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HI SCR223
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/5/2022
Primary Sponsor
Joy San Buenaventura
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AI Summary
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An estimated 74,362 potential sex buyers exist in Hawaii, with one in eleven men over age 18 estimated to be online sex buyers, according to a September 2018 Arizona State University report.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, a Hawaii sex trafficking victim service provider reported a 300 percent increase in demand for trauma-informed care services.
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Hawaii's only emergency shelter for child survivors of sex trafficking temporarily ceased operations in 2021 due to unexpected budget shortfalls.
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The Department of Human Services is urged to establish or contract with a victim service provider to operate an emergency shelter offering housing, rehabilitation, medical, mental health, therapeutic, legal, and diagnostic services for child sex trafficking survivors.
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Copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Human Services, and Executive Director of the 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
Referred to HHH, referral sheet 45
4/6/2022