Drugs

... Akau said the problem involved hiring for jobs on the docks, and that removing Victim 12 “would help the flow of jobs onto the docks.”…

... Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers must make public more than 30 million documents, including attorney-client privileged communications about the original FDA approval of OxyContin and the tactics used to promote opioids ....

... 29 years after Iniki, will Kauai finally get a youth drug treatment center? ....

... Alm added that Myeni, who did have marijuana in his system...also had an odd encounter with officers just 30 minutes before going to Nuuanu, when he approached police at Kewalo Basin as they took a statement from someone reporting a car theft. Alm said Myeni started questioning the victim himself ….

... As of today, 44 of the 60 defendants are either in federal or state custody, and the search continues for 16 defendants ....

... Wilcox utilized his Kailua clothing company, “Armed and Dangerous,” as a front business to launder cash drug proceeds ....

... The NOVO was issued due to the licensee’s ongoing failure to submit annual independent financial audits ....

... Akamai readers will remember this is exactly what happened to the old Hilo Hotel on Kinoole St during the 1990s depression ....

... “We’re not proud of it.  But crystal methamphetamine is our gift to the nation. It started here.” -- Judge and Former US Attorney Ed Kubo ....

... Bullet Dodged on Problematic Bills ....

... abortion, drugs, suicide ....

... eastern O'ahu has the highest emissions, at 324 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent per ounce. That’s roughly equivalent to burning 16 gallons of gasoline....

... And provided overdose prevention training and nasal naloxone to over 1,000 drug addicts ....

... drugs, gambling, abortion ....

"... Lee said she and Officer Chu have been growing marijuana ever since her husband left her ...."

... Bill Tracking at the Legislature Begins ....

... bribes from a drug trafficker to obtain United States Postal Service cluster box units ....

... to remain at the forefront in developing policies and regulations ....

...“You would think that employees at the state disease outbreak control center would be too busy these days for such extracurricular activities,” Dan Grazier, an ex-Marine Corps officer who now works for the nonprofit Project on Government Oversight, told The Daily Beast....

...The Hawaii senator fails to fully consider the causes of bad policing....

...Another hemp bill, Senate Bill 1353, was vetoed by Governor Ige last year, after he expressed concerns that it was unenforceable. This year’s version was worked on directly with the Governor's administration to ensure its enactment....

...Statement of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association and American Lung Association....

...the UPW still has not agreed to allow all guards to be searched for contraband....

...Convicted cocaine dealer and MMA fight promoter Chad Tsuneyoshi may not be satisfied with just having his wife on the Honolulu Council....

...Sitting Kauai County Councilmember and Eleven Others Charged with Participation in a Drug Trafficking Organization....

...Analysis of the vaping industry in Hawaii, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs....

...“New Year’s Eve was just one of many indications that the inspection process is lacking, which is how illegal goods are coming into the state through our ports. We have seen an increase in gun violence, drug addiction is an epidemic and we are at high-risk for suffering from toxic substances and agricultural invasive species that can hurt our environment,” said Councilmember Pine....

...In 2019, Hawaii's legislature expressly re-incorporated failure to obtain needed treatment for mental illness to prevent serious physical debilitation or disease into its definition of 'dangerous to self.' ....

"...ADC acknowledged that there is some criminal activity going on but said they did not want to send sheriffs there and clear it out because criminals would just come back...."

...Pacific Quest Corp operating two illegal special treatment facilities or therapeutic living programs....

...the administrative asset forfeiture rules will become effective on January 17, 2020....

...FDA and state health laboratories have detected vitamin E acetate (a synthetic form of vitamin E) in a sample of vaping fluids also containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active compound in marijuana....

... The Big Island Substance Abuse Council (BISAC) will operate the pilot project ....

... Its hard being a tweeker ....

...If you are an adult using vaping devices to kick a cigarette habit, do not return to smoking cigarettes....

...These cases are being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Security Investigations), Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA), U.S. Marshals Service Hawaii Fugitive Task Force, and the Honolulu Police Department....

...a July 22, 2019 'melee' between members of the Fullard-Leo family and 20 pimps and drug dealers....

...SB 1405 calls for confiscation, increased fines for youth....

...John Topasna Mantanona aka 'Boom' was arrested today, June 26, 2019, and charged with obstructing justice by endeavoring to influence a juror and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride....

"... (Marijuana grower Ranson Shepherd) may audit any and all records of (OHA) relating to the Confidential Information, as well as (OHA’s) security and protection measures, and procedures ...."

...the Governor has indicated his discomfort with the bill....

...In Hawaii, opioid deaths, hospitalizations, and treatment services have risen significantly over the last several years....

...Hawaii has the 2nd-most treatment centers per drug user....

...the police officer observed drug paraphernalia in plain view and subsequently arrested Espejo....

...On Thursday, May 3, 2019, the 30th legislative session closed.... 

...warning letters have been sent to companies that have targeted vulnerable populations with false advertising....

...2019 Legislative Session – Notable Bills....

...Sine Die May 2--What happens next at the Governor's Office?....

...industrial hemp business for the U.S. is significant for Hawaii, where the climate makes it possible to harvest up to three crops annually....