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HI SR216
Resolution
Status
4/5/2022
Primary Sponsor
Joy San Buenaventura
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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 children who are survivors of sex trafficking.
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Shelter is urged to 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 sex trafficking survivors, which temporarily ceased operations in 2021 due to budget shortfalls.
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Cites a 2018 Arizona State University report estimating 74,362 potential sex buyers in Hawaii and a 300 percent increase in service demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Requires certified copies 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
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06/06/22.
6/6/2022