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SEX TRAFFICKING IN HAWAI"I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> The discovery of so many sex trafficking victims in Hawaii is extraordinary. This study identified ninety- <br /> seven victims of sex trafficking and was able to collect data about their life experiences. Using the <br /> information from this study, we aim to provide support and evidence for the development of innovative <br /> programs to revolutionize prevention and healing for Hawai'it sex trafficking victims. Sex trafficking is <br /> not purely an issue of poverty. Hawai'i residents with a history of childhood abuse, disconnections and <br /> violence within their families, pervasive lifetime abuse and Native Hawaiian ancestry are most vulnerable <br /> to sex traffickers. This information should be used to gain awareness of who is sex trafficked in Hawaii, <br /> who they are sex trafficked by, and what systems should be on alert to screen, prevent, and detect sex <br /> trafficking victimization. <br /> All of the sex trafficking victims found in this study participated in acts of prostitution- the exchange of <br /> sex for something of value, but their minor age status or being forced, coerced, or enticed to prostitute <br /> themselves determined their identification as a sex trafficking victim. To clarify, sex trafficking was the <br /> means, prostitution was the end. Acts of prostitution without a trafficker are not reviewed in this study. <br /> i <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> This information should be used to encourage the development of the following in Hawai'i: <br /> Q Creating a statewide coordinator to develop an infrastructure of detection, intervention <br /> i <br /> and treatment for victims and to address the underlying causes of sex trafficking. <br /> a Sex trafficking awareness trainings that are victim-centered and trauma-informed <br /> • Sex trafficking specific screening protocols for children and adults <br /> • Sex trafficking specific clinical treatment interventions <br /> • Sex trafficking specific programs for adults <br /> • Sex trafficking prevention programs in schools (7-12th grades) <br /> a Social policies that provide funding support and services for adult and child victims of sex <br /> trafficking <br /> i <br /> a <br /> { <br /> as • •- -r .ra r • •a <br /> i <br /> SEX TRAFFICKING IN HAWAII ( EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ( 14 <br />