Statistics on Domestic Violence
Below are statistics that are pertinent to domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and missing, murdered Native Hawaiian women, girls, and Māhū. Download the stat card here for quick reference.
Hawaiʻi Statistics
These are the most recent domestic violence statistics as of 2022.
37.6%
of adults who experience physical violence by an intimate partner in Hawaiʻi are Native (HHDW, BRFSS, 2013).
20.6%
of Native Hawaiian women between 18 to 29 years old report experiencing IPV, compared to 13.3% of non-Hawaiian women of the same age range (OHA, 2018).
19.6%
of Native Hawaiian women between 30 to 44 years old report experiencing IPV, compared to 13.3% of non-Hawaiian women of the same age range (OHA, 2018).
21.0%
of Native Hawaiian women between 45 and 59 years old report experiencing IPV, compared to 12.60% of non-Hawaiian women (OHA, 2018).
22%
of domestic violence survivors filing for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) were Native Hawaiian (OHA et al., 2020).
64%
23%
2 out of 3
of sex trafficking victims are Native Hawaiian (Roe-Sepowitz & Jaboloa-Carolus, 2019).
of sex trafficked victims reported being a child when they were first trafficked (Roe-Sepowitz & Jaboloa-Carolus, 2019).
of sex trafficking victims reported being homeless (Roe-Sepowtiz & Jaboloa-Carolus, 2019).
46.8%
of trafficking victims are Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Sex Trafficking cases (Amina, 2020).
The average profile of a missing child: 15 year old, female, Native Hawaiian, missing from O‘ahu (Cristobal, 2022).
25%
of missing girls in Hawaiʻi are Native Hawaiian (Cristobal, 2022).
38%
of those arrested for soliciting sex from minor online are active-duty military personnel arrested through Operation Keiki Shield (Cristobal, 2022).
Of the 8.6% of high school students who reported being physically abused by an intimate partner in the past 12 months, 10.4% are Kānaka Maoli female, higher than the national average and higher than Kānaka Maoli males and females of other ethnicities (YRBS, 2019).
Domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness for women and children (NNEDV, 2017).
22%
of Oʻahu’s homeless Kānaka Maoli population report experiencing intimate partner violence compared to 18% of non-Kānaka Maoli. Of the 22%, 14% are unsheltered compared to 11% of non-Kānaka Maoli (OHA et al., 2020).
References
Amina, L. (2022). Human Trafficking Data Harvesting. Susannah Wesley Community Center (SWCC). [Unpublished Report].
Cristobal, N. (2022). Holoi ā nalo Wāhine ʻŌiwi: Missing and murdered Native Hawaiian women and girls task force report (Part I). Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women: Honolulu, HI.
Hawai‘i Health Data Warehouse. (2013). BRFSS [Data set]. Hawaiʻi Health Matters. Retrieved from https://www.hawaiihealthmatters.org/index.php?module=indicators&controller=index
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). (2018). Haumea—Transforming the health of Native Hawaiian women and empowering wāhine well-being. Office of Hawaiian Affairs. https://www.oha.org/wp-content/uploads/OHA-Womens-Health-Executive-Summary-1.pdf
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), Liliʻuokalani Trust, & Kamehameha Schools. (2020). Native Hawaiians at increased risk of intimate partner violence during COVID-19. https://www.hscadv.org/wp-content/uploads/Native-Hawaiians-Intimate-Partner-Violence-During-COVID19-Report.pdf
Roe-Sepowitz, D. & Jabola-Carolus, K. (2020). Sex trafficking experiences across Hawaiʻi: Part III. Arizona State University, Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research. https://hoolanapua.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Final-Report-Sex-Trafficking-in-Hawaii-Part-III-01092020.pdf
Want to get involved?
If you or someone you know needs support:
Hawaiʻi 24/7 Help Lines:
Crisis Textline: Text ALOHA to 741741
Crisis and Suicide Hotline:: 1-808-832-3100
Child Trafficking Hotline: 1-808-832-1999
Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline: 1-808-832-5300
Adult Abuse Hotline: 1-808-832-5115
Trafficking Victim Assistance: 1-808-721-9614
Sex Abuse Treatment Center: 1-808-524-7273
YWCA of Kauaʻi Hotline: 1-808-245-6362
Women Helping Women Domestic Violence Hotline (Maui): 1-808-579-8581
Molokai Community Service Council Domestic Violence Hotline (Molokai): 1-808-567-6888
PACT ʻOhia Domestic Violence Shelter Crisis Line (Oʻahu): 1-808-526-2200
Emergency: 911
National 24/7 Help Lines:
Suicide and Crisis Hotline: 988
Suicide and Crisis Textline: Text “HOME” to 741-741
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
National Human Trafficking Textline: Text “HELP” to 233-733 (BEFREE)
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678)
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
National Domestic Violence Textline: Text “START” to 88788
Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQI+): 1-866-488-7386
