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THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI`1 <br />In the Matter of ) <br />A Proposed Initiative Amendment to thc) CERTIFICATE OF RESULTS <br />Hawaii County Code ) <br />CERTIFICATE OF RESULTS <br />In compliance with section 11-156, Hawaii Revised Statutes, I, KENNETH G. GOODENOW, <br />Cuunty Clerlc, County of I Iawai`i, in the capacity of the chief election officer of the County pursuant to <br />section 3-6(6)(3) of the Hawaii County Charter, do hereby certify that the proposed initiative to amend <br />the Hawaii County Code was submitted to the voters of the County of F-Iawai`i on November, 4, 2008. I <br />hereby further certify that the proposed initiative amendment was duly approved by a majority of voters <br />voting on said initiative amendment: <br />Proposal I Should the Hawaii County Code be amended to add a new article that would be titled <br />and known as the "Lowest Law Enforcement Priority of Cannabis Ordinance'', which <br />would: direct the county to make law enforcement related to Cannabis (marijuana) <br />offenses. when the Cannabis is only intended for adult personal use, their lowest law <br />enforcement priority; define "adult personal use" to include the use of Cannabis on <br />private property only by persons twenty one years of age or older; prevent county la-w <br />enforcement officials from accepting deputization or commissions from a federal law <br />enforcement agency for purposes of investigating, citing, or arresting citizens or <br />searching or seizing their property if doing so is inconsistent with the lowest law <br />enforcement priority of Cannabis ordinance; prohibit the Hawaii County Council from <br />authorizing the acceptance of or issuing funding to be used to investigate, cite, arrest, <br />prosecute, search or seize property from adults when doing so would be inconsistent with <br />the lowest law enforcement priority for Cannabis policy; and direct the County Council <br />not to support the acceptance of any funds for the marijuana eradication program? <br />Voters voting "FOR" 35,689 <br />Voters voting "AGAINS"I'° 25,940 <br />IN W 1'TNESS WHERF..OE, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the County of <br />Hnwai'i. Stale of Hawaii to be affixed this 23rd day of December, 2008. <br />-~ ~~ !~ <br />KENNETH G. GOODENOW, Clerl: <br />County of Hawaii <br />