[4][5] A Bill was put before Hawaii's state government in January 2017, with the intent of decriminalising prostitution.
On the second reading in February 2017 it was referred to the "House Committee on Judiciary" for further investigation and the case was adjourned sine die.
In 1898 there were 26 Hawaiian, 5 half-caste, 8 French, 2 British, 1 American and 115 Japanese prostitutes registered.
With price controls circumventing the laws of supply and demand, O'Hara's system sped up the process and allowed each prostitute to see many more 'johns' every day.
[14] Following pressure from various groups, Hawaii's Governor, Ingram Stainback, ordered the closure of the red-light district.
Women from China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Russia and parts of Eastern Europe are trafficked to the island and forced into prostitution.
He brought in Chinese women to work in the Mayflower and Empire Relax massage parlors in Honolulu.
[15] The Chinese owner of the Mayflower was convicted of attempting to bribe Federal Bureau of Investigation agents.
He had "recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, advertised, maintained, patronized, and solicited" by force and threats.