Hawaii HB896 amends laws to redefine sexual offenses, address sex trafficking, and establish capital punishment for certain sex trafficking.
Hawaii HB896 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to redefine "sexual offense" to include various forms of sexual exploitation and trafficking. It introduces the offense of sex trafficking, which involves knowingly advancing prostitution by compelling or inducing a person, including a minor, through force, threat, fraud, coercion, or intimidation. Sex trafficking is classified as a class A felony and may be punishable by death if certain aggravating circumstances are present.
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