appropriate $834,000 for the operations of the Special Investigation and Prosecution unit and $754,000 to operate the Sex and Human Trafficking unit.

Hoola Na Pua, a nonprofit working to combat sex trafficking in Hawaiʻi, will be hosting a free symposium on Maui next month. 

A 10 count superseding indictment was handed down today against two more defendants accused of co-conspiracy in a human trafficking case in Hawaii.