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<br /> JUL- 1-97 TUE 20:10 JERRY ROTHSTEIFI 80P3297651 P. 01 <br /> Jut y 2, 1997 <br /> GountY Gouncl l '97 JUL 2 ~i(1 8 19 <br /> Hilo Hawaii <br /> CC''~ <br /> Re Resos. 94-97, 116-97, and l17-97i prGflram reui6lfilld~^1il}' f~;'{~~SjC~~~ <br /> "Marijuana Eradication Program" <br /> Dear Hawaii County Council, <br /> After 16 years of previous County Council's neglect of <br /> its charter mandated duty to review the marijuana <br /> eradication program, and the abuses that such neglect has <br /> fostered, it is praisworthY that this council Is requiring <br /> the mandated program review and also seeking a comprehensive <br /> program review via the State Legislature. <br /> Please Include the following requirements In the <br /> program review; <br /> 1. Conduct a PUBLIC HEARING IN EACH DISTRICT to help <br /> determine the abuses of the existing program, <br /> 2. Since a county police officer flies in most if not all <br /> aerial spraying missions, antl the eradication prorgram could <br /> not fUnCtlOn Without GOUntY police participdtlOn, please <br /> include an UPDATED EVALUATION OF THE USE OF THE HERBICIDE <br /> ROUNDUP. Alot more information about the toxicitYY of this <br /> product has Gecome known since the 1988 EIS. Also, aerial <br /> application is NOT an approved use. <br /> 3. What procedures are used to guarantee that police DO <br /> NOT KEEP AND SELL PART OF THE CONFISCATED CROP and don't <br /> keep cash confiscated In the arrest process. Without strict <br /> procedures police corruption is likely when handling a <br /> commodity more valuable than gold. <br /> 4. What Is the relationship between eradicating cannabis <br /> and the INCREASE IN THE USE OF HARD DR!iGS, <br /> Please review my Finance Committee testimony of June 16 <br /> titled "Marijuana Eradication Program P,eview Parameters" for <br /> additional items. <br /> S' erely, <br /> ry R h tein <br /> awaiiisland 96740 <br /> ~m~. »,a.3~~• • <br /> FYIe IYo. ~ S G <br /> IZef bbl Presented~~! <br /> ~f, JUL 0 `L 1997 , <br /> <br />