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~ 4~ <br /> ~ <br /> <br /> BENJAMIN J CAYETANO 5~~ EARLI ANZAI <br /> pOVEPHpP Of .4WAP ATTOANEr p[MEIIAI <br /> O~ I. <br /> 3r'• ~iP - • TNOMA9 R KELLER <br /> fiAST OErvIY ArmEwEr cEHEAu <br /> STATE OF HAWAII <br /> DEPARTMENT OFTHEr1TTORNEY GENERAL <br /> X35 QUEEN STREET <br /> NOfJOLULU 4U WAN Y6]t] <br /> leoel saE ~ sop <br /> ADMINISTRATON DIVISION <br /> (808) 586-06 I B <br /> July 17, 2000 <br /> James Y. Ara;caf~, C-`.air <br /> Hawai_ County Cc::nc_1 <br /> 25 Aupun~ St_'EEt <br /> Hilo, 3awaz, 5c?2C <br /> Dear Cha~~ Araka<_: <br /> ~Ae appreciate the time you and other officials from the <br /> County of Hawa_= took to meet with Governor Ben7am~n Cayetano and <br /> my first deputy tic. Keller during my absence regarding the <br /> sar~~uana eraa=ca=ion program in your County. I was informed <br /> that it was a p-cduotive meeting and the Governor understood your <br /> ~~oncerns. <br /> T_he me=t=-~ was prompted by a request on behalf of six <br /> members of t:^.E -a~~a_: County Council for an Attorney General <br /> legate opinion. ":~L :axed whetner the various Council actions <br /> taken over the fast =our years *_o accept and approve federal <br /> grants to eracica.E :~ari7uana com.~ly with th ments o <br /> Section 3-16 c` ..e 3awaii Count Charter. <br /> team ~ <br /> CO}lAC _ r. ~ <br /> vears and• _ - _ _ You also <br /> aske 'or an ~ on a related issue: whether council members <br /> who ::_.e p.~--~~~ ~--=rneys to defend themselves against <br /> ~mpeac:;:~e~t t. . brought b ~ .-itizens who allege, in part, <br /> •a~,::at_ 3e.._. 3-16 with _espect to the marihuana <br /> Era::_cat~~~r could be re,mbursed by the Council for their <br /> <br />