Every legal claim and every sign taught in the course comes from a source on this list.
- Verified: read in full in the browser pane on the date shown.
- Verified by the reviewer: a PDF this session did not download, read in full by the independent reviewer.
- Quotes are kept under 15 words.
The keys in the first column are the ones content.js and test-bank.js use in cites.
| Key | Claim it supports | Source | Checked | Quote (under 15 words) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| act191 | Hawaii hotels must train guest-contact staff within 180 days of hire and every two years, from Dec 1, 2027. They also need a policy by Sept 1, 2027, a sign by Jan 1, 2028, and records. The AG writes a course and can approve outside ones. Fines are up to $100 a day. Good-faith reporters are protected. | HB 1960 CD1, Act 191 (2026) | 2026-10-07 | "within one hundred eighty days of employment ... and at least every two years" | Verified |
| act191 | Takes effect when signed. The Governor signed it on July 7, 2026. | Same text, Section 4; Governor's message GM1293 | 2026-10-07 | "This Act shall take effect upon its approval." | Verified (Section 4). Signing date from news reports. |
| hrs712 | Sex trafficking is a class A felony. Advancing or profiting from a minor's prostitution is sex trafficking without any need to show force, and the age is strict liability. | HRS §712-1202 | 2026-10-07 | "Advances prostitution or profits from prostitution of a minor." | Verified |
| hrs707 | Labor trafficking, first degree, is a class A felony. The means include fraud, a debt that can be repaid only by labor, withholding ID to stop someone leaving, and threats of harm to family. | HRS §707-781 | 2026-10-07 | "Withholding any of the person's government-issued identification documents" | Verified |
| dhsId | Indicators: someone defers to a person in control, seems coached, is fearful, lacks freedom of movement, a juvenile in commercial sex. Don't confront or alert the victim. The hotline and HSI numbers. | DHS Blue Campaign, How to Identify and Report Human Trafficking | 2026-10-07 | "Do not at any time attempt to confront a suspected trafficker" | Verified |
| nhthSigns | Labor and sex trafficking signs: no control of passport or ID, owes money to an employer or recruiter, monitored, threatened with deportation. Any child under 18 in commercial sex is legally a victim. Traffickers come from no particular background. | National Human Trafficking Hotline, Recognizing the Signs | 2026-10-07 | "Do not have control of their passport or other identity documents" | Verified |
| nhthHelp | Hotline 1-888-373-7888: 24/7, more than 200 languages, confidential, TTY 711. | National Human Trafficking Hotline, Contact | 2026-10-07 | "24 hours a day, 7 days a week in more than 200 languages" | Verified |
| dhsId | Text line: HELP or INFO to 233733 (BeFree). The hotline is not law enforcement or immigration. | DHS page above | 2026-10-07 | "not a law enforcement or immigration authority" | Verified |
| hpd | Honolulu Police: 911 in an emergency, otherwise (808) 529-3111. | Honolulu Police Department, Contact Us | 2026-10-07 | "EMERGENCY 911 OR CONTACT (808) 529-3111" | Verified |
| (dropped) | Hotel-specific signs were first sourced to the DHS Blue Campaign Hospitality Toolkit PDF. | dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/240624_bc_hospitality_toolkit.pdf |
2026-10-08 | The link returned 404 during the independent review | Dropped. Its signs now cite the AHLA Foundation posters or the DHS and Hotline pages; the unsupported ones ("piles of cash," "a room set up like a workplace," "many phones") were cut. |
| ahlaBoh | Hotel signs: little or no housekeeping (Do Not Disturb for days), frequent towel and sheet requests, little luggage, cash paid one day at a time, many visitors with someone watching the door. | AHLA Foundation back-of-house posters (PDF) | 2026-10-07 (excerpts); read in full by the independent reviewer 2026-10-08 | "Frequently requests towels and sheets." | Verified by the reviewer |
Context used only in the case study, not taught as fact
| Claim | Source | Checked | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii lodging workers include many immigrant workers. Ilocano, Tagalog and Japanese were the top home languages after English in 2010 to 2014. | DBEDT, Non-English Speaking Population in Hawaii (2016) | 2026-10-07 (search excerpt) | Checked in part. Dated. |
| Early quitting in hospitality is high and comes mostly from weak onboarding. Figures vary widely; the much-quoted "82%" has no findable source. | Katalystos on onboarding, Alkimii, first 90 days | 2026-10-07 (search excerpts) | Context only. No number from these is used on the page. |
| National hotel groups already offer free general trafficking courses ("Recognize and Respond," through ECPAT-USA). | Hospitality Net on the AHLA Foundation launch | 2026-10-07 (search excerpt) | Context only |
| cws | Hawaii's Child Welfare Services takes reports of a child who may be trafficked, 24 hours a day: 808-832-1999 on Oahu, 1-888-398-1188 on Hawaii Island, Molokai, Lanai and Kauai. | Hawaii DHS, Child Welfare Services | 2026-10-08 |
| hijc | The Hawai‘i Immigrant Justice Center at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii gives free legal help to immigrant victims, including of human trafficking. Oahu 808-536-4302, neighbor islands 1-800-499-4302. | Hawai‘i Immigrant Justice Center | 2026-10-08 |
The fictional hotel's name
"The Seabright," a 64-room boutique hotel in Waikiki, is made up. On 2026-10-07 web searches for "Seabright Hotel" with Hawaii, Honolulu and Waikiki found no hotel by that name. Similar names were rejected:
- "Palm Lane": too close to the real Palms at Waikiki.
- "Coral Row": too close to the real Aqua Coral Reef.
The people in the course (Dana, Ben, Rosa, Joy and Lina) are made up too.
What the course does not claim
- AG approval: it does not say the course is approved by the Attorney General. Under Act 191 only a lodging employer or a staffing contractor can submit an outside course for approval.
- Sign wording: it does not give the wording of the required sign. The Department of Law Enforcement sets that by rule, and the rule is not out yet.
- Statistics: it gives no prevalence numbers for Hawaii. The available studies are small and not representative.
Local resources considered and left off (2026-10-08). HPD's Waikiki substation: its listed number also appears on HPD's site as another district's fax, and news reports said it closed for renovation in June 2024 with no reopening found. Hoʻōla Nā Pua: residential care for youth, taking referrals from professionals; no public help line on its site. Susannah Wesley Community Center: its program list no longer shows a trafficking program, and its trafficking site gives only a general office line. Both nonprofits remain good candidates for the survivor-informed review in QUESTIONS 4.