Human and Sex Trafficking affects us all.

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Hawaii is one of 4 states to issue driver's licenses to illegal aliens.

Hawaii has one of the largest populations of documented illegal aliens and has been under investigation from ICE.gov since 2004.  Documented through ID Theft, recycled SS# from the dead, made up identities and more. Investigation is still ongoing.

Hawaii has received an F in combating international

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The rise in Human Trafficking among international and domestic trafficked persons is increasing in Hawaii, adversely affecting the image of the state and therefore tourism and the economy. Hawaii remains 1 of 12 states in the nation that has not passed legislation making Human Trafficking a felony offense while protecting the victims of this crime.

According to the FBI Innocence Lost Initiative for Operation Cross Country II, Honolulu is 1 of 29 cities recognized as a place with a considerable amount of child sex-trafficking in addition to adult Human Trafficking.

Existing Hawaii laws are ineffective to deter Human Trafficking and protecting victims. Effective deterrents require bringing traffickers, and patrons who solicit services from trafficked persons, to justice. Additionally, current prostitution statutes place both patrons of prostitution and prostituted persons into the same criminal category.

Victims often find it difficult or impossible to report the crimes committed against them or to assist in the investigation and prosecution of these crimes because they are subjected to coercion and intimidation, including physical or psychological control, persecution, debt bondage, and fear of retribution.

The lack of legal definition in our Hawaii statutes creates a deficit of adequate services and facilities in Hawaii to meet the needs of trafficking victims in terms of health care, housing, education, medical services, and legal assistance-- services which safely support the recovery and ability of trafficked persons to regain control of their lives and also to assist with the prosecution of traffickers.

In order to deter Human Trafficking, Hawaii must recognize that Human Trafficking is a serious offense. This can be simply accomplished by prescribing appropriate punishment, giving priority to the prosecution of trafficking offenses, and protecting, rather than punishing, the victims of these offenses.
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The slave breeders and slave traders are a small, odious, and detested class among you; and yet in politics they dictate the course of all of you. - Abraham Lincoln