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t d ~~'n v " ~ ~ To: John Ray r..'. [ ia' , Page ~ ~ ~~I • '.`~18. ~ ~~b7 A;TuesEay ~Mii1~DS ~59T}~P934 pin'~~~ i;: I`,~ M ~ Joe A..Tully ~~+'i P.O. Box 1810, Kadua-Kona, Hawaii 96745 ~ I ' w r ff~~} a s a ~ 8Q8 82g 9 f a f ~Y ~:xba1S+~'~i 1''^€ ~r t?,~ j n +~a lip .~Lr-,~~ w ~y,, uyy'~'y r r t ~ C ek+r ro r ,~63a Y » t ,~w,?~ r ~ r s.: a ~ t" 3~ fa~~a rt ~E,rrtail h ,~n9}~ ~ ~~a ~ I p ~ ~ ~ i I'ki,. qtr ei" ~ iai ~ ~ k~ ~i. . j ,t ~ ,dt S ~ , i ~ - 7 A ril 1 1997 P Mr. John Ray Councilman Hawaii County Council Hilo, HI 96720 CO n ~ RE: Hawaii County Funding of Non-profit Agencies ~ ~ ~ it Dear Mr. Ray: rv 1 I am writing to express concern regarding County funding of certain non-profit orga~i¢ation~-, I know you are on the verge of making a decision on this funding, so I think it is imp~t~{ent that you consider some points that probably have not yet been addressed. D ~ j cn Several of these non-profit organizations have been involved in very inappropriate or even itl~gal activities. I do not think the County should be committing tax-payers money to such organizations. Child & Family Services has been involved in transporting minors from the Konawaena campus to health care providers for gynecological exams, counseling, and birth control materials without the knowledge or permission of the childrens' parents. This is an unconscionable violation of the parents' trust in our public schools. It is also a violation of the Department of Education's (DOE) ' own regulations. (Haw. Admin. Rules § 8-29-1 prohibits student travel unless "Written parental consent shall be obtained for each student participating in any form of travel" prior to the travel). It also would appear to be "custodial interference" per Haw. Rev. Stat § 707-727. One mother and daughter who have had this horrible experience are currently preparing to bring action for this awful abuse. I am confident that when they do, many such other cases will emerge from the woodwork. I am also confident that the community will be horrified when it finds out that this has been happening to their children (and the information regarding this issue is going to be put on local cable in Kona, in Hilo, and on the other islands). I cannot imagine what people will do when they find out that such groups are being funded by their Councilmen and Councilwomen. Family Support Services has also been involved in the transporting minors from the Konawaena campus to health care providers for gynecological exams, counseling, and birth control materials without the knowledge or permission of the childrens' parents. The videotape of their van (with license number) twice (in one day) picking up Konawaena students in front of the principal's office and then delivering them to the offices of Kona Perinatal (another non-profit organization) for ' services will also be shown on public access cable. The ttivo trips recorded on that videotape were each made without prior written permission from the childrens' parents. (After-the-fact permission was obtained after the videotape mentioned above was shown to DOE officials and the deputy Attorney General dealing with DOE matters. Family Crisis Shelter, Inc. (FCSI) was one of the civil lawsuit defendants which recently apologized for race and sex orientation bias policies and practices. The State Attorney General also determined that there had been use of organization funds for private purposes, such as free loans to employees, subsidized health club memberships, large luncheons, and automobile insurance, all in violation of state law (see Report of Investigation: Family Crisis Shy l~ir~ln~a 1 C13~'~. - Pile IQo. ~~1~1~4.11~~__ Ref. 'Po: __.L~S[sL`! - Rxf. t~.~ tAPR 0 2 1997,:.;:_-,.::