FBI Confirms 10 Missing Children, Teens Rescued in Hawaii Joint Operation

Around 18 percent of missing children in 2024 were ‘likely victims’ of sex trafficking, officials have said.

An FBI agent at the Department of Justice in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

State and federal authorities announced on Thursday that an operation in Hawaii resulted in the rescue of 10 missing children and teens earlier this month.

The FBI’s Honolulu office, in a post on X, said that a joint operation with local and state law enforcement officials “assisted in the safe location and recoveries of 10 children and youth as part of Operation Shine the Light.”