Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663J-3
Cause of action for coercion into sexual exploitation or sex trafficking
Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 663J — Liability for Coercion into Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation · Status: effective
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- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663J-3, Cause of action for coercion into sexual exploitation or sex trafficking, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2429942
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An individual shall have a cause of action against a person, business, business owner, or business operator who:
(1) Coerced the individual into sexual exploitation or to remain in sexual exploitation, or subjected the individual to sex trafficking;
(2) Used coercion to collect or receive any of the individual's earnings derived from sexual exploitation or from being the subject of sex trafficking;
(3) Hired, or attempted to hire, the individual to engage in sexual exploitation, when a reasonable person would believe that the individual was coerced into sexual exploitation by another person or was being subjected to sex trafficking; or
(4) Profited from coercing the individual into sexual exploitation or subjecting the individual to sex trafficking.