"State Rep. Stacelynn Eli, a Native Hawaiian and a Democrat who sponsored the resolution creating the task force, said she has friends and classmates who were trafficked. She doesn’t want her nieces to face the same thing because no one knew enough to take action.
“We are surviving, and I would like to see our people get to a point where we are thriving. And I think we won’t get to that point until we know for sure that we are protecting our Native women and children and holding those who try to harm them accountable,” she said.
The panel is expected to produce reports for the Legislature by the end of 2022 and 2023."
~ Audrey McAvoy
"Group studies scourge of missing, murdered Native Hawaiians"| AP News
https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-hawaii-e3e85515d3c393a940825ff7c9980060
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