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 [...]
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Isle will net $2M to fight underage drinking
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 [...]
Police rebellion
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Published: Sunday, January 17, 2010 7:54 AM HST
I am always reading that the Police Department leaders and the county Prosecuting Attorney’s Office keep insisting that they will continue to ignore the “Peaceful Sky” initiative because marijuana is still illegal under state and federal laws, and therefore they will continue “green harvesting” and harassing marijuana users.
I [...]
Big Isle’s pot pulse is sought
Big Isle’s pot pulse is sought
But move to get question on ballot may be snuffed out
by Jason Armstrong
Tribune-Herald Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, December 31, 2009 9:09 AM HST
Kohala Councilman Pete Hoffmann wants to ask Big Island voters if they support decriminalizing marijuana use, but is barred from adding nonbinding questions to election ballots.
“I simply want to try [...]
Maui helicopter crash injures two on Wednesday
By Curtis Lum – Advertiser Staff Writer
7:02 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Two people were injured after their helicopter made an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon in Hana, Maui. The injured persons, a pilot and an inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration, suffered non-life threatening injuries, said Ian Gregor, FAA spokesman. They [...]
DEA Forced to Scrub Misleading Info on the American Medical Association’s Position on Marijuana
Activists get the DEA to remove obsolete information from its website claiming that the American Medical Association (AMA) still opposes medical marijuana
By Charmie Gholson, Originally published Monday December 7, 2009 on AlterNet.
On November 10th, the AMA reversed its long-held position that marijuana has no acceptable medicinal value and adopted a new policy position [...]
Police Officer ‘against prohibition’ to visit County next month & talk to Council, police officers, community groups.
Thanks to a great organization called LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) we will have a visit from this Canadian police officer from January 11 through 17. Anyone interested in hosting an event or inviting Officer Bratzer to speak to their organization should contact Peaceful Sky Alliance or call 808 938 0644.
“Police officers in Canada [...]
A Brief summary of the ordinance:
The Road to Peace for Hawai’i County
HERE’S THE HAWAII COUNTY ORDINANCE THAT MAKES CULTIVATION OR POSSESSION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF CANNABIS THE LOWEST LAW ENFORCEMENT PRIORITY:
The Hawaii County Code has been amended to add a new articlethat is titled and known as ”The Lowest Law Enforcement Priority of Cannabis Ordinance”.
The Lowest Law Enforcement Priority of Cannabis Ordinance was presented as Ballot Measure #1 in the [...]
