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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0990.012 1996-1998 808-326-7626 P'1 Nov 11:05P Dan Malakie 13 98 n , - 76-117 Kamehamalu St. Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 r, 13 November 1998 Chairman County Council Committee On Finance Attn: 'vlr. Aaron Chung Sir. I am writing to you u1 reference to the Byrne Grant and resolution 32898. I believe that the County should be allowed to enter into the agreement with the Federal Government to use the funds for marijuana eradication. I am the Senior Army Instructor for the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Program for West Hawaii. This is my third year working in the high schools it West Hawaii. 1 am appalled by the great amount of marijuana use by our young adults. I see the results of this on a daily basis. In fact, today I had a conversation with Mr. Wil Murakami. Principal of Kealakehe High School about the possible use of a drug dog in his school. He told me that it was not possible because it was ruled as an illegal search by our State Government. I have two teenagers of my own that attend that high school and the marijuana use there and at Konawaena High School is outrageous. Something has to be done. I am the neighborhood watch coordinator for Kona Vistas. We have recently leaned-up an ugly drug situation in the neighborhood by working with Mr. Joe Reynolds, County Council Representative and local law enforcement officials. I am also Scoutmaster of Boy Scorn Troop 31 and am a member of the District Committee. We have to do something to protect our youth. We live in paradise and this paradise is ridden by drug growers/manufactures, users and pushers. This has to be stopped. As you know, marijuana is a gateway drug into the drug culture and undesirable elements. This has lobe stopped. I fought in two wars to protect this country and we are loosing it intemally, much as a result of illegal dnt, use. I urge you to do something to stop illegal drug use/growth/manufacture in our community. Protect the youth and the citizens by making funds available to our law enforcement agencies to stop this. Make Hawaii the paradise it once was. S i ncere h'. DA; Ml' C. MALAKIE LTC, US Anny (Ret) USA File Lie. FG Presented Ref. Tot Fgt.