ABOUT HNP
Our mission
Ho’ōla Nā Pua (New Life for Our Children) was founded to shine a light on the dark criminal enterprise of child sex trafficking, placing the health and healing of Hawaiʻi’s youth at the center of its mission.
We are committed to prevention and providing care for exploited children. Ho’ōla Nā Pua envisions a community where every child is safe and empowered to embrace a bright future.
Through collaboration and partnerships, Ho’ōla Nā Pua builds a comprehensive response to sex trafficking and exploitation with programs addressing prevention, intervention, empowerment, and health.
Recovery from severe trauma requires coordinated services that are culturally responsive, survivor-informed, and trauma-informed, ensuring children receive the care they need to heal.
Today, Ho’ōla Nā Pua serves thousands of youth and stakeholders across Hawaiʻi through integrated programming. With the launch of The Bromley Family Pearl Haven Campus, Ho’ōla Nā Pua has become a national advocacy leader and a rising standard in the global effort to permanently end sex trafficking.
Ho’ōla Nā Pua’s Mission to Prevent Child Sex Trafficking in Hawaiʻi
The vision of Ho‘ōla Nā Pua began over a decade ago when Jessica Muñoz, a nurse practitioner in the emergency room, noticed signs of physical and psychological abuse in sexually exploited children in Hawai‘i. Given the hidden nature of child sex trafficking, this abuse was often misidentified and left untreated, despite being one of the most horrific crimes against children. Jessica became aware of a crisis with no sustainable solution for intervention and devoted herself to “shining the light.”
Ho‘ōla Nā Pua started with difficult but necessary conversations with stakeholders and community leaders, planting seeds for systemic change. Through multi-faceted community collaboration, the organization now provides resources, policies, and trauma-informed care that offer a sustainable solution to sex trafficking in Hawai‘i. With programs like the Pearl Haven campus, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua is creating profound change locally and becoming a clinical model for combating trafficking globally.
We remain committed to preventing sex trafficking and providing care for exploited children, ensuring they know they matter, it is not their fault, and they have a right to a future free from violence.
