For years, Christa Wittmier has been a pillar in Hawai‘i’s art, music and nightlife scenes. “I’ve been a storyteller since I moved here,” says Wittmier, who originally made a name for herself in Honolulu as a nightlife blogger. Whereas some storytellers merely retell occurrences, Wittmier is helping write the story.

While Julie Hong’s primary function as a senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton is managing the company’s infrastructure, energy, environmental and data science business in the Pacific Rim, she found out about the issue of human trafficking in Hawai‘i and had to take action.

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