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HI HR137
Resolution
Status
4/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jeanne Kapela
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AI Summary
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Urges the Department of Human Services to establish or contract with a victim service provider to operate and maintain an emergency shelter for child survivors of sex trafficking in Hawaii
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Shelter should provide housing, rehabilitation, medical, mental health, therapeutic, legal, and diagnostic services for child survivors of sex trafficking
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Notes that Hawaii has only one emergency shelter for child survivors of sex trafficking, which temporarily ceased operations in 2021 due to budget shortfalls
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References a 2018 report estimating 74,362 potential sex buyers in Hawaii and reports of 300 percent increase in demand for sex trafficking victim services during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Directs transmission of certified copies to the Governor, Director of Human Services, and Executive Director of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women
Legislative Description
Urging The Department Of Human Services To Establish Or Contract With A Victim Service Provider To Operate And Maintain An Emergency Shelter For Children Who Are Survivors Of Sex Trafficking.
Department of Human Services
Last Action
Resolution adopted in final form.
4/1/2022