Child sex abuse lawsuits have sparked reforms and heightened awareness. But for victims, the pain lingers.

The nationwide operation also identified or arrested 126 suspects of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking and 68 suspected traffickers.

WAILUKU — Two Lahaina men were arrested Friday morning in connection with a multiagency investigation into a “criminal enterprise” involving drug trafficking, illegal gambling and firearms on Maui and Oahu. Maafu Pani, 37, and Touanga Niu, 21, both of Lahaina…

Under Hawaiʻi law, sex trafficking and labor trafficking in the first degree are both Class A felonies, which are punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

Legislative resolutions would ask the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women to convene a task force to study missing and possibly slain Native Hawaiian women and girls who might have been used in the sex trafficking trade.

Law enforcement officials have long described it as a heinous crime hiding in plain sight that targets Hawaii’s most vulnerable population: our keiki.

The National Security Agency (NSA) announced today that they have concluded their corruption investigation targeting Maui County and the State of Hawaii. They discovered a $45 million annual drug r…

The group was created with a $700,000 federal grant three years ago.

WAILUKU — Two Lahaina men were arrested Friday morning in connection with a multiagency investigation into a “criminal enterprise” involving drug trafficking, illegal gambling and firearms on Maui and Oahu. Maafu Pani, 37, and Touanga Niu, 21, both of Lahaina…

Contrary to its idyllic image, Hawaii is a hub for the sex trafficking of girls and women.

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