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Hawaii County Council July 2, 1997 However, with respect to the merits of this resolution, as well as the resolutions which are to follow on this particular subject, I'd just like to state, for the record, that I think there's been a lot of good points brought out by members of the public on both sides of the equation. I have to admit, some of the discussion is redundant, some irrelevant, but also there has been a lot of good points raised. Some people say that the continuation of the eradication program is counter-productive to what we're trying to achieve and others say it is productive. Some say it's a gateway drug, some say it's not a gateway drug. I don't know. We have to make a decision at some point. The only fact that I have at this point is that marijuana is illegal and in light of that, I will be voting in support of these resolutions. CHR. ARAKAKI: Thank you, Mr. Chung. Mr. Tyler. MR. TYLER: Thank you, Mr. Chairman and thank you, Mr. Wurdeman, for coming here today. I was hoping you might be here. If I understood you correctly, we could amend this or pass whatever we pass, or don't pass it. But the fact is that there's a contract between the Federal Government, and in the case of the DEA, or the State, in the statewide narcotics grant, which cannot be amended by this body--we either accept it or reject it. Is that correct? MR. WURDEMAN: That's correct. You can, of course, reject and ask the Department to renegotiate it which I guess would be another option. But--- MR. TYLER: The second question that I wanted to ask you is there's been some representations made today and some previous times that the Council, because there has not been what some people term a mandatory program review, that the Council is currently in default of the Charter and we must terminate this program until such a review is done. In your professional opinion, is that true or not? 12