by Erin Miller
West Hawaii Today
emiller@westhawaiitoday.com
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 8:31 AM HST
Hawaii County is set to receive $2.1 million from the state to stop underage drinking, the lieutenant governor’s office announced Tuesday.
The amount coming to the county is just $200,000 less than what the City and County of Honolulu will receive. The money is part of [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2010’
Isle will net $2M to fight underage drinking
Prohibition Won’t Work Against Pot
published in the Honolulu Advertiser Sunday February 7, 2010
Skip Miller’s sermon on the dangers of marijuana ( “Marijuana too damaging to be legalized,” Jan. 31 ) is a compendium of distortions and discredited drug war assertions.
The idea that legalization would increase substance abuse flies in the face of the evidence. We were warned that legalizing [...]
Large turn out at County Council Feb 2
As you can see, there was a large turn out on Feb 2 for the County Council meeting, as reported by the HTH. (See post below)
There were 28 people who testified, all in favor of the LLEPCO. Everyone was there to remind the council of their responsibilities.
Although good questions were posed by Council members, nothing [...]
Cannabis Legislation
Published in Hawaii Tribune-Herald Tuesday, February 2, 2010 9:31 AM HST
Cannabis legislation
With regard to Mr. LeGendre’s letter, (Tribune-Herald, Jan. 24) I respectfully clarify that the adult decriminalization bill introduced by state Sen. Kalani English before the Legislature will not legalize cannabis. Decriminalization will make possession of 1 ounce or less a civil proceeding like a traffic [...]
Lines drawn over pot use
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Adam Lehman, one of the authors of the so-called Peaceful Sky ordinance, testifies before a county council committee on Tuesday. – John Burnett/Tribune-Herald
by John Burnett
Tribune-Herald Staff Writer
Published: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 9:58 AM HST
A County Council committee heard from about two dozen people Tuesday night who testified that police are ignoring the voter-passed [...]
