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~ ~ <br /> STATEMENT BY AGENT IN CHAR E SIDNEY A HAYAKAWA OF THE DR G <br /> ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION HONOLULU DISTRI T OFFICE <br /> MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL I AM HERE <br /> TODAY TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 94 AND <br /> 116. <br /> THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA), HONOLULU DISTRICT <br /> OFFICE HAS BEEN THE LEAD FEDERAL AGENCY IN SUPPORT OF THE <br /> ERADICATION OF MARIJUANA, BOTH MANUAL AND HERBICIDAL, FOR MORE <br /> THAN TEN (10) YEARS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. WE WILL CONTINUE <br /> WITH OUR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS AS LONG AS MARIJUANA IS LISTED AS A <br /> SCHEDULE I DRUG UNDER THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (CSA) IN <br /> FACT, AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO THE STATE AND <br /> PEOPLE OF HAWAII TO CONTINUE TO ENFORCE THE FEDERAL NARCOTICS <br /> LAWS. <br /> BOTH THE MANUAL AND HERBICIDAL METHODS USED IN THE ERADICATION OF <br /> <br /> MARIJUANA IN HAWAII HAVE RECEIVED THE APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATE <br /> FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES. WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) WHICH AUTHORIZES US TO EMPLOY HERBICIDAL <br /> ERADICATION ON FEDERAL, STATE AND INDIAN OWNED LANDS. RECENTLY, <br /> <br /> WE HAD A NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT EVALUATORS FROM THE U.S. <br /> DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION <br /> SERVICE (APHIS), AND THE STATE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND <br /> <br /> AGRICULTURE, WHO CONDUCTED AN ON-SITE EVALUATION OF OUR <br /> HERBICIDAL PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE EIS. <br /> ~~m. ~0.3~4r ~19 <br /> F11e xo. VISC~ - <br /> lief. To;Prece~fnr~~~l <br /> ~f. JUL 0 2 1997 <br /> <br />