HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A multi-agency operation, called “Operation Shine the Light,” successfully recovered 10 endangered missing children and youth on Oahu over the weekend.

The effort, led by the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General and the Hawaii Department of Human Services, also resulted in several arrests and investigations into child victimization.

The recovered individuals, ranging in age from 13 to 18, were reported as runaways and were considered to be at high risk of abuse, exploitation, and/or trafficking.

This initiative not only located the vulnerable children and provided them with essential services, it simultaneously deterred other predators.

Operation Shine the Light involved a large coalition of agencies, including the Honolulu Police Department, FBI, U.S. M

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