Pubdate: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 Source: Maui News, The (HI) Contact: 2003 The Maui News Website: http://www.mauinews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2259 Author: Michelle Carney Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) Note: To read about the "ice epidemic" in Hawaii, go to http://www.mapinc.org/areas/Hawaii . COMMUNITY ACTION NEEDED TO COMBAT 'ICE' PLAGUE In the two years I have lived on Maui,. I have never seen or heard so much about "ice." I, along with so many others, know that the "ice" problem in the Hawaiian Islands is only getting worse. The Maui Police Department, on the other hand, has other priorities, like getting people off the road who don't have car insurance or up-to-date safety checks and registrations and telling kids not to hang around "no soliciting" areas. It seems that the MPD isn't trying very hard or maybe they need to re-evaluate its approaches. Why aren't these attempts to help aimed more toward all the probably hundreds of meth labs in the islands? We need to get the community involved. We need to educate these innocent children about this. "Ice" is pretty easy to get here, so why is the problem getting worse and worse and bigger than ever? I don't see how or why any authorities can't get rid of it and the people behind the making of it. How can we, as a community, be of help with this problem. Does anyone have any suggestions? This almost makes me want to become an activist, but I don't know how to start. Any suggestions? Please feel free to e-mail me at (address deleted) with comments, suggestions, etc. Michelle Carney Kihei - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk