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[[File:Prostitution in Oceania2.png|thumb|right|400px|{{legend|#00ffff|Decriminalization - No criminal penalties for prostitution}}
{{legend|#008000|Legalization - prostitution legal and regulated}}
{{legend|#336699|Abolitionism - prostitution is legal, but organized activities such as brothels and pimping are illegal; prostitution is ''not'' regulated}}
{{legend|#ff7f00|Neo-abolitionism - illegal to buy sex and for 3rd party involvement, legal to sell sex}}
{{legend|#FF0000|Prohibitionism - prostitution illegal}}
{{legend|#585858|Legality varies with local laws}}]]
'''Prostitution in Oceania''' varies greatly across the region. In [[American Samoa]], for instance, [[prostitution]] is illegal,<ref name="unaids1" /> whereas in [[New Zealand]] most aspects of the trade are [[decriminalised]].<ref name="pra">{{cite web|title=Prostitution Reform Act 2003 No 28 (as at 01 March 2017), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0028/latest/DLM197815.html|access-date=31 March 2018|ref=New Zealand Government|language=en-NZ}}</ref>
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==Australia and New Zealand==
===Australia===
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 |above        = {{Flagu|Australia}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal and regulated & buying sex legal
 |  label5  = Australian Capital Territory
 |   data5  = Brothels regulated<br>Agencies regulated<br>Solicitation illegal
 |  label7  = New South Wales
 |   data7  = Brothels regulated<br>Solicitation restricted
 |  label8  = Northern Territory
 |   data8  = Agencies regulated<br>Brothels illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
 |  label9  = Queensland
 |   data9  = Brothels regulated<br>Solicitation illegal
 | label10  = South Australia
 |  data10  = Brothels illegal<br>Solicitation illegal 
 | label11  = Tasmania
 |  data11  = Brothels illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
 | label12  = Victoria
 |  data12  = Prostitution regulated<br>Brothels regulated<br>Agencies regulated<br>Solicitation illegal
 | label13  = Western Australia
 |  data13  = Brothels illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
{{main|Prostitution in Australia}}
[[Prostitution]] in [[Australia]] is governed by state and territory laws, which vary considerably;<ref name="lyl" /> [[child prostitution]], [[sex trafficking]] and [[sex slavery]] are prohibited by Federal legislation throughout Australia, and of Australian citizens and residents outside of the country.<ref name="lyl">{{cite web |url= https://lylawyers.com.au/prostitution-in-australia-where-is-it-legal/ |title= Prostitution in Australia- Where is it Legal? |date= 26 January 2016 |website= LY Lawyers |access-date= 23 November 2017 }}</ref> The territories laws on escort services and brothels vary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/rpp/121-140/rpp131/05_aus_industry.html|title={{!}} The Australian sex industry|language=en-AU|access-date=2017-12-09}}</ref>

The most liberal regime is in [[New South Wales]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/soa1988189/ |title=Summary Offences Act 1988 |publisher=Austlii.edu.au |date=31 March 2014}}</ref> It has been used as a model for other jurisdictions such as [[Prostitution in New Zealand|New Zealand]].

The legal situation in the various states are:
* [[Australian Capital Territory]] - Prostitution is legal and regulated, as are [[brothel]]s and [[Escort agency|escort agencies]]. [[Solicitation]] is illegal and [[condom]]s are mandatory.<ref name="scarletcapital">{{cite web|title=- Sex Industry Laws in Australian Capital Territory|url=http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/laws/act/|website=Scarlet Alliance|date=26 October 2003 |access-date=4 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[New South Wales]] - Prostitution is legal and regulated. Brothels need to be registered and are regulated. Soliciting is restricted with certain areas, such as near schools and churches, prohibited.<ref name="scarletnsw" />
* [[Northern Territory]] - Prostitution is legal. Escort agencies are legal and regulated. Solicitation and brothels are illegal.<ref name="scarletnt">{{cite web|title=Northern Territory|url=http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/laws/nt/|website=Scarlet Alliance|date=29 October 2003 |access-date=4 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Queensland]] - Prostitution is legal. Brothels are legal and regulated. Solicitation is illegal. Condoms are mandatory.<ref name="scarletqueen">{{cite web|title=Sex Industry Laws - Queensland|url=http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/laws/qld/|website=Scarlet Alliance|date=29 October 2003 |access-date=4 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[South Australia]] - Prostitution is legal but related activities such as [[Procuring (prostitution)|procuring]], living off the earnings of prostitution, keeping a brothel and solicitation are illegal.<ref name="scarletsa">{{cite web|title=South Australia|url=http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/laws/sa/|website=Scarlet Alliance|date=29 October 2003 |access-date=4 February 2018|language=en}}</ref> 
* [[Tasmania]] - Prostitution is legal. Solicitation and brothels are illegal. Condoms are mandatory.<ref name="scarlettas">{{cite web|title=- Sex Work Laws in Tasmania|url=http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/laws/tas/|website=Scarlet Alliance|date=21 October 2005 |access-date=4 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] - Prostitution is legal and regulated, as are brothels and escort agencies. Solicitation is illegal. Condoms are mandatory.<ref name="scarletvic">{{cite web|title=- SEX INDUSTRY LAWS - Victoria|url=http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/laws/vic/index_html#ref5|website=Scarlet Alliance|date=4 July 2004 |access-date=4 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Western Australia]] - Prostitution is legal, but solicitation, living off the earnings of prostitution and brothel keeping are outlawed. The use of condoms is mandatory.<ref name="scarletwest" />
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===Cocos (Keeling) Islands===
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 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Solicitation illegal<br>Condoms mandatory
}}
{{main|Prostitution in Australia#Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}
[[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] were, like Christmas Island, a British colony and part of the Colony of Singapore. After transfer of sovereignty to Australia in 1955, [[Singapore]]'s colonial law was still in force on the islands until 1992.<ref name="indianocean" />  The ''Territories Law Reform Act 1992'' made Australian federal law and the state laws of Western Australia applicable to the islands.<ref name="indianocean" />

Prostitution is legal, but solicitation, living off the earnings of prostitution and brothel keeping are outlawed. The use of condoms is mandatory.<ref name="scarletwest" />
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===Christmas Island===
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 |above        = {{Flagu|Christmas Island}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Solicitation illegal<br>Condoms mandatory
}}
{{main|Prostitution in Australia#Christmas Island}}
[[Christmas Island]] is a former [[United Kingdom|British]] colony, which was administered as part of the [[Colony of Singapore]].  The laws of Singapore, including prostitution law, were based on British law. in 1958, the sovereignty of the island was transferred to Australia. The "laws of the Colony of Singapore" continued to be the law of the territory.<ref name="indianocean">{{cite web|title=Legislative and governance structures in Australia's Indian Ocean Territories|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=/ncet/economicenvironment/report/chapter%202.pdf|publisher=Australian Government|access-date=3 February 2018|date=2010}}</ref> The ''Territories Law Reform Act 1992'' decreed that Australian federal law and the state laws of Western Australia be applicable to the [[Australian Indian Ocean Territories|Indian Ocean Territories]], of which Christmas Island is a part.<ref name="indianocean" />

Prostitution is legal, but solicitation, living off the earnings of prostitution and brothel keeping are outlawed. The use of condoms is mandatory.<ref name="scarletwest">{{cite web|title=Western Australia|url=http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/laws/wa/|website=Scarlet Alliance|date=29 October 2003 |access-date=3 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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===New Zealand===
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 |above        = {{Flagu|New Zealand}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels regulated<br>Solicitation legal<br>Condoms mandatory
}}
{{main|Prostitution in New Zealand}}
In 2003, the New Zealand Prostitution Reform Act decriminalized sex work.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/beyondslavery/fraser-crichton/decriminalising-sex-work-in-new-zealand-its-history-and-impact|title=Decriminalising sex work in New Zealand: its history and impact|date=2015-08-20|website=openDemocracy|language=en|access-date=2017-12-09}}</ref> [[Prostitution]] (sex work), brothel keeping, living off the proceeds of someone else's prostitution and street [[solicitation]] are legal in [[New Zealand]]. Brothels need to be registered. The use of condoms is mandatory.<ref name="spl" /> Coercion of sex workers is illegal.<ref name="pra" />

Often, when other countries discuss their future prostitution policy, the "New Zealand Model" is put forward as an example of decriminalisation. Now that sex work is legal, New Zealand has begun to actively work to tear down stigmas and make sex work a safe option.<ref name=":0" />
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===Norfolk Island===
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 |above        = {{Flagu|Norfolk Island}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal & regulated<br>Brothels legal & regulated<br>Solicitation restricted
}}
{{main|Prostitution in Australia#Norfolk Island}}
Previously a self-governing Australian territory, the ''Norfolk Island Applied Laws Ordinance 2016'' applied Australian federal law and the state laws of New South Wales to [[Norfolk Island]].<ref name="norfolkisland">{{cite web|title=Norfolk Island Applied Laws Ordinance 2016|url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2017C00069|website=Australian Government Federal Register of Legislation|date=20 January 2017 |access-date=3 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>

Prostitution is legal and regulated. Brothels need to registered and are regulated. Soliciting is restricted with certain areas, such as near schools and churches, prohibited.<ref name="scarletnsw">{{cite web|title=Decriminalisation Since 1995|url=http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/laws/nsw/|website=Scarlet Alliance|date=21 May 2007 |access-date=3 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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==Melanesia==
===Fiji===
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 |above        = {{Flagu|Fiji}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
{{main|Prostitution in Fiji}}
Prostitution in [[Fiji]] is legal, but most activities connected with it are illegal: brothel keeping, procuring and buying or selling sex in public.<ref name="spl">{{cite web |url= http://spl.ids.ac.uk/sexworklaw/countries |title= Sex Work Law |website= Sexuality, Poverty and Law Programme |access-date= 21 November 2017 }}</ref> The Crimes Decree 2009<ref>{{cite web |url= https://srhr.org/abortion-policies/documents/countries/01-Fiji-Crimes-Decree-2009.pdf |title= Crimes Decree 2009 |date= 5 November 2009 |publisher= Republic of Fiji Islands Government Gazette |access-date= 21 November 2017 }}</ref> sets out the legislation regarding sex work and replaces the provisions of the earlier Penal Code.<ref name="unsw">{{cite web |url= https://sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/sphcm/Centres_and_Units/Fiji_Crimes_Decree.pdf |title= Sex Workers and HIV Prevention in Fiji - after the Fiji Crimes Decree 2009 |first1= Karen |last1= McMillan |last2= Worth |first2= Heather |website= University of New South Wales |access-date= 21 November 2017 }}</ref> Since the new legislation there has been increased enforcement, especially towards street workers and their clients.<ref name="spl" /><ref name="unsw" /> Street workers make up the bulk of Fiji's prostitutes. Child trafficking is a problem and many foundations are urging Fiji to crack down on child trafficking.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fiji-sextrafficking-children/fiji-urged-to-end-the-silence-and-crackdown-on-child-prostitution-idUSKBN1E226I|title=Fiji urged to end the silence and crackdown &#91;sic&#93; on child prostitution|date=8 December 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-12-09}}</ref>

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===New Caledonia===
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 |above        = {{Flagu|New Caledonia}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex illegal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal
}}
{{main|Prostitution in Overseas France#New Caledonia}}
[[New Caledonia]] is a French [[overseas collectivity]]. Whilst it can make its own laws, it often follows the laws of mainland [[France]]. On 12 December 2016, the government added the French Law of June 2016 that criminalised the purchasers of sex to its Penal Code.<ref name="journal">{{cite web |url= http://www.juridoc.gouv.nc/JuriDoc/JdJonc.nsf/0/C5582C1841FC0F984B25809E0083A79A/$File/9361.pdf?OpenElement |title= Journal Officiel de la Nouvelle-Caledonie |date= 3 January 2017 |website= Juridoc |access-date= 25 November 2017 }}</ref> Related activities such as brothel keeping and procuring have been illegal since 1946.
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===Papua New Guinea===
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 |above        = {{Flagu|Papua New Guinea}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution generally illegal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal
}}
{{main|Prostitution in Papua New Guinea}}
Prostitution is generally illegal in [[Papua New Guinea]] but widely practised and the laws rarely enforced.<ref name="chatsbin">{{cite web |url= http://chartsbin.com/view/snb |title= The Legal Status of Prostitution by Country |website= ChartsBin |access-date= 21 November 2017 }}</ref> The Summary Offences Act 1977 makes keeping a brothel and living on the earnings of prostitution offences. The idea of the law was to decriminalise prostitution but criminalise those who sought to exploit or profit from it. In 1978, a Papua New Guinea court interpreted "living on the earnings of prostitution" to include "profit from one's own prostitution". The ruling effectively made all prostitution illegal.<ref name="spl" /> In a further case it was ruled that "occasional transactional sex for small amounts of money was insufficient to warrant a conviction".<ref>{{cite web|title=Criminalizing Sex Work In Papua New Guinea|url=https://www.amnesty.nl/content/uploads/2016/05/png_report_-_sex_workers_rights_-_embargoed_-_final.pdf?x54649|website=[[Amnesty International]]|access-date=7 February 2018|date=2016}}</ref>
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===Solomon Islands===
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 |above        = {{Flagu|Solomon Islands}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
{{main|Prostitution in the Solomon Islands}}
Prostitution in the [[Solomon Islands]] is legal but related activities such as [[soliciting]] and [[brothel]] keeping are prohibited.<ref name="undp">{{cite web|title=HIV, Ethics and Human Rights Review of legislation of Solomon Islands|url=http://www.undp.org/content/dam/rbap/docs/Research%20&%20Publications/hiv_aids/Pacific_HIV_Review/Solomon_Islands_HIV_Ethics_and_HR_review_of_legislation.pdf|website=UNDP|access-date=8 February 2018|language=en|date=March 2009}}</ref><ref name="undpasia">{{cite web|title=Legal environments, human rights and HIV responses among sex workers in Asia and the Pacific|url=http://bibliobase.sermais.pt:8008/BiblioNET/upload/PDF2/01587_SX-0103E.pdf|publisher=UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre|access-date=8 February 2018|date=August 2011}}</ref> [[Prostitution]] occurs mainly in the capital, [[Honiara]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Incidences of Prostitution in the Solomon Islands|url=http://www.solomontimes.com/letter/3240|website=Solomon Times Online|access-date=8 February 2018|language=en-us|date=25 May 2010}}</ref> and around logging camps in [[Makira]], [[Malaita]] and [[Santa Isabel Island|Isabel]] islands.<ref name="abc">{{cite web|title=Poverty forcing Solomons girls into prostitution|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-01/an-solomons-child-prostitution/4170152|website=ABC News|access-date=8 February 2018|language=en-AU|date=1 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="radio">{{cite web|title=Teenage girls in Solomon Islands pushed into prostitution|url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/asia-pacific/teenage-girls-in-solomon-islands-pushed-into-prostitution/991330|website=Radio Australia|access-date=8 February 2018|language=en-intl|date=1 August 2012}}</ref> Many of the women involved have turned to prostitution due to poverty, some starting at the age of 13.<ref name="abc" /> The laws are rarely enforced.<ref name="chartsbin">{{cite web|title=The Legal Status of Prostitution by Country|url=http://chartsbin.com/view/snb|website=ChartsBin|access-date=8 February 2018}}</ref>

Child prostitution is a problem in the Solomon Islands, sometimes with the complicity of family members.<ref name="radio" /> [[Sex trafficking]] is also a problem.<ref name="state17">{{cite web|title=Solomon Islands 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report|url=https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271279.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703181503/https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271279.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2017|website=U.S. Department of State|access-date=8 February 2018}}</ref> Women from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are recruited from their home countries for legitimate work, often paying large sums of money in recruitment fees, and upon arrival are forced into prostitution.<ref>{{cite web |title=Solomon Islands |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2013/215616.htm |website=Trafficking in Persons Report |publisher=U.S. State Department.}}</ref>
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===Vanuatu===
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 |subheader    = Prostitution illegal<br>Buying sex legal
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Prostitution is illegal in [[Vanuatu]],<ref name="chartsbin" /> but common, especially in the capital, [[Port Vila]].<ref name="radoz">{{cite web|title=Anecdotal evidence points to prostitution increase|url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/anecdotal-evidence-points-to-prostitution-increase|website=Radio Australia|access-date=9 February 2018|language=en-intl|date=22 March 2012}}</ref> Many women turn to prostitution because of poverty.<ref name="radoz" /> There are estimated to be 2,000 sex workers in the country.<ref name="unaids" />
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===Western New Guinea===
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 |above        = [[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|23px]] Western New Guinea
 |subheader    = No prostitution laws
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{{main|Prostitution in Indonesia}}
Western New Guinea is the only [[Indonesia]]n region to be situated in Oceania. Prostitution in Indonesia is legally considered a "crime against decency/morality", although it is widely practised, tolerated and even regulated in some areas.<ref name="spl" /> Since the [[Operation Trikora|Indonesian handover]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Dutch]] [[overseas administrative territorial entity|overseas territory]] of [[Netherlands New Guinea]] in 1961 there has been a high military presence in the province. This has fuelled to demand for prostitution, as have the workers from the [[Mining in Papua New Guinea|gold and copper mines]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Taylor|first1=NAJ|title=West Papua: A history of exploitation | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/08/201182814172453998.html|website=www.aljazeera.com |access-date=18 May 2018|date=19 October 2011}}</ref> There is evidence that prostitution in the province is run by the [[Indonesian Army]] (TNI-AD).<ref>{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Peter|last2=Elmslie|first2=Jim|last3=Webb-Gannon|first3=Camellia|title=Comprehending West Papua|url=https://sydney.edu.au/arts/peace_conflict/practice/Comprehending%20West%20Papua.pdf|publisher=Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney|access-date=18 May 2018|date=November 2011}}</ref> The province has the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=Incidence Of AIDS In Indonesia's Papua Province On The Rise|url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/event/incidence-of-aids-in-indonesias-papua-province-on-the-rise-91478011#/portrait-of-hiv-positive-since-birth-safira-7years-old-whose-parents-picture-id91752822|website=Getty Images|access-date=18 May 2018|date=3 October 2009}}</ref>
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==Micronesia==
===Federated States of Micronesia===
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 |  label5  = Yap & Kosrae
 |   data5  = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels legal<br>Solicitation legal
 |  label7  = Chuuk & Pohnpei
 |   data7  = Prostitution illegal<br>Buying sex illegal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
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The legality of prostitution in the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] varies from state to state. Prostitution is legal in [[Yap State|Yap]] and [[Kosrae]] but illegal in [[Chuuk State|Chuuk]] and [[Pohnpei State|Pohnpei]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Review of legislation of Federated States of Micronesia|url=http://www.undp.org/content/dam/rbap/docs/Research%20&%20Publications/hiv_aids/Pacific_HIV_Review/FSM_HIV_Ethics_and_HR_review_of_legislation.pdf|website=UNDP Pacific Centre|access-date=3 February 2018|date=March 2009}}</ref> Purchasing sex, soliciting and operation of organised premises for the purposes of prostitution are also offences in Chuuk and Pohnpei.<ref name="undp1">{{cite web|title=Legal environments, human rights and HIV responses among sex workers in Asia and the Pacific|url=http://bibliobase.sermais.pt:8008/BiblioNET/upload/PDF2/01587_SX-0103E.pdf|publisher=UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre|access-date=3 February 2018|date=August 2011}}</ref> UNAIDS estimate there to be 290 prostitutes in the Federation.<ref name="unaids" />

The country is a source, transit and, to a lesser extent, destination country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking. The groups most vulnerable to trafficking in FSM include foreign migrant workers, especially from the [[Philippines]], and Micronesian women in prostitution. Women and girls are allegedly exploited in prostitution (child sex trafficking for girls) by the crew members of docked Asian fishing vessels and by foreign construction workers. FSM women recruited with promises of well-paying jobs in the United States and its territories are subsequently forced into prostitution upon arrival. Local authorities claim many sex trafficking cases are unreported due to social stigma and victims’ fear of possible repercussions in their home communities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Micronesia 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report|url=https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271243.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703181402/https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271243.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2017|website=U.S. Department of State|access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref>
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===Guam===
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 |subheader    = Prostitution illegal<br>Buying sex illegal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
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{{main|Prostitution in Guam}}
Prostitution is illegal in [[Guam]] but is practised covertly, especially in [[Massage parlor|massage parlours]].<ref name="cooper" /> Chapter 28 (Public Indecency) of the Guam Crimes and Correctional Code outlaws prostitution as well as soliciting, compelling, promoting or abetting prostitution. The latter includes using the services of a prostitute.<ref name="guamcourts">{{cite web |url= http://www.guamcourts.org/sor/Title/Title_9_Chap_28.pdf |title= GCA Crimes and Correction |website= Guam Courts |access-date= 22 November 2017 }}</ref> Although massage parlours are sometimes raided, generally the authorities turn a blind eye.<ref name="cooper">{{cite web |url= https://www.uog.edu/sites/default/files/posmanick-cooper-rustick-trafficking.pdf |title= An Analysis of Human Trafficking Indicators on Guam  |last1= Posmanick-Cooper |first1= Lindsey |last2= Rustick  |first2= Holly M. |date= 2015 |publisher= Outreach and Research Subcommittee, Guam Human Trafficking Task Force - Office of the U.S. Attorney for Guam and the Northern Marianas |access-date= 22 November 2017 }}</ref> The Department of Public Health and Social Services mandates [[Sexually transmitted infection|STI]] testing massage parlour workers<ref name="exorticd">{{cite web |url= http://exoticdocumentary.com/legal-info/ |title= Sex Work Legal Info |website= Exotic Documentary |access-date= 22 November 2017 }}</ref> There have been ongoing discussions about establishing a [[red-light district]] since 2006.<ref name="cooper" />

During the [[Japan]]ese occupation of Guam in [[WW2]], some local [[Chamorro people|Chamorro]] women were forced to work in the Japanese military [[brothels]] set up on the island ([[Comfort women|I Tiempon Chapones]])<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/editorials/82700-when-the-moon-waxes-not-so-comforting-apologies |title= When the Moon Waxes: Not-so-comforting apologies |last= Bevaqua |first= Michael Lujan |date= 31 December 2015 |website= Marianas Variety  |access-date= 22 November 2017 }}</ref> along with the Japanese and Korean woman the Japanese had brought there. After the American liberation of Guam, a number of brothels were set up to serve the American servicemen.<ref>{{cite book |last= Okihiro |first= Gary Y |date= 2015 |title= American History Unbound: Asians and Pacific Islanders |publisher= University of California Press |page= 369 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0145SWNO8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1}}</ref>
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===Kiribati===
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 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal
}}
Prostitution in [[Kiribati]] is legal<ref name="hani">{{cite web |url= http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/192618.html |title= On South Pacific island, Korean fishermen again looking to buy sex |date= 24 February 2007 |website= Hankyoreh |access-date= 23 November 2017 }}</ref> but related activities such as keeping a brothel are illegal.<ref name="country">{{cite book |title= Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008 Vol.1 |publisher= US Department of State |page= 862 }}</ref> [[UNAIDS]] estimate there to be 114 prostitutes on the islands.<ref name="unaids">{{cite web |title=Sex workers: Population size estimate - Number, 2016 |url=http://www.aidsinfoonline.org/gam/stock/shared/dv/PivotData_2018_7_22_636678151733621264.htm |website=www.aidsinfoonline.org |publisher=UNAIDS |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604174922/http://www.aidsinfoonline.org/gam/stock/shared/dv/PivotData_2018_7_22_636678151733621264.htm |archive-date=4 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Prostitution centres around the fishing industry in the capital, [[Tarawa]]. The waters around Kiribati are some of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Many international fishing boats, predominantly [[South Korea]]n, anchor off Tarawa and young women, some as young as 14, are transported to the fishing boats by smaller craft or by the boats that unload the fish from fishing boats. The prostitutes are known as "[[KoreKorea]]".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/reallives_2966.html |title= The Pacific's Hidden Trade |last= Harborow |first= Hannah |website= [[UNICEF]] |access-date= 23 November 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/fish-and-sex-trade131006/ |title= Prostitution and Pacific fishing |date= 13 October 2016 |website= [[Greenpeace]] |access-date= 23 November 2017 }}</ref><ref name="hani" />

In an attempt to stop this trade, the government banned Korean ships from the port for a while in 2003. A two-year ban was later introduced between 2003 and 2005.<ref name="hani" />
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===Marshall Islands===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Marshall Islands}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution illegal<br>Buying sex illegal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
Prostitution in the [[Marshall Islands]] is illegal following the Prostitution Prohibition Act of 2001. This includes the buying and selling of sex, and also third party involvement<ref name="ilo">{{cite web |url= http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/87663/100029/F1483347752/MHL87663.pdf |title= Prostitution Prohibition Act 2001 |date= 2001 |website= International Labour Organisation |access-date= 23 November 2017 }}</ref> Victims of trafficking are protected under law.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2014/226774.htm|title=Marshall Islands: 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report |publisher=US Department of State|date=2014}}</ref>

Chinese prostitutes usually fly from China to the Marshall Islands via Fiji and Kiribati. Seamen from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are the most frequent visitors to the Chinese prostitutes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prostitutes drift to Marshall Islands |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/01/13/2003087421 |publisher=The Taipei Times. |date=Jan 13, 2004}}</ref>
Prostitution normally takes place on Japanese, South Korean or [[Taiwan]]ese fishing boats moored in the lagoons. There are some Chinese prostitutes in the country who charge more than the local prostitutes. Because of the higher price their customers tend to be the officers on the fishing boats.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/01/13/2003087421 |title= Prostitutes drift to Marshall Islands |last= Chen |first=  Melody |date= 13 January 2004  |website= Taipei Times |access-date= 23 November 2017 }}</ref> In 2016 it was estimated there were 250 prostitutes on [[Majuro Atoll]].<ref name="unaids" />

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a source and destination country for RMI women and children and a destination for women from [[East Asia]] subjected to sex trafficking. RMI girls are recruited by foreign business owners and are subjected to sex trafficking with crew members of foreign fishing and transshipping vessels that dock in [[Majuro]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Marshall Islands 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report|url=https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271239.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703181356/https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271239.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2017|website=U.S. Department of State|access-date=6 February 2018}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>
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===Nauru===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Nauru}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal
}}
Prostitution in [[Nauru]] is legal, but brothels are prohibited by article 231 of the Criminal Code.<ref>{{cite web|title=Republic of Nauru Criminal Code|url=http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/acts/7a6152bda0c095cb3b94813330d84b80.pdf|website=RONLAW Nauru's Online Legal Database|access-date=6 February 2018|date=3 December 2011}}</ref>

In 2015 it was reported that security guards in the Australian run [[Nauru Regional Processing Centre]] had allegedly circulated videos of themselves having sex with [[asylum seekers]] in exchange for money and cannabis. Charlotte Wilson, a [[Save the Children]] case manager, said "I was told that because prostitution is legal on Nauru that no action was being taken against the staff members involved."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Duff|first1=Eamonn|last2=Gartrell|first2=Adam|title=Nauru guards paid for sex with asylum seekers and filmed it, social worker claims|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/nauru-guards-paid-for-sex-with-asylum-seekers-and-filmed-it-social-worker-claims-20150620-ght36i.html|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=6 February 2018|date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Relatedly, a review into sexual abuse in the detention centre found that there were many reported and unreported alleged sexual assaults and rapes of detainees, some of which were minors.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Moss |first1=Philip |title=Review into recent allegations relating to conditions and circumstances at the Regional Processing Centre in Nauru |date=6 February 2015 |publisher=Australian Government: Department of Home Affairs |pages=23–42 |url=https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/reports-and-pubs/files/review-conditions-circumstances-nauru.pdf |access-date=26 December 2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231108130225/https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/reports-and-pubs/files/review-conditions-circumstances-nauru.pdf |archive-date=8 November 2023}}</ref>
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===Northern Mariana Islands===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Northern Mariana Islands}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution illegal<br>Buying sex illegal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
Prostitution in the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] is illegal but widely practised. Sections 1341–1350 of the Commonwealth Code criminalises the buyers and sellers of sex and also those who profit from the prostitution of others.<ref name="comcode">{{cite web |url= https://www.cnmilaw.org/frames/CommonwealthCode.html |title= Title 6: Crimes and Criminal Procedure Division 1: Crimes Against The Person |website= Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Law Revision Commission |access-date= 24 November 2017 }}</ref>

Many of the prostitutes are Chinese or Filipino, having first come to the islands to work in the garment factories which subsequently closed.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://everything-everywhere.com/saipan/ |title= Saipan-pan |date= 10 September 2007 |website= Everything Everywhere |access-date= 24 November 2017 }}</ref> There were estimated to be 1,500 prostitutes on the islands in 2006, most in the red-light district of Garapan on [[Saipan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Study Reports 1,500 Prostitutes In CNMI|url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2006/12/07/study-reports-1500-prostitutes-cnmi|website=Pacific Islands Report|access-date=7 February 2018|language=en|date=12 July 2006}}</ref>

During the Japanese occupation of the islands in [[WW1]], military brothels were set up and native women forced to work in them.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Joseph|first1=Paul|title=The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspectives|date=2016|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=9781483359885|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=idw0DQAAQBAJ&q=comfort+women+northern+Mariana+Islands&pg=PA1059|language=en}}</ref> Korean women were used as [[comfort women]] in the brothels on the island in [[WW2]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Emperor pays respects to Saipan war dead |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/06/28/national/emperor-pays-respects-to-saipan-war-dead/#.Wno6_Khl-M8|newspaper=The Japan Times Online|access-date=7 February 2018|date=28 June 2005}}</ref>
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===Palau===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Palau}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution illegal<br>Buying sex illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
Prostitution and related activities are illegal in [[Palau]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Palau|url=http://sexualrightsdatabase.org/enwiki/static/country-464.html|website=National Sexual Rights Law and Policy Database|access-date=7 February 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8365.htm |title=Palau: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices |publisher=US Department of State|date=4 March 2002}}</ref> The ''Anti-Prostitution Act'' criminalises prostitution, advancing or
profiting from prostitution, soliciting and purchasing of sex.<ref name="unaids1" />

Some illegal prostitution occurs in [[karaoke bars]], massage parlours, and bars. The prostitutes are mainly Chinese & Filipino. This trade has declined since the shutting of the military bases.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pacific.undp.org/content/dam/fiji/docs/pacific-multi-country-mapping-and-behaviour-study-palau.pdf |title= Pacific Multi-Country Mapping and Behavioural Study: HIV and STI Risk Vulnerability among Key Populations – Palau |publisher= United Nations Development Programme Pacific Office in Fiji |access-date= 25 November 2017 }}</ref> In January 2014, [[Peleliu]] governor [[Temmy Shmull]] was charged with soliciting prostitutes at a karaoke bar in [[Koror]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/232403/money-laundering-and-prostitution-related-charges-issued-in-palau|title=Money laundering and prostitution related charges issued in Palau|date=January 3, 2014|access-date=December 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222174928/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/232403/money-laundering-and-prostitution-related-charges-issued-in-palau|archive-date=December 22, 2023|url-status=live|website=[[RNZ]] }}</ref>

Palau is a destination country for women subjected to sex trafficking and for women. Women from China and the Philippines are recruited to work in Palau as waitresses or clerks, but some are subsequently forced into prostitution in karaoke bars or massage parlours, many operated by Taiwanese, Filipino, or Palauan nationals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Palau 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2015/243509.htm|website=U.S. Department of State|access-date=7 February 2018}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>
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==Polynesia==
===American Samoa===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|American Samoa}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution illegal<br>Buying sex illegal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
{{main|Prostitution in American Samoa}}
Prostitution in [[American Samoa]] is illegal, as are related activities such as brothel keeping and procuring.<ref name="unaids1">{{cite web |url= http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/hivaids/English/HIV-2012-SexWorkAndLaw.pdf |title= Sex Work and the Law in Asia and the Pacific |last= Godwin |first= John |date= October 2012 |website= [[UNAIDS]] }}</ref> These acts are punishable by law, including a fine of more than $500 or a jail sentence of up to a year for customers of prostitution.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Global Perspectives on Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania|last=Baker & Dalla|first=R & L|year=2011|pages=288}}</ref>

[[W. Somerset Maugham]]'s short story ''[[Rain (short story)|Rain]]'' about a [[missionary]] trying to get a prostitute to give up her ways is based on Maugham's visit to American Samoa's capital [[Pago Pago]] in 1916.<ref name=rogal>[https://books.google.com/books?id=H0MqigagKTkC&dq=miss+thompson+somerset+maugham&pg=PA244 Page 244] Samuel J. Rogal, ''A William Somerset Maugham Encyclopedia''. [[Greenwood Publishing Group]], 1997.</ref>
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===Cook Islands===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Cook Islands}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
Prostitution is legal in the [[Cook Islands]], but related activities of procuring, living of the earnings of prostitution, brothel keeping and solicitation are illegal.<ref name="undp1" />

There is no evidence of trafficking or sexual exploitation on the islands.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Risk Assessment 2015|url=https://www.fsc.gov.ck/cookIslandsFscApp/content/assets/4ed0a6a77eeff3b86781fa059a5eed81/Cook%20Islands%20National%20Risk%20Assessment%20Report%202015.pdf|publisher=Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Cook Islands|access-date=4 February 2018}}</ref>
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===Easter Island===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Easter Island}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution regulated<br>Buying sex legal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Brothels illegal
}}
When the first [[Europe]]an, [[Netherlands|Dutch]] navigator [[Jacob Roggeveen]], visited [[Easter Island]] in 1722, he found the [[Rapa Nui people|Rapa Nui]] practised prostitution.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roeling|first1=Sebastiaan|title=The Resilience of Easter Island - A Historical Ethnography|url=http://www.easterislandculture.com/|website=Easter Island Culture|access-date=4 February 2018}}</ref> Men outnumbered women, and some women remained unmarried to service the single men.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Westermarck|first1=Edward|title=The History Of Human Marriage|date=19 April 2012|publisher=Nabu Press|isbn=978-1286166567|page=137}}</ref> European and American sailors used the services of the native girls when anchored at the island.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fischer|first1=Steven Roger|title=Islands : from Atlantis to Zanzibar|date=2012|publisher=Reaktion Books|location=London|isbn=978-1780230320}}</ref>

Apart from a few island specific laws, the law of [[Chile]] is in force.<ref>{{cite web|last1= PereyraUhrle|first1=Maria|title=Easter island Law|url=https://www.victoria.ac.nz/law/research/publications/about-nzacl/publications/cljpjdcp-journals/volume-12,-2006/pereyra.pdf|website=Victoria University|access-date=4 February 2018}}</ref> Prostitution is legal and regulated. Brothels and procuring are illegal.<ref name="spl" />
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===French Polynesia===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|French Polynesia}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Brothels illegal
}}
{{main|Prostitution in Overseas France#French Polynesia}}
Prostitution in [[French Polynesia]] is legal, while brothels are not.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebasetrip.com/en/french-polynesia-alcohol-drugs-prostitution?from=united-states|title=French Polynesia - Alcohol, drugs & prostitution - The Basetrip|website=The Basetrip|language=en|access-date=2017-12-09}}</ref> In [[French Polynesia]]'s capital, [[Papeete]], it was estimated that there were about 100 prostitutes working the streets in 2012. Of these 30% were female, 20% male and 50% [[transsexual]] (known as "raerae").<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/street-prostitutes-on-the-increase-in-french-polynesia |title= Street prostitutes on the increase in French Polynesia |last= Hofman |first= Helene |date= 15 February 2012 |website= ABC Radio Australia |access-date= 21 November 2017 }}</ref>
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===Hawaii===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Hawaii}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution illegal<br>Buying sex illegal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
{{main|Prostitution in Hawaii}}
Prostitution in [[Hawaii]] is illegal under Hawaii Revised Statutes section 712-1200. Both the buying and selling of sex, and also related activities such as soliciting, promoting prostitution and allowing premises to be used for prostitution, are prohibited. The penalty is a fine of up to $500 and/or up to 30 days imprisonment.<ref name="statelaws">{{cite web |url= http://statelaws.findlaw.com/hawaii-law/hawaii-prostitution-and-solicitation-laws.html |title= Hawaii Prostitution and Solicitation Laws |website= Find Law |access-date= 23 November 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HRS Sec. 712-200. Prostitution |url=https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0712/HRS_0712-1200.htm |website=Hawaii Revised Statutes |publisher=State of Hawaii |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>

It was legal for Law Enforcement Officers to have sex with prostitutes if they were "collecting evidence" of prostitution. A new law in 2014 outlawed this practice.<ref name="spl" /><ref>{{cite web |url= https://damontucker.com/tag/prostitution-in-hawaii/ |title= Honolulu Police Department Responds to Allegations About Officers Engaging in Sex with Prostitutes |date= 24 March 2014 |website= Diamond Truckers |access-date= 23 November 2017 }}</ref>

In May 2015, a dozen [[Honolulu]] sex-workers were arrested during raids on massage parlours. Rather than being charged with prostitution they were charged with [[sexual assault]], which carries far heavier penalties. When they were offering sex they touched the undercover officers genitals. Bill Johnson of the National Association of Police Organisations said the change of Honolulu Police's tactics could be a way of adapting to prostitutes becoming aware of how undercover officers make arrests.

A Bill was put before Hawaii's state government in January 2017, with the intent of decriminalising prostitution. On the second reading it was referred to the "House Committee on Judiciary" for further investigation and the case was [[Adjournment sine die|adjourned sine die]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://kxan.com/2017/02/05/hawaii-lawmaker-submits-bill-to-legalize-prostitution/ |title= Hawaii lawmaker submits bill to legalize prostitution |date= 5 February 2017 |website= KXAN |access-date= 23 November 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1533&year=2017 |title= HB1533  |website= Hawaii State Legislature |access-date= 23 November 2017 }}</ref>
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===Niue===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Niue}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution illegal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal
}}
It is an offence to be the keeper of a brothel in [[Niue]] (section 175 of the Niue Act 1966), as is being a prostitute (section 220).<ref>{{cite web|title=Niue Laws Legislation As At December 2006 - Niue Act 1966|url=http://www.ffa.int/system/files/Niue_Act_1966.pdf|website=[[Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency]]|access-date=6 February 2018|date=December 2016}}</ref>
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===Pitcairn Islands===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Pitcairn Islands}}
 |subheader    = No adult prostitution laws
}}
Apart from involvement in child prostitution, there are no prostitution laws on the [[Pitcairn Islands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Laws of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands Volume 2|url=http://www.government.pn/Laws/Revised%20Laws%20of%20Pitcairn,%20Henderson,%20Ducie%20and%20Oeno%20Islands,%202017%20Rev.%20Ed.%20-%20Volume%202.pdf|website=Pitcairn Government|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref>

The population of the islands is estimated at 50.<ref name="visitpitcairn.pn">{{cite web|url=http://www.visitpitcairn.pn |title=Pitcairn Islands Tourism &#124; Come Explore... The Legendary Pitcairn Islands |publisher=Visitpitcairn.pn |access-date=2018-01-03}}</ref> However in the late 1930s, when the population reached its highest of 250, the pastor of the island complained to the High Commissioner that prostitution on the islands was "very common."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Prochnau|first1=William|last2=Parker|first2=Laura|title=Trouble in Paradise|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/01/pitcairn200801|website=The Hive|access-date=8 February 2018|language=en|date=January 2008}}</ref>
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===Samoa===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Samoa}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution illegal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
{{main|Prostitution in Samoa}}
Prostitution is illegal in [[Samoa]] under the Crimes Act 2013. Samoan law also prohibits anyone from living on the earnings of a prostitute, for which the maximum penalty is ten years' imprisonment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Police point to the law|url=http://www.samoaobserver.ws/en/08_05_2017/local/19737/Police-point-to-the-law.htm|date=8 May 2017|newspaper=Samoan Observer|author=Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu}}</ref> [[Procuring (prostitution)|Procuring]] and [[brothel]]keeping are also illegal, with the latter subject to a maximum of ten years' imprisonment. In 2009, an investigation by the Samoan Observer newspaper identified that prostitution was taking place on the islands.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prostitution On The Rise In Samoa|url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2009/11/30/prostitution-rise-samoa|date=30 November 2009|website=Pacific Islands Report}}</ref> A study carried out in 2016 by the [[United Nations Development Programme]], [[UNICEF]] and the [[University of New South Wales]] indicated that there were approximately 400 female sex workers in Samoa, serving local and foreign clients. The primary reason for women doing sex work was economic.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sex workers and frightening truth about Samoa today|url=http://www.samoaobserver.ws/en/04_05_2017/editorial/19613/Sex-workers-and-frightening-truth-about-Samoa-today.htm|date=4 May 2017|author=Mata'afa Keni Lesa|newspaper=Samoa Observer}}</ref> In February 2017, Samoa Police prepared to launch an investigation into a foreign-owned business alleged to be using local women in a prostitution operation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prostitution rumour rejected|url=http://www.samoaobserver.ws/en/20_02_2017/local/17083/Prostitution-rumour-rejected.htm|author=Ilia L. Likou|date=February 2017|newspaper=Samoa Observer}}</ref> In the same year the Ministry of Health put forward plans to offer counselling and educational services to sex workers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Samoa MP calls for end to prostitution|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/340355/samoa-mp-calls-for-end-to-prostitution|work=Radio New Zealand News|date=27 September 2017 }}</ref>
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===Tokelau===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Tokelau}}
 |subheader    = No known prostitution<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
No known prostitution occurs on [[Tokelau]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Simmons|first1=James Stevens|last2=Whayne|first2=Tom F.|last3=Anderson|first3=Gaylord West|title=India and the Far East: A Geography of Disease and Sanitation|date=2013|publisher=Butterworth-Heinemann|isbn=9781483194066|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x__fBAAAQBAJ&q=prostitution+in+Tokelau&pg=PA457|language=en}}</ref> When the Council of Elders were consulted during the drafting the Tokelau Amendment Act 1970, the concept of prostitution had to be explained to them. Their only knowledge was the story of [[Rahab]] in the [[Old Testament]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hazlehurst|first1=Kayleen M.|title=Popular Justice and Community Regeneration: Pathways of Indigenous Reform|date=1995|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780275951313|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wc4eq80NRcUC&q=prostitution+in+Tokelau&pg=PA30|language=en}}</ref>

The only law regarding prostitution is the one prohibiting soliciting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review of legislation of Tokelau|url=http://www.asia-pacific.undp.org/content/dam/rbap/docs/Research%20&%20Publications/hiv_aids/Pacific_HIV_Review/Tokelau_HIV_Ethics_and_HR_review_of_legislation.pdf|website=UNDP|access-date=9 February 2018|language=en|date=March 2009}}</ref>
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===Tonga===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Tonga}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
}}
Prostitution is legal in [[Tonga]]<ref name="chatsbin"/> but related activities such as soliciting and brothel keeping are forbidden under the Criminal Offences Act.<ref name="crimoffence">{{cite web|title=Criminal Offences Act|url=https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1924/1924-0010/CriminalOffencesAct_2.pdf|publisher=Attorney General's Office|access-date=9 February 2018|date=2016}}</ref> There are an estimated 1,000 sex workers in the country.<ref name="unaids" />

Tonga is a destination country for women subjected to sex trafficking and, to a lesser extent, a source country for women and children subjected to domestic sex trafficking. East Asian women, especially those from China, are exploited in prostitution in clandestine establishments operating as legitimate businesses; some East Asian women are recruited from their home countries for legitimate work in Tonga, paying large sums of money in recruitment fees, and upon arrival are forced into prostitution.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tonga 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report|url=https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703181536/https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271300.htm|url-status=dead |archive-date=3 July 2017|website=U.S. Department of State|access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref>
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===Tuvalu===
{{Infobox
 |abovestyle = background:#cfc;
 |subheaderstyle = align-left
 |above        = {{Flagu|Tuvalu}}
 |subheader    = Prostitution legal<br>Buying sex legal<br>Brothels illegal<br>Procuring illegal<br>Solicitation illegal
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Prostitution is legal, but living on the earnings of prostitutes, procuring, brothel keeping and solicitation are illegal under the Penal Code.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tuvalu: Penal Code|url=http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=197529|website=WIPO|access-date=9 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>

UNAIDS estimate there to be 10 prostitutes on the islands.<ref name="unaids" />
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===Wallis and Futuna===
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Whilst the three kings of the islands, assisted by a prime minister and a "chefferie", have limited powers to legislate on local matters, the laws of France are applicable in [[Wallis and Futuna]].<ref name="wf">{{cite web|title=Wallis and Futuna country brief|url=http://dfat.gov.au/geo/wallis-futuna/pages/wallis-and-futuna-country-brief.aspx|website=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|access-date=29 December 2017|language=en-us}}</ref> These include the laws on prostitution, e.g. prohibition of purchasing sex, solicitation, procuring and brothels.
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://chartsbin.com/view/snb The Legal Status of Prostitution by Country]

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