TEMPER 'ICE STORM' WITH MORE THAN TALK

The "Ice Storm" series was excellent (Star-Bulletin, Sept. 7-14). The more
people educated about this scourge on the people of Hawaii, the better our
chances of ridding our islands of ice.

I am a juvenile probation officer and I work on the front lines with our youth
addicted to ice. Lack of appropriate treatment and resources is our problem at
this time. These addicted children are doomed, as our state ignored this
problem for years.

I hope the state's drug summit is more than just a meeting of minds and that
the powers that be will implement what we need, and not just talk story. The
ice problem is a people problem that needs to be solved by the very people who
run for political office stating that they are "for the people." Well, let's
see if that campaign rhetoric was just shibai.

Melissa Moniz

Hilo, Hawaii