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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> COUNT a OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE STATEWIDE <br /> MARIJUANA ERADICATION PROGRAM. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the United States of America, through the State Department of the Attorney General Crime <br /> Prevention and Justice Assistance Division, annually makes available to the Hawaii County Police Department grant <br /> funding for the purpose of conducting marijuana eradication missions as part of a Statewide Marijuana Eradication <br /> Program; and <br /> WHEREAS, during Hawaii County Council meetings relating to the acceptance of such grants, public concerns <br /> consistently arise with respect to, inter alia, the department's compliance with grant conditions, and whether <br /> departmental goals and objectives are being furthered by such missions; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the State Auditor's office is widely respected for its proficient and impartial audits of numerous <br /> state programs; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the findings of an operational and fiscal audit by the State Auditor's office of the Statewide <br /> Marijuana Eradication program would greatly assist the Hawaii County Council in critically evaluating the goals, <br /> objectives and policies of the County of Hawaii's own marijuana eradication program. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the County of Hawaii that the Hawaii State <br /> Legislature is respectfully requested to conduct an audit of the Statewide Marijuana Eradication Program and to make <br /> available its findings and recommendations to the Hawaii County Council. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk is hereby directed to forward copies of this resolution to <br /> Senate President Norman Mizuguchi, Speaker of the House of Representatives Joseph Souki, State Auditor Marion Higa, <br /> State Attorney General Marjorie Brouster, Hawaii County Mayor Stephen Yamashiro, and Hawaii County Police Chief <br /> Wayne Carvalho. <br /> Dated at Hilo, Hawaii this 2nrl day of July 1997. <br /> <br /> INTRODUCED BY: <br /> <br /> <br /> COUNCILMEMBER, COUNTY pF HAWAII <br /> COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE <br /> County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX <br /> Hilo, Hawaii ARAKAKI x <br /> CHUNG X <br /> I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the LErrHEAD-TODD x <br /> vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the RAY X <br /> County of Hawaii on July 2, 1997 REYNOLDS x <br /> SANTANGELO <br /> ATTEST: SMITH X <br /> TYLER X <br /> YAGONG x <br /> 8 0 1 0 <br /> <br /> Z-Qll~ Reference Cam. 170 /Coy rmi 1 _ <br /> COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. _ 1 17 9t <br />