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Ghsirmdn'anc~.Members
Hswaii Caunty.Counei,l
29 Au¢luni; 5tY,eet Jul 2', .1497
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'Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the H~awai.i,,
.County Police pepar~ent, to urge acceptance of the"Ped+~raL
.grant o8 $ t50, 000., OA, to continue marljuana eradication .
?`hgse who ar,e so vielently opposed must realize there will, be
an increase 3n the growing of marijuana if the program ceases.'
mhis wii1, )Ytoat aertainl~/ trigger an incZea~s'e In criNe whSUh
wpuld ai:fect our who3.e island econorey.
With tourism increasing and the jassibility of crime Tieing,
we must continue all anti°clYUg programs, and work hard to
maintain control, Xou have, d a, rave responsibility to t11e public
and those who a2lected you.' Yle cannot acc~Pt sny-,fle1'ay in Lh~
%3ecisiota concerning this very valLahle,ahti-Crug program:
l~ulalic.aaEety is of paramount $.mportance and we must &11-share
<in maintaining that. Although there have been many ailagations
of problems with spraying,, the DLNA state that ngne.of there
have bten substanti?ted. >
'The rgcAjority of palls to the Crime 'S toppers Tipg Line era drug-, ,
xelatid an3 ha+re resulied in many .=crests. We find it ,
irrcraaaangly difficult to raise the funds required to pay the
rewards.. Please do ,got mare our' lob any harder by discontinuing
the..cempaign aga'nst marijuana graw~~.n5.
Z 'urge you not tc "committee",this ;luostion to death and tq ;
make the-right decision to prevent any increase in mdrijnaiia
growth,.-we need ~iawaii CaunCy to Yee marihuana free.
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slur greaCeht asset "'L'ha young people of Hawaii",should grow
u'p in a drug-,free.environmeni, Yon can help toward5`that '
final, and 1: strongly urge You to do so by voting tq„continue ,
the marijuana eradication program.
mh~ank you foF taking the t-ime to 4isCen to my presentation.
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A a Pruitt. , ,ph. D' Nbl. 7b~ GMhU~
,president-West Hawai_ Crime 5topp¢t'~, Ync.
Bonrd Member-Crime stoppers Zntasna~tiongl, znc LL JUl 02 1997 °
A MEMBER Or CRIME S~OP>'E6;S INTEFiNA71~NAL., ~C.
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