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<br /> <br /> <br /> Wednesday - October 28, 1998 University of Hawaii @ Hn~/Hawai`i Community College <br /> h 4kmwol <br /> <br /> i..n).,. .YY e~*~ <br /> <br /> Marijuana Eradication Illegal? <br /> i i <br /> by Katie Jolly 1( <br /> Managing Editor <br /> 0 GREEN <br /> Section 3-16 of the county council. According to EI i THEYryTJP~Y v <br /> Hawaii County Charter of the County Charter, the TNkrPOUpv8Yl/1 ` <br /> states "At least once every council is required to approve BVrTyErvavrrgi l <br /> four years, the council shall this study, or demand the <br /> critically review every program's conclusion. In <br /> program supported wholly or May 19%, under citizen <br /> partially by county funds, and pressure, the council called <br /> unless the council shall for a review of the eradication <br /> favorably authorize its program to rate its <br /> continuation at current or effectiveness. The review °~11 rti^ <br /> modified levels, the program was never accomplished. It <br /> shall be terminated. The appears that Green Harvest art by Andrewlmamura <br /> council shall adopt- has been illegal since at least fighting various drugs did not of marijuana, who question <br /> procedures and details to 1983. equal the individualized the decision to attack the <br /> implement this section." In January of 1990, dangers associated with the marijuana industry in Hawaii, <br /> In the twenty-five plus Attorney general Warren drugs. The report criticized and who feel we should <br /> years of the marijuana Price urged state lawmakers the state-wide organization, surrender in our war on drugs <br /> eradication programs, there to request a management spending, priorities, and and legalize them." Since <br /> has never been a program audit of the Narcotics guidance of the narcotics this report, there has been no <br /> review as mandated by the Enforcement Division and investigators. public attempt to investigate <br /> County Charter. The the Investigation Division of Price complained that the spending of federal grant <br /> legislative auditor's office is the Department of the .,[The report] is laced with the money intended to fight drugs <br /> planning to perform a review Attorney General. The very same types of statements in Hawaii, or to evaluate the <br /> of the Police Department's legislative auditor's we hear on a regular basis consequences of drug <br /> marijuana eradication grants, conclusive report found that from those who seek to prohibition. The September <br /> if the study is approved by the the level of money spent on down-play the dangerousness 18, 1995 issue of West Hawaii <br /> Continued on page 6 <br /> Auto ` andaill A Mtempted "t Uto <br /> Theft <br /> by Fiafra Naea <br /> Photo Editor <br /> On the morning of into, her steering column <br /> + October 27, 1998 HawCC cover had been detached and <br /> Student Body President left scattered on the floor, <br /> RonnieTagupaparkedhercar leaving the vehicle <br /> a in one of the parking stalls inoperable. Distraught and <br /> facing the UHH Campus angered, she immediately <br /> " Center; a daily routine for called the police. Hawaii <br /> most of us students here at the Police Department Officer <br /> Hilo Campus. LeeLoy arrived a half-hour <br /> Upon returning a mere 2 later and conducted a pre- <br /> hours later, she found that, not investigative report. <br /> only had her car been broken <br />