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Hawaii County Council July 2, 1997 DEP. CHIEF CORREA: Since 1995. MR. SANTANGELO: 1995. In my district and the district I represent, there's been some questions raised which concerns over aerial spraying. So if that's the case, then that would not have been the Hawaii County Police Department spraying. DEP. CHIEF CORREA: If it was after 1995, that's correct. NiR. SANTANGELO: I talked with you--not you personally, but with the Police Department and your resources at length, and there's a resistance to any kind of an amendment that would restrict your funds for use with herbicidal spraying. I know what they are, but could you share some of those concerns--do you feel comfortable with that? DEP. CHIEF CORREA: Restricting us from--- MR. SANTANGELO: Yes, what concerns do you have if I was to--if this Council was to accept that kind of an amendment. DEP. CHIEF CORREA: Let me just make a statement here that we haven't sprayed since 1995 and at the present time, we don't have any plans to spray. However, we don't want to have any restrictions placed in any kind of an amendment which might tie our hands from actually doing our job and our duty, should there be a unique type of incident or case whereby it'd be safer, most cost-efficient, to actually use herbicidal spraying that's within the guidelines of the overall operational procedures. MR. SANTANGELO: If you were to use aerial spraying, and obviously this would be an exception to where you're headed right now--what would be those circumstances? Could you give us just a little picture? DEP. CHIEF CORREA: Well, there may be in agricultural areas or, let's say, some state land that maybe the Department of Land and Natural Resources can get to and maybe questions being made for us to go and eradicate that. 6