HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0314.055 1996-1998 Hai,.,:..i i 1_c~un t;: c„Jn~_ i 1
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La.di«s Ger,tl«m«n of th« Finance committ«e and th« H_.uiaii RKENED~`r.~,
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I s.inc«r«lr th?.r~k i'ou fc~r b«ing th« first Count' CourtiyCounyl_~
Cn;JnCll In th« :_tat« i~f Hd.VJal I txlhc~ car«=. «nnUgh abDUt thF~
%..lleged abu=.«=_ and harm caul.«d b th« optional "Marijuana
Eradication Program" CFJEF' tr. s.«t as.id« an entir« committ«e
m««ting tc, thi=_. s.ub_iect and ins:,it« input from the commur,it:::
of imp act«d _itiz«ns.
`i'ou !:rill be h«a.ring th« truth of the matter pouring
from the hearts of anuls of the people. of this island
t«lling you r,ot only about cannabis but also about the
abuses. cuff«r«d b' citiz«ns a.t th« hand=_. of law «nfarc«ment
p«rsonnel pro=_.ecutor/~, Hurt=_. a=_. the cannabis
«r.?di ~..t i nn prc~gra.rr~ 1 _~G°~ii r,-F~YE~~«nted.
I tru=t )'ciu ~,aill come a,.,aay from this r«alizing tha±
thi=_ program t~~ has grtten en±ir«l;+' out of hand as to it=.
functinr~ and its op«rations b«caus« of the failur« of
pr«~:!ious. Cnur,ty Courn_i1s to .abide by Sec. ~-lc of th« Hawii
County Ch?.r±«r vahich ma.nda.t«=. "Frogr~. , 4
_ _m F,«t i eaa ever;'
;'«?.r=.
Rule ~4-1 of t,h« Count;,' Cnurn_il that states "th« budget
r«vi«va, the dep.?r±m«ntal prngr.am r«vi«w and the adotion
process shall be interpereted a=_. meeting the mandate" i=_.
in±nlerably irr=.ultir,g, It is a blatant att«mpt to sut~vert
thu Havia.ii County Ch~.rter. Those i~!hG adapt it as a mean=_. of
«vadi r,g ?-i .n nnl y be c.?.1 1 ed 1 a!±1-br«aker=. When
lat,,,-maN:«r=_. b«cnm« laud-br«a4;er=. it i=_. time for the p«opl« to
ris« in r«b«111on and oust th« usurpers. I hope that this
char acteriz.±nn do«sn't fit any r_~f i•nu nn thi=_. committ«« nr
r. r, ±r~ i s =ou roc i 1 .
Foy,:,«r corrupt=_ e.nd without thi=_. mandated r«t,i«La th« MEF'
h?.=_. t.eCr~me corrupt«d as to Impact the civil rights .xnd
th« rights. to li+«, liberty, .;nd purs.uit of happin«s.=_. of
innoc«r~t Ha~::~.?ii Cour~t'r r«sid«n±s., L,.1« trust that ;rou ,dill put
=top to such abusive b«ha~.+ior.
I ..sN: I,di±t, th« deep«st sinc«r«t' that you do not b«tr.a•,'
th« trust th.t ttio=« !~dhn to=.tify hav« gig,,«n :rou b.' ign~~rin9
their p,«_.= ,.11 prior rn,Jrirll ha.v« done befr,r«. come
people ?.r« ?.frnid, !:pith good r«..snn, to stand up ?nd s.pea.k
th«ir piece for f«?.r cf pc,li~_: r«ta.liatinn. :=ur_h thr«ats
he~!e been mad«. If :ou dar,'t act r«=_.por,=_.ibl:. tnda>' c~u may
t,.~Bll be «>::p~=?inq e.uch people h.?.rrassment If nrt:
' f J aCtua.l
harm.
bJh:± aJe the people ..f Hai,aai i as.k of gnu today is ?.impl«
i= r, ,r, ...tile, .?.rid e.rr,ount=. ±c. nc.±hing mn
_r« or les=_. th.n
=.bid« b.. the ~
~ 7f _~ff i ce .u tnnj~.: to fc.l 1 nUd th« m?.ru~ate
..f the H?.!,d±.l : 'Count;. Charter' Cioui~, D[0. 3iT. .SS
~fi~ ire. V S6
het y~raseated F c
Ret. Date `J11N 16 1991
'lh=.. ir. ~.t .s _.=tue.l l; =.?.l led for i+ the 1_oUn t)'
r Cr.?.rter i = to be 1 -vaful li' complied vci th, is treat the MEP be
terminated tod?.;' a.nd not be renevaed until such ''me a=. the
comprehen_i,,e char±. m?.r.dated program review i_ completed,
rep:, i eviced bi' this Cort,mi ±tee ?.rld the Counc i 1 , and passed
provided ±h?.t it=. conclusion indicates the wisdom o+ such
r._'r~evcal .
The ~:,er~:• 1~~~..t you can do today with this agenda item,
the rock bottom minimum ::'ou =arl do, is to defer passage of
this authorization ::for the m?.:vor to enter into a contract
vai±r. tree U.S. go~:,ernmerlt to implement the h1EPj until such
time a rOmpr'erler,s.lve h1ER review i=_. completed, i=_.
presented to ±hi_. committee and to the public, i=_. tnorougr,li
re~:,ie~,~ed and di :.ed, so that an informed and Intel l igent
Vote R,a:': be r?.'?t.
It !,could be ? crime far greater than the crime the
progr?.m is supposed tr. curtail, for you to not do either of
the above. The contrac± ~.x~ith the U~ government is optional.
Tr,e Court Cr,a.rter is n~~t! Tr,e rer~uirements of tr,e Count;'
Charter supers.cede the optional nature of this program.
Growing .a plarlt that h._.s Geer. the mainstay of mankind's
?.griculture by prclving food, fuel, fibre, medicine
sacrament, ?=.t~iell a=. cre.ati~:,e;''recre?.tional/social function=_.
since the beginning of recorded his.#or:r' in ever>' county:.' of
the I.aorld, is minor when comp?.red to the failure of
goy:,ernment official to abide by the laws they swear to
uphcll d .and i n the prose=.-., allow the police force to s.ub~:,ert
the Eill r.f Right=_..
If the=_. body is cofitpoged of a majority of law abiding
repres.erlt...tive=_., then :'our action today is clear. CANCEL OR
DEFER'! If a m?..jorit. of you deem yourselves abode the law
and fail to ac± righteou=_.1 in this mat#er, then in truth
i•ou a.re 1?.v,bre.ak:er=_. and des.er~:,e to be treated accordinq_li'. I
spe?.k: plairll a.nd from the heart ~.uithout malice or
dispre=_.pect. l,:lhat'=_ true i= true vahether :,ou lik:e to hear it
or not,
in _.sk:ing for a C:r,a.rter m?.ndated program review I am
presenting a =_.hart list ~~f it?ms that I respectfully reque=.±
be irn_orpc~rt?.ted into that re~diew. After failing to comply
vci to th i rtla.nd?.te fr;r near 1 i two decade=_., this counc i 1 oi~,e=.
±he people of this county complete and comprehensive
re~.~ i e~:'c. F'ur_.u i nq these enumer?.ted item=_. wi 1 1 r,el p to provide
=.ucr, reg. i ew,
I'm fini=_.hed udith the 1eg31 aspects. of my to=_.timoni'. At
' this time I U:~C
,IJ1'~ l Ik.e try pr'o4'Ide i'aU wl th mart inf CV r'ml a.ti Gr,:
1. I a.sb:: that thi committee, s.ix cf which ai nev.~
members incc'rpcra.to in±r. the record of the proceedings of
thi=_. committee, tt,e bodi' of information ar,d testimanr'
presented to the R"_C.' Committee chaired by -tahn Rai' during
the last Counti' Council. Lome of the tos.timony may be
repes.ted. P9ot !,,,i 1 1 not, A 1 ct .,f invaluable i nfarmat i on wa=__
presented. To be fair to thi=_. issue, please abide bi' this
ro~,Jet.
I hd.1,f a~:,er the years. acquired mini' fine books that
ha.':~e prc..,ided me with information to bring me to the paint I
h8ve an a~:,ov,~ed ca.nnabi 1 i best i cn i st. Ani'one who read=.
this. ma.±orial i=_. lik'el::: to feel the same way. I am providing
you !A~ittl 1i=_.t of these books and a cop;: of their inde?, c'
that .'ou ma;~ s.olortively peruse any or• all of them.
I ha.~.~e !,,,rittor~ a +i~,,e part serie=_. ~-railed
"Canr~abis.:the tree of li+o." I urge each of you who haven''t
a.lroadi' done so to road thi=_. series. a copy of which I'm
prn!; i d i ng to ±tlo i ne!a, members at this counc i 1 as the
reme.ining throe roceit,ed it !ashen I to=_.tified during the last
Counr_il session.
Finally, in liGht of the "Green Har~,,es.t" presentation I
made this committee=_.'s last meeting in which I enumerated
the ma.n.' benefit=. of a legal cannabis. industry an
Ha.!~da.iiis.l...nd, I present to you the first steps taken by a
Ha!,daii Count;:' government official in that regard. It is a
lector from Mayor `(a.m.as.hiro's otfico to a federal office
requestlr~g
P.athor than locking at programs to eradicate cannabis, I
urge chi=_. council to begin locking ~t program=_. to cultivate
it as parr of the agricultural base o~~'fsland's oconemy.
Rememt'or it i=_. preyfsontly legal to gram hemp !,dith the
~rr_~,..,a.l cf the fedor.:l
F'F gc~:~err,mer,t. A permitting Process is
in pla,-_e. Pursue it s.o thy: ~.ve can reap a "green har~,,est"
ins.toad r'f destrr,ying ma.n's best friand in the plant
M, i r, G d c'm .
On ±ho '.,orge of the threshold of the 3rd millonium, you
1 a.d i e- and con±l em,or, of the H.a!a~di i Loun ti' Counc i 1 can 1 oak:
ate?.d tc' a brigh± and prosperou=. future if you educate
your=el~.:e=_. about car~nat'is~and are courage au s. in follcwir~g
!,ahem the truth leads :.'ou. Or :roe car, fOllObd the ^,._take=
c'f the 1 a.st bi, ear=_. rog.ardi ng canna.bi s and keep us i n
po~:,ert;' :.rid pa.uci±'• Ha.!,cai i island can became the Garden of
Eden the :rd millenium, a =_olf-=.efficient land of plant:,'
=.::is.ting a=_ ar, =~:amplu tr' the re=_t of the !a,crld. FJSi~~•a
'Y aUr !Ote c'n +hl= IcoUe .8. r, Start a rhai r, of u'Jerit=. th3.t
t,cill chance tt,e !,cond.
del iBb'e me~far !,chat I =_.a~ to 'ou today i=_. true.
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F'e: P1AF'I_tlir';t•!r; EF.'ACiICATI~JI'J PF..OLRr=iP1 RE~.'IEI,J FERAPIETEF,~:
Dear members, c.+ the Finance Comm. x Hawaii Count>' Council,
In reque=_±ing a charter mandated program re':!ievd of the
"ftari.iua.r~a. Eradication Program" I respectfully reque=_t that ire
addi±ion to tt,e minimum re'auirement of such program re'aiev:~ tha.±
in 1 igFi± of the ±i~,,o decade lapse in complying ,.with said mandate
tti.a± ±he prc'grarr, rep,, i ei,,, ...1 so i nc 1 ude the fol 1 ow i ng:
- A public hearing=_. in ei,er:;• distrir_t of the island.
- l,Jha.t is the pres.er,t procedure frr finding, manually cutting,
rerr~c":!ing, a.nd de=_.tro;: i rn3 cc'nf i seated cannabis.
- Con.iderir,q that confiscated cannabi=_. is ~.uorth mare than its
~,,,e i gh,t I n geld, i,.,hat pr~~cedures are I n pl ar_e to be certain that
police personnel aren't keeping and selling some of it.
- Amount cif Car,fl'~Cnted cash that has been turned in as e':!idence
and the step taken to a=_=_.ure that confiscated cash is nat kept by
the pal ice.
- Hai:a many have beer. appro',,ed and ha,~, many re,iected by the Court.
I,Jha.± a.re put~l is complair~t= about abuse=_. of ~r~rk search
a,arran t=_ .
- Re':!iev,, of tt,e contract=_. under i~,hich state and Gaunt>' go'dernment
a,rcept~=. eradication fund=_. from the U.S. go~!ernment. -
- Re',!ieua c'f .all cort¢'liance reports submitted by the cc'unty to
federal go':!ernmer,t .agency~s. .
- ~.,Iha.t i the annual number of proper ti' se i Zures during the
tours.evf th i pry
~gr.am, I.,.Jhat i s the 'aal ue , who gat the mone::~ ,
i,,ih~.t ~:~.,ere the nature of the crimes 1 eadi ng tc' such =_.e i zure .
- Hai:;, much mar i.iua.na. i,:,a.s conf i =_,cated i n camper i son to rr...rd drugs
that v,~ere confiscated.
- LJhat i=_ the relation=_.t~ip bet~~,ieen cannabis eradication and the
=:.::p.;.rnJinq use of hard drugs'?
- i,Jhat are the prc~=_. 8< con=_ of an i ndu=_tr i al hemp i ndustr ~ i n HI .
- H _vmoa.r ison bettaeen the Ha,:ua.l i stUdY of the ecc'nomi c=_ of tt~e
hemp ir~dustrr b'. t1_. Helfridge of HIEDB ta~hich come to a. nega.ti':!e
=~_'ncl a=_ i on . a.r~d the stud;:- dc'ne b;: the State of '.!i rgi n i a. and ether
=_ta.tea =_.hoi~.!i nq the .con'_~mi c i a,bi 1 i t;• of the hemp i ndustr;: .
- I:Jha.t i= the re_ard of lo~.:,~ helicaptor flight =ampla.int=_.
- l:Jh a.± i= re=ord of heel th complain±=. rega.rdi rig aerial =_.pra; ir~g.
- C~~= _~~mprehen-_i'.. re','iei:., ~~f the e.::i=_.ting pol idea and
orocedurea fcr =_.ur~'eilla.r~ce a.nd aerial era.dicatior~.
- L,ih ..re the ~.bu=-= -'f =.erle.l =_ur'~.eilla.nce -.nd =.er!.l spr inq?
. ~ ,
- !,Jhv.t .appro~:,al are «eded from the federal po+ nment to permit
leua.l culti~,stior, of ~=.,.nnaGi=_.
- i,:ihat i the fea.=_.«.bi t i ty cif fond =«l f sufficiency a=_ an a.djur,ct
of count; ..utr~ori<ed _e.nnabi=_ culti~.!ation.
- I,:Ih3.t rol « r...n Count;' go~~terr~ment play i n the cul t i vat i or, ~f hemp
a. r, indu=_-trial crop.
_ i,.jr,,.± _.±ep=. ,;core taken in the past Cy County government ±o
initiat« grcn.~ir~g 1ega.l hemp in Ha!t:iaii.
- ~~,ine.t i th« =_.tatu=_. of herr,p a=_ a commercial crop i n otr,er
;rates.
- l,:ir,a.± i=_ the statu=_ of hemp a= y. commercial crop in other
countrie=_.
- The compari=_.on of penal tie=_. for pos=_essinp small amount of
cannable throuahou± the stat«_.
- F,e~.,iei,,, updated =_.tudies on gl>'pho=_.tate and other chemicals u=_.ed
in aerial =pra:;'ing.
- Re~,,i«~~:~ effec±s of chemical=_. used in aerial spraying on infant=_~
children, and the elderly.
- C>o comprehen=_ i ve rep:! i e!n~ of alleged civil right=_. viol at i on=_ from
rr~a.rijuana. eradication program.
- F'«':, i updat«d atud i e=_ of drift preven tat i ~,,e chemical added ±c~
the spr.iy.
- Re~:!ie~~.~ «ff«ct=_ of r«-emission from sun and lava.
- Effects of .ieriat spr.a;'in~~ on organic fa.rmers.~ ~.uat«r catchment
etr,
- C>o ful 1 i n~,,e=_.t i gat i can of multitude of adder=_.e real th effect
from aerial =.pra~l'yinq in F:a.`u in the autumn of 1'~?,5.
- =tud;"other i=_.ue-. rai=_«d a=_. a rB=_.ult of public to=_.timon'.
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Ha.!,Ja.l i I_ount:: Count.
H i l t H i i it
Fe; ..f book'=. Gn the SUb.jert c,f cannabis I'm lea~~ing ~,Jith~
I_i~U r,±-,,' I_1 er 4:: fr,r tuuG vJee4::=. tGr use b~ CGUnCi1 members ar,l}'.
De=.- merrlber_ Gf the Finance Comm. Y Hawaii Gaunt• Ccwnci 1 ,
I a.rrl 1 e.?.~,! i n~a the_e bar~4is I,Ji th tr,e Caunt)• Clerk fGr ~GUr
Peru=_al fc~r the re=_.t of the month of June after ~~:~hich I will
retrie~:~e tFlem. They ~.re impr~rta.nt book=_ #hat will pro~.!ide i•au
i,Jith much infc~rma.tian about the =_.ubject of cannabi=_..
1 . The ~.:;:erGr talear=_. fJG C1 Gthes:h i =_.tGr i cal record of the plant
.nd its. prof•IibitiGn Jack Herer
c. Homp:Lifelir,e to the Future Chris Conrad
Hemp for Health:medicirlal C: nutritional u=_.es of cane. "
~3. P1a.rihue.na: A Signal Gf Misunderstanding Official report Gf
the Plationa.l.Camm, an Marijuana & Drag Abuse
S. Industrial Hemp Hemp tech
~5. ~•rr,o4::e P1 i rrGr=_.: the !agar on drug=_ and the •?cpol i t i c i s of fa i 1 ure
C; .n Eaum
t°lari_iua.rla:the forbidden medicine OrinspGOn 3: Bakale.r
F•te.r i .j uar~?. filed i c i ne Roger Roffman
9. Cancer Trea±ment °c fla.rijuana. Therap> Robert Randall
10.h'lu_.c1e '=p.-.=_m. F~.irl Thera.p.r " "
11. The Case fGr Legalizing Drugs Richard P1i11er
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(NOTE: Attachment to C-314.55 can be found w/Att. "W" attached
to FC 6/16/97 Minutes)