HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0102.044 2000-2002 Resolution and Ordinance
Whereas the County of Hawaii is in a budgetary crisis and;
Whereas The Hawaii County Police department in the overzealous efforts to eradicate Cannabis has
incurred lawsuits costing further taxpayer moneys caused numerous complaints and loss of citizens
privacy and peace and;
Whereas The State of Hawaii has passed legislation allowing the medical use of Cannabis and;
Whereas it is extremely difficult for eradication officers to distinguish a medial Cannabis grow site via
aerial observation and;
Whereas the Hawaii State Constitution provides for privacy in article one section six and for the pursuit
of happiness in article one section two and freedom of religion in article one section four and Cannabis
eradications in private residential locations has violated these citizens rights and;
Whereas the privacy provision of the State Constitution was drained with specific language with the
intent of preventing the arrest of any individual in the privacy of their home from being arrested for the
use of Cannabis and;
Whereas there is a limited amount of taxpayer dollars to fund the Hawaii County Police department
and;
Whereas there is an epidemic of methamphetamine use on Hawaii island needing all police and law
enforcement resources which are misspent on manini Cannabis crimes
It is hereby resolved that no County police officer or Prosecuting attorney shall arrest or prosecute any
Cannabis offense less than ?5 plants on private residential property, nor shall any county officer or
agent participate in Cannabis eradication efforts over private and or residential land, nor shall any
county resources be utilized by any state or Federal agency or agents in the persecution of cannabis
users or eradication missions
Also any county officer or agent who violates this ordinance shall be fined between $500 and $1000 per
attempted Cannabis arrest or destruction of less than ~5 plants or confiscation of less than 1 LB of dried
Cannabis; there being no indemnification for any county agent or police officer with regard to the
offenses of this ordinance that any tine incurred shall be the sole and personal responsibility of the
participating officer or agent of the county of Hawaii
This resolution and ordinance is in no way a legalization of Cannabis
The purpose of this ordinance is strictly to place the arrest and or prosecution of manini Cannabis
crimes at the lowest order of priority that police and prosecutor taxpayer moneys be redirected toward
all the hard drug crimes occurring in Hawaii County,
Sponsored b~ The Religion of Jesus Church
Rey .Bennis Shields spokesperson ~m~• ~s~s
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