GOOD LUCK TO 'EWA'S WEED & SEED PROGRAM

Based on the experience of Kalihi/Chinatown and Waipahu, the 'Ewa community
can count on good things happening as it launches its own Weed & Seed
program.

But this bootstrapping effort won't succeed without strong community
involvement.

Law enforcement and social service agencies have been generous in their
support of this innovative program, which aims to "weed" out crime or the
causes of crime in a community and then "seed" in positive changes,
including jobs, recreation and extra social services.

But officialdom cannot do it alone. The program has succeeded in Chinatown
and Waipahu in large part because those communities have enthusiastically
backed the program. It rests, after all, on the backs of volunteers.

So congratulations to 'Ewa for its dedicated efforts in getting our latest
Weed & Seed program launched. And let's hope the community provides the
volunteer manpower to make it a rousing success.