DRUG-FIGHTING OFFICE GIVES US BETTER WEAPONS

With the state's drug nuisance abatement unit, there's finally a firm step
forward in addressing the crystal meth problem.

In the past, I have heard about people who try to report "ice houses" and drug
activity in their own neighborhoods but receive little response. In other
cases, people want to do something but fear reprisals by dealers and addicts.
Now, law enforcement will have more resources and additional options to help
residents take back their communities.

Thank you to the legislators like Scott Saiki and Eric Hamakawa who worked so
hard to create and pass the bill establishing this drug-fighting office. You
recognized a serious problem, listened to the needs of Hawai'i's citizens and
came up with a proactive solution. It may not solve all of our state's drug
ills, but it's definitely going to help.

Fred Hirayama

Honolulu