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HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING MARIJUANA ERADICATION OPERATIONS AND RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS I. PURPOSE To establish rules and regulations relative to marijuana eradication operations and marijuana reconnaissance missions only, conducted by the Hawaii Police Department. II. DEFINITIONS A. "Aerial observer" means a law enforcement officer, in an aircraft, assigned to locate illegally cultivated marijuana plots and/or direct ground personnel to illegally cultivated marijuana plants. 13 "Manual eradication" means the uprooting or cutting and destruction of illegally cultivated marijuana plants. C. "Marijuana eradication operations" means the function of locating and eradicating illegally cultivated marijuana. D. "Marijuana reconnaissance missions" means the function of locating and mapping illegally cultivated marijuana plots for future enforcement efforts. E. "Probable cause" means facts and circumstances within a law enforcement officer's knowledge and of which the law enforcement officer has reasonably trustworthy information that are sufficient in themselves to warrant a person of reasonable caution in the belief that a crime has been or is being committed (Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 803-5). F. "Short term airborne operations" (STABO) means the aerial transportation of personnel, harvested marijuana or equipment while attached by a rope or similar device to the underside of a helicopter. III. POLICY For the safety and welfare of the public and law enforcement personnel and to maintain a consistent operating procedure and ensure public confidence in the r- program, all members participating in marijuana eradication operations and other ~.r